THE OOLOGIST. 43 



—To Whom it may Concern — 



Davie to Hill. 1 Hill to Lattin. 



„ , , ^, . c. i. 10 1000 I Columbus, O.. Jan. Hi, 1889. 



Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 18. 18h8. | j^^^.^^ ^.j,^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^ jj,^^^,,^, 



Owins to the lack of tune I have abaml- ] business, I have transferred my eptii^ cul- 



oued the idea of publishintj; a Natural 

 History catalogue, and have transferred my 

 entire business in this line to ilr. Geo. F. 

 Hill, •whom I can heartily recommend to 

 the confidence of my patrons. 



He has, likewise, in his possession my 



lection of birds' eggs to Mr. Frank H. 

 Lattin of Albion, N. Y. The collection 

 comprises, also the noted collection of 

 Oliver Davie, which I had in my possess on 

 and numbers a great many rare species. 

 Mr. Lattin is a gentleman whom I can 



entire stock of eggs, numbering several heartily recommend to the confidence of 

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

 very rare. Any orders em rusted to him ^nd any order entrusted to him will, I am 

 will receive prompt and careful attention, ^ure, receive careful attention. 



• Oliver Davie. ; " Geo. F. Hill. 



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



Our strck of birds' eggs Is the largest In tliis country, and we are really very much ovei stocted. 

 It was not because we needed tliem that we c:ime lu possession nI the Uavle Eggs, but as Mr. lilil 

 had embarked In other buslaess. and offered ihem to us on such liberal terms, we could not resl>t 

 the temptation of writlDg him to send them along, but it was with an understanding that he should 

 not ask-us fOr his pay for 60 days, and n'Ufiiii that tiO Days we nrf gohvj to.ipll tht^ entire colltxttuu. 

 Of course we cannot do this without the help of our oologlcal friends, and to secur^' their aid we 

 have placed the prices at about one-half what specimens from the cabinets of so not' d an oiiloylst 

 as Oliver Davie, had ouiUt to brin.^ at an auction sale. We feel certain that every oologist uill or- 

 der at once, at least a few sets or specimens from this noted collection, many of which were used in 

 preparing Mr. D's great woilc 



.00 WORTH OF EGGS IN SETS FREE ! $45.00! 



we have concluded to show that we appreciate the efforts of our oologlcal frlen 1 in ass'stlng us in 

 disposing of this collection bymakiug tne largest purchasers presents of the following valnable eggs: 



To the person sending us the largest amount of money 

 for Davie's Eggs, either sets, singles or nests on or before 

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

 of the Bald Eagle. 



To the second largest purchaser a set of one egg of the Bald Eagle. 

 To the third a.nd fonrth largest purchasers each a set of one egg of the Bridled Tern. 

 To the filth and sixth largest purchasers each a set of 5 eggs ii the Horned Grebe. 

 To the seventh to te.ith largest purchasers each a set Of one egg of the American Flamingo. 

 To the eleventh to fittes.ith largest purchaaers each a set Of one egg of the Noddy Tern, 

 To the sixteenth to twenty-fifth largest purchrsers each a set Of one eggof the Sootv Tern. 

 To the twenty-sixth to the fortieth largest purchasers each a set Of three CggS of the 

 Least Tern. 



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



CJo-rx editions- 



The winner of the 1st prize must purchase at least $10.00 worth of the Davie Eggs: 2nd to 4th 

 prizes, at least f "'.oo worth: .5th to 2.5th prizes, at least $2.0(i worth: aoth to 4(ith, at least tl.(iO worth; 

 4lst to 6iith. at least .5' lets worth. To compete for these prizes only orders for the Da \le Eggs will 

 count. Orders can be mailed at any time between Feb. 1st and March 1.5th. Prizes will be award- 

 ed March 25th and announced In April Oologist. Should a person seed a dozen or more orders 

 between Feb. 1st and March 15th It will be the .total sum of all these orders that will count lu the 

 competition. In case two or more persons should send the same amount the earliest order will 

 rank first. 



All eggH will be carefully packed In strong tin or wooden boxes, and sent by mail or express at 

 our risk and (on orders of$l.On or over) expense. Make remittances m most convenient manner. 



DISCOUNTS. Owing: to our very low prices we can make only 5 per cent on an order of $io.00 

 and 10 per cent on an order of S-^5.o0 over. 



AtWress Plainly, JF'r^.arXlS. H- T^StXtllCX, 



Albion, Orleans~Co., N. Y. 



