118 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON 
the goal of his long years of striving had 
been reached. About one hundred and 
seventy-five copies of his ‘‘Birds’’ had 
been delivered to subscribers, eighty of 
the number in this country. 
In a copy of the ‘‘ Ornithological 
Biography’’ given in 1844 by Audubon 
to J. Prescott Hall, the following note, 
preserved in the Magazine of American 
History (1877) was written by Mr. Hall. 
It is reproduced here in spite of its vari- 
ance from statements now accepted : — 
“Mr. Audubon told me in the year 
184- that he did not sell more than 40 
copies of his great work in England, 
Ireland, Scotland and France, of which 
Louis Philippe took 10. 
‘‘The following received their copies 
but never paid for them: George IV,, 
Duchess of Clarence, Marquis of London- 
derry, Princess of Hesse Homburg. 
‘¢ An Irish lord whose name he would 
not give, took two copies and paid for 
neither. Rothschild paid for his copy, 
but with great reluctance. 
