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THE OOLOGIST. 



Natural History Collections 



Big value for .the money. A glance at 

 this list Will solve many an X-mas 

 problem. 



SHOWY SHELLS. Fourteen labelled 

 showj^ Sea Shells, especially selected 

 for ornamental value. Retail value is 

 $3.o5. The entire collection by express 

 $1.53. 



MINERALS. Sixty fine specimens 

 for any boy or girl interested in min- 

 eralogy, includes Silver, Azurite, Rub- 

 ellite, Marcasite, etc. By express 95c. 



INDIAN RELICS. 10 different Arrow 

 points, three Spearheads, four other 

 pieces, retail value $^.25, Postpaid 

 $1.35. 



FOSSILS. Twenty-five named fos- 

 sils from seven groups. Fine for a 

 student of Geology, Retail value 13.65. 

 By express $ 1.35. 



CORALS. Eight varieties beautiful 

 corals ■ worth $1.50 and including the 

 Organ -pipe and Pink Spray Corals. 

 By express 7 5c. 



CUKIOS. One coll(ction Sea Curios, 

 twenty varieties including three Star- 

 fish, four Sea Urchins, Sea-horse, Saw- 

 fish Saw, etc. Regular retail price 

 $5.00, will be sent by express for $2. 



Curios, No. 2. Land Curios, fifteen 

 varieties, including Ct)nfederate Bill, 

 Indian "Wampum," Revolutionary 

 Gun-flint, etc., postpaid for 95c. 



BIRDS EGGS. Owing to a large pur- 

 chase at a low price I am able to offer 

 one first cla.->s egg of each:— Brown 

 Pelican, Fla. Cormorant, White-faced 

 Glossy Ibis, Swainson's Hawk, Bur- 

 rowing Owl, White-necked Raven, 

 American Crow, Black-crowned Night- 

 heron, Red-wing Blackbird, Mocking- 

 bird, Cowbird, Chipping Sparrow, Amer. 

 Robin, Bluebird, Great-tailed Grackle, 

 St. Lucas House Finch, Mexican 

 Ground Dove. Bob-white, American 

 Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Black Tern, 

 Yellow-headed Blackbird and Florida 

 Gallinule. This collection of 23 

 showy eggs, listing at $4.65 will be 

 sold postpaid for $ 1.25. 



Address 

 ERNEST H. SHORT 



Rochester, N. Y. 



Steplientown, N. V. 



Subscription Agency for ah maga- 

 zines. Books of every description, 

 especially Bird Books. Let me quote 

 on your .wants. Will certainly save 

 you money. I duplicate all combina- 

 tion or club offers made by any agency 

 or publisher. Simply send their 

 prices, often you get a rebate from me. 



Here are a few combinations and 

 prices. All subscriptions are for full 

 year, and may be new or renewal and 

 go to one or different addresses. AH 

 books sent prepaid. 



Oologist, American Ornithology 

 and your choice of North Amer- 

 ican Birds Eggs or Chapman's 

 Color Key $ 8 00 



Oologist and Davie's Nest and 

 Eggs 1 50 



North American Birds Eggs and 

 any $1.00 magazine published 3 00 



Chapman's Color Key and any 

 $L00 magazine published 3 00 



Condor (new sub. only) and 

 Davie's Nests and Eggs 155 



Success, American Ornithology 

 and Oologist 1 55 



Auk and Oologist 3 00 



Auk and Condor (new subs, to 

 Condor only) 3 45 



Coues' Key, 2 vols, cloth (note 

 change in price) U 50 



Baird, Brewer and Ridgway's 

 North American Birds: Land 



Birds. 3 vols 20 75 



Water Birds, 2 vols 20 50 



Chapman's Handbook, cloth. . . 2 25 

 Leather 2 60 



Bailev's Handbook Western U. 

 S.,"last edition 3 35 



Goss' Birds of Kansas 4 00 



Ridgway's Manual 5 60 



Let me quote you whatever you want 

 in Books or Magazines. 



BENJAMIN HOAG, Stephentown, N. Y. 



