Naturalist J P Giraud Jr researches from George Smith’s shop

c 1839 – c 1840

A journal entry by Daniel M Tredwell says Giraud occupies the carpenter and wheel-wright shop of George Smith of Raynortown for the purpose of collecting natural history specimens, and especially birds of Long Island. Tredwell personally supplies many of the specimens.

Personal Reminiscences of Men and Things on Long Island

– Giraud’s book, The Birds of Long Island is published in 1844

The Birds of Long Island