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monopoly of that here in the East 

 and for other reasons, man finds it 

 advisable to place Bubo under a ban. 



—Editor. 



Just In From India. 



A new invoice of beautiful Butterflie.s. 



Will sell in papers or spead at reasonable 



prices or exchange for eggs or skins I am 



in need of. 15 Var. Showy Papilio. Address. 



ERNEST H. SHORT. 



Rochester. N. Y. 



BIRDS EGGS, ii 



or 710W see on that lis 



I can still furnish many 

 f the sets listed in Sep- 

 tember issue. If you saw 



„. it list any set you wish to 



place in your collection write me at once. I 

 will send you a revised copy of the list 

 promptly, showing just what I can furnish 

 you. ERNEST H. SHORT. Rochester. N. Y. 



Know the Wild Flowers? 



Your rambles in field and wood 

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 as birds. 



The American Botanist 



is issued for the plant lover. It 

 contains no technical articles and 

 is just the magazine you need. 

 Get a copy and see for yourself. 



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WILLARD N. CLUTEii CO., 



Binghamton New York 



BIRD SKINS. 



I have left, the followiiii;; A No. 1 Bird 

 Skins: 6 American Crow. 3 Blue Jay, 1 Least 

 Bittern (poor). 2 Cedar Waxwing, 4 I'ine 

 Grosbeak— females, 13 Snowflake, 2 Purple 

 Finch— females, 1 white-breasted Nuthatch. 

 1 black-throated Green Warbler. I will send 

 the above 33 Skins and add 2 of the Gray 

 Squirrel and 1 very tine mounted Crow. En- 

 tire lot is cheap at $10. I'll box them all and 

 express at purchaser's expense, for only $5.75. 

 FRANK H. LATTIN. Albion. N. Y, 



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CHILI, N. Y, 



