112 AUDUBON THE NATURALIST. 
At Liverpool, his first resting-place, “ honours 
were freely accorded to him, which Philadelphia 
had refused.” Of the hospitality of the Rathbore 
family he retained an especially grateful remem- 
brance, and mentions with an enthusiasm equal to 
that of his fellow countryman Irving, the bene- 
volent kindness of Mr. Roscoe, in remembrance 
of whom he afterwards named the Sylvia Roscoe, 
a little bird rarely met with, and which was dis- 
covered by Audubon midst the cypresses and. 
pines of one of the Mississippi swamps. 
The first great difficulty of his career sur- 
mounted, a new path full of promise seemed, to 
open before him. His drawings had been ex- 
hibited, and, tried by the impartial test of public 
criticism, had been universally approved. Under 
the genial influence of this budding success he 
was disposed to appreciate all the novelty and 
interest arising from his European tour. He 
pursued his journey to Scotland along the north- 
western shores of England, delighted with the 
celebrated cathedrals of our island, “ hung -vith 
her glories,” as well as with the picturesque 
beauty of the Scottish capital, where he was 
cordially welcomed by all the distinguished 
scientific and literary characters of the day. 
Here he produced his first number of ‘ The 
Birds of America,” engraved by Lizars. Thence 
he proceeded to the several towns on the road 
