He formally joined the Smithsonian in 1874 , under the supervision of curator George Brown Goode .
Upon his return to Washington , Ridgway illustrated and wrote for Baird and Thomas M. Brewer 's History of North American Birds project .
Baird formally joined the Smithsonian in 1874 , under the supervision of curator George Brown Goode .
Upon his return to Washington , Ridgway illustrated and wrote for Baird and Thomas M. Brewer 's History of North American Birds project .