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hig memory seems to have failed him when he mentioned his 

 own and Baily's simultaneous attempts. 



That a kindly feeling existed between Gould and Baily is 

 evident not only in Gould's preface above quoted, but also in 

 the preface of Baily's book which is herewith presented from 

 his "Trochilidae," part 2, page 14, 1855, as follows: 



" Linnaeus classified them (the Hamming Birds) under the generic name 

 of Trochilus to which in the present work I have preferred adhering, in order 

 to avoid all errors into which subsequent naturalists may have fallen in their 

 anxiety to explain more fully the distinguishing features of the separate 

 species. Yet I cannot but admire the indefatigable zeal manifested by Gould 

 in defining the limits, and arranging the species of each of the subgenera and 

 adopting a nomenclature, suited to their peculiarities, and to whose zeal and 

 deep research his beautiful work on the Trochilidae must ever stand as a monu- 

 ment. " 



Baily's admiration for Gould prompted him to adorn his 

 third part of Trochilidae with a portrait of his friend as a front- 

 ispiece. There must have been also some reciprocal understand- 

 ing between them in the preparation of their works, as the fol- 

 lowing quotation taken from the preface of Part I shows: "In 

 preparing the following illustrations, in a few instances I have 

 acted the part of a mere copyist, although I have mostly taken 

 nature as the guide and have endeavored to follow it closely." 

 As to the text he adds: '' For the most reliable information re- 

 lating to some obscure species I am indebted mostly to my 

 friend John Gould of London, whose excellent work now in 

 course of publication has proved a valuable assistant and from 

 which I have borrowed largely." 



Baily was not a collector in the usual sense of the word, as 

 he was never known to have killed a bird. His sketching was 

 largely done in the open from the natural bird, and his nephew, 

 Dr. Alfred W. Baily, still remembers him very vividly making 

 outdoor sketches of birds in their various attitudes, making at 

 least twenty in one instance, of details and poses. He delighted 

 in his work, especially in opportunities of this kind. Those 

 who knew him have stated to me that he had a most kindly 

 nature, was polite and considerate to those around him, always 

 interesting, and was the soul of openheartedness and unselfish- 



