COLLABORATOR OF DARWIN 



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association, the Philoperisteron Society, which 

 held its annual meetings in the great hall of the 

 Freemasons' Tavern. At one of these exhibitions I 

 heard a voice which said, ' Oh, here's Tegetmeier ; 

 he will tell vou all about these birds better 

 than I can.' I turned round, and saw Yarrell 



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Tegetmeier Caricatured as a Pouter Pigeon by 

 Jack Brough. 



with a stranger, whom he introduced as Mr. 

 Darwin. I had not before known him person- 

 ally, although he had done me the distinguished 

 honour of quoting in his Origin of Species some 

 of my observations on the formation of the 

 cells made by the honey-bee, a distinction of 

 which I am indeed proud. Dr. Wallace, the 

 eminent traveller and naturalist, and myself are 



