PAGE 14.--=John James Audubon=, a noted American ornithologist of French descent, was born at New Orleans in 1780. Perhaps no other person has done so much for the birds of America, or has described them so well, as he. His drawings of birds are particularly famous. He died at New York in 1851. PAGE 16.--=J. R. Marre=, is a contemporary Catholic writer whose poems are well known to readers of _The Ave Maria_ and other religious periodicals. PAGE 17.--=Rev. John Banister Tabb= was born in Virginia, March 22, 1845. He studied for the priesthood and was ordained in 1884. He is an instructor in St. Charles College, Maryland. His poems are exquisite in movement and diction no less than in richness of thought. PAGE 18.--=Horace Binney Wallace=, a noted American lawyer and prose writer, was born at Philadelphia, 1817; died at Paris, 1852. His best known work, _Literary Criticisms_, was published after his death. PAGE 23.--=Henry Coyle= is a contemporary Catholic poet residing at Boston, Massachusetts. He is well known as a contributor to Catholic periodicals. His first volume of poetry, entitled _The Promise of Morning_, was published in 1899. His writings are characterized by deep religious feeling no less than by rare poetic charm. PAGE 24.--=Miguel de Saavedra Cervantes=, a celebrated Spanish poet and novelist, was born near Madrid, 1547; died, 1616. His most famous work is the romance entitled _Don Quixote_, which was first printed in 1605. It has been translated into every language of Europe. PAGE 43.--=John Henry, Cardinal Newman= was born at London in 1801. He was educated at a private school until he entered Oxford, where he took his degree before he was twenty. In 1822 he was elected Fellow in Oriel College. In 1845 he left the Church of England for the Roman Catholic Church. He wrote many sermons, treatises, and poems. In literary merit his work ranks very high. He died in 1890. =Rev. Thomas Edward Bridgett=, a noted priest and author, was born at Derby, England, in 1829. He was the founder of the Confraternity of the Holy Family for men, and much of his life was devoted to missionary work. He was the author of numerous religious and historical works, among which may be named, _The History of the Holy Eucharist_, _Life of the Blessed John Fisher_, _Blunders and Forgeries_, etc. Father Bridgett died at St. Mary’s Clapham, England, in 1899. PAGE 56.--=William Cowper=, a celebrated English poet, was born in 1731. He attended Westminster school and afterwards studied law. His most famous poems are _The Task_ and the ballad _John Gilpin’s Ride_. He died in 1800.