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brother, John, and on the east side of this was built the 

 "Cave" and a barn since converted into a dwelling; at 

 one time the loft of this barn was piled with boxes of 

 bird skins and the surplus stock of the Ornithological 

 Biography^ good copies of which now bring from $30 to 

 $50. 



The three houses which were built and occupied by 

 the great nature lover and his two sons, though in dire 

 neglect, are not beyond repair; if such a project were 

 practicable, they should be converted into a museum, 

 and their walls once more ornamented with those beauti- 

 ful pictures of birds and beasts which father and sons 

 united to create. The triangle of ground between Riv- 

 erside Drive and the Hudson River should be spared by 

 the proud city that for years was the home of America's 

 pioneer naturalist and animal painter, as well as the 

 scene of his youthful experiments in trade, and con- 

 verted into a true "Audubon Park." Such a memorial 

 would contribute to the instruction and pleasure of all 

 the people, for every generation of Americans that is 

 to come. 



