xxxiv AUDUBON THE NATURALIST 
ety, to which he was elected on the 19th of March; resumes 
his painting, and in midsummer starts with his wife on a 
canvassing tour of the provincial towns; invites William 
Swainson to assist him in editing his letterpress, but a dis- 
agreement follows. 
Changes his plans, and settles again in Edinburgh; meets Wil- 
liam MacGillivray, who undertakes to assist him with his 
manuscript, and together they begin the first volume of 
the Ornithological Biography in October. 
1831-1839 
The Ornithological Biography, in five volumes, published at 
Edinburgh, and partly reissued in Philadelphia and Bos- 
ton. 
1831-1834 
In America, exploring the North and South Atlantic coasts 
for birds. 
1831 
March.—First volume of the Ornithological Biography pub- 
lished, representing the text of the first 100 double-ele- 
phant folio plates. 
April 15.—Returns with his wife to London. 
May-July.—Visits Paris again in the interests of his publica- 
tions. 
August 2.—Starts with his wife on his second journey from 
England to America, and lands in New York on Septem- 
ber 4. 
Plans to visit Florida with two assistants, and obtains prom- 
ise of aid from the Government. 
October-November.—At Charleston, South Carolina, where he 
meets John Bachman and is taken into his home. 
November 15.—Sails with his assistants in the government 
schooner Agnes for St. Augustine. 
