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by this heavy loss, Verreaux at the age of thirty-five, again 
started on his travels, this time selecting New Holland and 
Tasmania as the scene of his operations. Here, too, success 
rewarded his toil, and he amassed large collections of insects, 
birds, and mammals. This was the last of Yerreaux’s j ourneys. 
On his return to Paris he worked for many years in his 
brother’s establishment in the Place Roy ale, where he under¬ 
took to name all the birds that were sent out for sale to the 
different museums and collections of the world. The tickets 
attached to the birds sent from the Maison Yerreaux are well 
known to ornithologists; and the names, often coupled with 
copious synonyms, broe the evidence of having been written 
by a man possessed of a wide general knowledge of his 
subject. It may perhaps be said that, though the published 
works that have been left by Jules Yerreaux are few, no man’s 
handwriting is better known than his amongst the ornitho¬ 
logists of the present day. 
About the time of the death of his brother Edouard, Jules 
became one of the “ aide-naturalistes ” in the museum of the 
Jardin des Plantes, where he remained until his death, busily 
employed naming and arranging the ornithological collections 
of that vast establishment. 
After settling in Paris Verreaux devoted the greater part 
of his time to working at ornithological synonyms and col¬ 
lecting materials for a monograph of the Nectariniidse, or 
Sun-birds. On neither subject was he spared to publish the 
results of his labour. Were Verreaux’s contributions to the 
science of ornithology to be measured by the amount of his 
published work, the sum could not be considered large ; but 
who can measure his influence upon the progress of ornitho¬ 
logy during his time ? Being absolutely unselfish as regards 
any knowledge he might possess^ he ever placed it at the dis¬ 
posal of any one who was likely to make good use of it. It 
may truly be said he sowed freely for others to reap. 
In 1860 Jules Yerreaux was elected one of our original 
Honorary Members, and always took a lively interest in the 
welfare of ‘ The Ibis.’ He contributed several papers to our 
Journal. Other articles of his are to be found in the f Nou- 
