82 May 28 New York ornithological bent - a side issue of his business as peddler and florist is evidenced in an expensive collection of birds' eggs and bird books. He has spent $20,000 on the latter which includes nearly all of the expensive folio works - Audubon, Gould, etc. One notable thing is a bound set of Brooks original paintings 14 species of birds which nest in the vicinity of Child's home on Long Island. This volume is interleaved with printed accounts by himself, also photos (of himself - frontispiece), letters from Roosevelt, etc. The egg collection includes many rarities, such as Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parquet and Doves-billed Whip. No expense having been spared to get one or two sets of each species. Later we motored out