440 AUDUBON, THE NATURALIST 



The following friendly letter from one of Wilson's 

 editors belongs to this period: 



Sir William Jar dine to Atidubon 



JARDINE HALL 3 d Deer. 1830 

 MY DEAR SIR, 



I only learnt a few days since that you were to winter in 

 Edinburgh, and perhaps since you are not Hurried for time in 

 Trovelly [?] will come out to spend a day or two with me If 

 you can come out before the 10 th. when I shall have the pleas- 

 ure of shewing you some Blackgame Shooting The season 

 expires on the Tenth of the Month partridges have bred so 

 ill that there is scarsely any in the whole country, and pheas- 

 ants have been so lately introduced that they are yet rather 

 scarce- In a wet day you may have your easel & brushes I 

 should wish much to hear your account of Wilson during the 

 times you hunted with him and also some account of the 

 New Species you figure in the american Ornithology 



I am happy to learn you intend figuring the learned Men 

 of America as accompanyment to your work particularly the 

 ornithologists, do you know the painter of the portrait of 

 Wilson I have three portraits of him in the House, and also 

 a profile taken by the machine I should like to have your opin- 

 ion of them one of the portraits was painted from an original 

 that went to America 



I shall expect to hear you are coming soon Mr Lizars will 

 tell you about coaches &c 



With best regards believe me 



Sincerely yours 



WM JARDINE 

 [Addressed] J. AUDUBON Esqr 



Care of W. H. LIZARS Esqr 

 3 James Square 

 Edinburgh. 



Audubon was not outstripped by his Edinburgh 

 rivals, who to all appearances had planned to cover the 



