om ological ▁and ▁orn ith ological ▁collection . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁corresponding ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Zo ological ▁Society ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁John ▁Mc D ou all ▁Stuart ▁Ex ped ition ▁ 1 8 6 1 – 1 8 6 2 , ▁returning ▁to ▁Ad ela ide ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁with ▁bird ▁and ▁m amm al ▁sk ins , ▁insect s ▁and ▁plants , ▁including ▁spec im ens ▁of ▁the ▁Princess ▁Alex andra ▁par rot , ▁Pol yt el is ▁a lex andra e . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁tra w ling ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁St ▁Vincent ▁with ▁Albert ▁Mol ine ux , ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁Bureau , ▁he ▁caught ▁forty ▁species ▁of ▁fish ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁found ▁there ▁previously , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁new ▁to ▁science , ▁and ▁were ▁described ▁by ▁François ▁Louis ▁de ▁la ▁Por te , ▁comte ▁de ▁Cast eln au ▁then ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁he ▁took ▁eight ▁months ' ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁ill - he alth , ▁travel led ▁to ▁England , ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁retired ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁" W ande en " ▁in ▁Burn side . ▁His ▁replacement ▁at ▁the ▁Museum , ▁William ▁Ha ack e , ▁made ▁his ▁name ▁there ▁by ▁prov ing ▁that ▁e ch id nas ▁were ▁ov ip ar ous , ▁but ▁res igned ▁after ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁disput es ▁with ▁the ▁Board ▁and ▁Director .