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for one of his first collecting trips, but he seriously injured his stomach from a fall while landing his boat. After his recovery, he decided to push himself further in an attempt to strengthen his body. His collecting trips became more frequent and more far flung.
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in 1843. Following this, he went to Paris to study medicine, but his health broke down while researching at the
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collection of birds in 1865, which he presented to the
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