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THE OOLOGIST. 



DAVIE'S EGGS. 



It has been deemed advis.ible to offer the few 

 remainiug eggs at the following gnatly 



J^educed j^ate^ 



Which range from 10 to 50 per cent less 

 than previous quotations and will 

 average over '25 per cent. 



$20.00 Wortli of Eggs 



IN SETS 



IF" IK E E ! 



We have conclurli'rt to sliow that we appreciate 

 tlic efforts of our oolog^ical friends In assisting us 

 In disposing of tnls collection by making the 

 lar^-^est purchasers presents of the following 

 valuable eggs: 



To the person sending us the largest amount 

 of money for Davie's eggs, either sets, singles or 

 nests on or before May 15, 1SS9, we will give a set 

 of one egg of the Bald Eagle. 



To the second largest purchaser a set of 1 

 egg of the Bridled Tern. 



To the third largest purchaser a set of 4 eggs 

 of the Horned Grehe. 



To the 4th and 5th largest purchasers each a 

 set of 1 egg of the American Flamingo. 



To the 6th and Tth largest purchasers each a 

 set of one egg of the Noddy Tern. 



To the 8th to loth largest purchasers each a 

 set of 1 egg of the Sooty Tern, 



To the 11th to lotli largest purchasers each a 

 set of 2 eggs of the Black Tern. 



To the 16th to 2.5th largest purcha.sers each a 

 set of 2 eggs of the Mourning Dove. 



Conditions. 



The winner of the 1st to 3rd prizes, must pur- 

 chase at least $5.00 worth of the Davie eggs; 4th 

 to lOth prizes, at least $2. on worth; nth to 25th 

 at least .50 cts. worth. To compete for these 

 prizes only orders for the Davie eggs will count. 

 Orders can be mailed at any time between Apr. 1st 

 and May 15th. Prizes will be awarded May 25th 

 and announced in June Ooi-ooist. Should a 

 person send a dozen or more orders between 

 Apr.lst andMay 15th it will be the total sum of 

 all these orders that will count In the competi- 

 tion. In case two cr moro persons should send 

 the same amount the earliest order will rank 

 nrst. 



All eggs will be carefully packed in strong tin 

 or wooden boxes and sent by mall or express at 

 our risk and (on orders of $1.00 or over) expense. 

 Make remlttaEces In most convenient manner. 

 Address Plainly 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 

 Albion, N. Y. 



EGGS IN SETS. 



Allprlces are for the complete set as doi^rlb - 

 ed. 



Orders under 3o cts. must contain 5 cts. od- 

 dltlonitl and under $1.00 lo cts. additional, for 

 postage and packing. 



In all cases you must name additional sets that 

 you can use as substitutes in case the ones 

 ordered iiave been sold, in case this is not done 

 we will take equalUy desirable sets from our 

 stock to,flll the i^^rdcr, or money will be refunded. 



Abbreviations. 

 To condense the list, the following abbrevia- 

 tions have been used; 



ch chipped lioles 



dc data complete 



dnc data not complete 



F. C. O. and fco Fraiklin Co., Ohio 



L. I Long Island N. Y. 



X nest accompanies set 



nd , no data 



O ; Ohio 



S. G. P. C. or sgpc San Gorgonia I'ass, Cala. 



snc set not complete 



? questionable 



1-2 Wood Thrush, 3, nd $ .08 



3-5 Wood Thrush, 4, coll. by Oliver Davie, Franl - 



lin Co. O., dnc 18 



6-T Wood Thrush, 5, coll. O. Davie, Franklin Co.. 



O. dnc 22 



10-11 Catbh-d, 3, FCO?nd 04, 



12-13 Catbird. 4.F C O ? nd (Hi 



14,16 Brown Thrasher, 3, FCOVnd oe 



19 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 4, sGPCdc ...70 

 21 Black crested Flycatcher. 2, S G P C dc .75 



20 Ground Tit, 2, snc S G P c dc 1.15 



27 Tufted Titmouse. 4. Clinton Co.. Ind dc 1.25 



28 California Bush-tit. 5. S G P Cdnc .50 



;n Carolina wren, 5, coll by O. Davie, FCO 



dnc 1.00 



36 Yellow -breast-Chat, 3, 0. Davie, FCO dnc 

 35 



37 Chewink, 3, FCO?nd 20 



3S Yello w-breast-Chat, 2, F CO ? nd 14 



.39 Am. Redstart, 3. o. Davie, F C O dnc. . ..30 



40 Am Redstart, N 2, nd 20 



41 California (?) Shrike, 5, San Jose, ChI., dc .35 



42 California (?) Shrike, 5, S G P dc .35 



43 Cedar W.axwing. 3. Lake Co.. III. dc 23 



44 Purple Martin, 3, snc ich.St.Law.Cc, N. Y. 

 dc 23 



45 White-bellied (Tree) Swallow, 4 snc, St. 

 Law. Co. N. Y. dc, eggs dirty 3'> 



47 House Finch, 4, HaywardsCala.de 18 



.56-57 Arkansas Goldfinch, N 4 s G P O dc 7.5 



53 Lawrence's Goldfinch, 5 (3 ch) S G P C 



dnc 60 



59 Lawrence's Goldfinch, Nl SGPC nd..30 



61 Sharp-tailed Finch, 2 snc. IMass. dc 53 



62 Field Sparrow, 2, F C O nd 06 



63 Field Sparrow, 3FCOnd qS 



64 Field Sparrow. 3 snc F t! O nd 07 



65 Song Sparrow, N 5, nd .12 



66 Cal. Song Sparrow, 3, Marion Co., Cala. 

 dc 20 



67 Cal. Song Sparrow, 3, near San Francisco 

 dnc 15 



6!) Rusty Song Sparrow, 4 (1 ch) Oregon dnc 



75 



70 Spurred Towhee, 4, s gpc dc SO 



17 Lazuli Bunting, 4, San Bernardino, Cala. dCJO 

 76 Blue Grosbeak, 2 snc, ForsytheCo. N. C. 



dc 00 



81 Bullock's Oriole, 4, sgpcdc 35 



84-87 Bullock's Oriole, 5, sgpcdc 45 



ss Bullock's Oriole, 6, (lcli)s g p c dc ."^O 



90 Purple Grakie, 3 snc, L. I. nd <>7 



91-93 Purple Grakie, 4 snc, L. I. nd lO 



94 Purple Grakie, 5, L. I. nd 15 



99 Kingbird, N 3, f c o dnc 15 



101 Arkansas Kingbird. 4. s gpc dc 30 



102 Cassin's Kbigbird, 4, Riverside, Cal. dc. . 1.10 



