THE OOLOGIST. 35 



- To Whom it may Concern— 



Davie to Hill. j Hill to Lattin. 



,.1 1 f^i • e t iw 1WUW I Colnnibns. O.. Jan. li\ 18M!\ 



( nlnmlius. ()i)io. Seiif. 1,S. 18HK. XT • 11. Tk- .. 1 TT- .L 



' ±laviuj^ closed out my Watuial Historv 



Oaui^' to thelackof time I have al.,ii),l- 1 ^,^,gj,^ggg j l^^^^g transfenvd mv entire col- 

 onf-a thu idea of pahlisLittt,' a Natural Jectiou of birds" etigs to Mr. Frank H. 

 History oatalogne, and iiave transferred fny ; L^ttiu of Albion, N. Y. The collection 

 entire busm.'.ss in this hue to Mr. Ge... F. | comprises, also the noted collection "f 

 Hill, whom I can heartily recommend to j Oliver Davie, which I had in mv possession 

 the conlidence of my patrons. .„„] numbers a great mauv rare species. 



Hehi.s, likewise, in Ins possession my ;\f,. Lattin is a L'entlemaii whom 1 can 

 entire stock of eg-s, numbering several I iipjiT^tih- recommend to the confidence of 

 hundred species, a great many of which are , collectors who do not already know him. 

 very^rare. Any orders eniiu>ted to hun : and any order entrusted to him will. lam 

 will receive jiumpt and careful attentmn. , |,,,,.e, leceive careful attention. 



Or.ivKK Davie. (Iko. F. Hill. 



A Valuable Present to the Largest Purchasers of Davie's Eggs. 



Oiir st( ck if t)ir(is' es;-;s Is tlM' bu'g-esl In tliis CoMntry. and we are really ver.\' much oversrcx^ked. 

 n w<is not lieciiuse we necdefl tiieu) iliat we c ime iu j.ossession of riie Davie Egos, but as Mr. Hill 

 hart eint)arketl in otber ijiisiaess. and olTcied ilicui to us on such IJbeialierms. we I'ould not resl^-r 

 the leiiiptation ot writing him to send fheiu along, hut it Wijs with an understanding: that he should 

 nor !isk us fur his uav tor iV) days im 1 u-itliia th it 60 Days we ari' rjoiim to sell ffip nilire collection. 

 <UCourse we cannot d« I his without tlic help of our oological friends, and to secure their aid we 

 have phiced tlie prh'es at about one-half what specimens from the cabinets ot so noted an oologist 

 as Oliver Davie, h id ou lit to brln.? at an auction sale. We feel certain tiiat every Oologlst will or- 

 der at oucf . at least a few sers or specimens fi-om this noted coliectiou. many of which were used in 

 prep iriiijif .Mr. !)'s ^rrear wock * 



$45,09 V^GRTH OF EGGS !N SETS FREE! $4S,flO! 



we haveco'clndert to sliow that we h] predate the efforts of our oologlc;il friend in a.ssisting-us in 

 djs|)<isiutruf this collection bymiikin.<.j tne largest purchas'-rs presents of tiie following- valnable eggs-: 



To the person sending us the largest amount of money 

 for Davie's E^^^i, either seuS. singles or nests on or before 

 March 15th 1889, we will give a beautiful set of two eggs 

 of the Bald Eagle. 



To the seco.id largest purchaser a set- of iHie egg of tiie Bald Eagie. 

 To the third a.id fonrth largest purchasers e;icli a set Of one eg-g Of the I'.ridled Tern. 

 To tne filth a. id sixth largest purchasers each a set Of ■'> eggs jf the Horned Orelje. 

 To the seve.ith to te.ith largest purchasers each a set Of one egg Of the .\merican Flamingo. 

 To the eleventh to filter. ith largest purchaaers each a set Of one ^g^ Of the Noddy Tern, 

 To the sixteenth to twe.,ty-fifth largest purchrsers each a set of one egg Of thn soot v Tern. 

 To the twenty-sixth to the fortieth largest purchasers each a set of three Cg-S of tlic 

 Least IVrii. 



To the tcrty-first to the sixtieth largest purchaser each a set of two eggs of the Mourning Duve. 



The winuer of the 1st pri/.e must pun base at leiist?l0.00 wortli of the Davie Eggf; 2ud tn 4lli 

 prizes, at least $"'.ou worth: .itii to 'i',i\\ prizes, at least $2. On worth: -iith to 4tirh, at least $l.i (i worth; 

 4l^t to Oi'th. at hast .I'lcts worth To lonipite for these prizes only orders for the Davie ):ggs win 

 count. Orders can he innlled at any riaie heiween Feh. 1st and Mirch 1.5th. Prizes will be award- 

 ed March 2ith and announced in .^prll Ooi.ooist. Should a person .seed a dozen or more orders 

 between Feb. ist aiid March )5ili it will he liie total sum of all these orders that will count in the 

 competiiion. Incase two or inuic persons should send the same amount the earliest order will 

 rank first. 



.Ml egtrs will be carefully packed In stmng tin or wooden boxes, and sent by mail or e.xpress at 

 our risk and (Oil ordei-s ofji.O:) orover cxpens--. Make remittnnces in most convenient manner. 



DISt CUNTS. Owing to our very low prices we can make only 5 per cent on an order of Sio.Ou 

 and 111 per cent on an order of $d5.t»0 over. 



Ad.li-ess Plainly. DF'lT^-XXlSL H. Xj«.tti33.. 



Albion, Orleans Co., N. Y, 



