THE OOLOGIST. 



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A GREAT 

 CURJOSJTYI 



An M of the 



affler-li8ei0(l Slit 



W<' have just received a lot of these 

 cin-ioiis eggs from the PaeiHc. They are 

 tlie lirst of the kind tliat we have ever 

 >-<'en, and may never l)e able to obtain 

 another lot. Tlie following description 

 wiil give one an idea of what they are 

 like: Size, about 4 in. l)y 2 in.; color, 

 brownish-black to lilack, but their 

 greatest peculiarity consists of a thin, 

 ribI)on-like brown ruffle about i in. in 

 depth, which spirally extends from one 

 end of tlie egg to the other, running 

 four or live times around the egg. 



Shoidd you desire one of these "great 

 curiosities, order at once; we will .send 

 tlu'm prei)aid, carefully packed in 

 sti-ong wooden boxes, at llie following 

 low rates, v\7..: 



One .Specimen, - . . .j 95 



^''■^■•' " - - - 1.00 



rwelve " .... 2.00 



Should our supply liecome exhau.sted 

 l)efoi-e we receive youi- oi'der. vour 

 money will be refunded. 

 Address, 



Frank H. Lattin, 



\M Eugrayii 



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OOLOGIST'S HANDBOOK. 



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86 Pages of Valuable Information. 



It gives our regular price list of oologicai specimen.s 

 and supplies (the most complete ever sent out by any 

 dealer). It gives ihe common and scientific names of 

 all North American birds, arranged and numbered 

 accordmg to Kidgeway ^ (the Smithsonian) nomencla- 

 ture of 1881 ; it gives the numbers used in Baird's 

 check-list of 1859 and those used in Cone's of iS8s • 

 it gives the value of the eggs of over 5CX, species of 

 North American birds, this fact alone making 'ih* 

 catalogue invaluable to collectors as a basis of ex- 

 change. It names the various families into wliich the 

 birds of North America are divided, a id enumerates 

 the birds belonging to each family. It gives, appro.x- 

 imately, the number of eggs in a clutLh of ever>. 

 American bird. It tells how to prepare specimens fo. 

 cabinet, how to pack them for transportation, will, 

 many other useful hints. A copy of our new hanci- 

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ONLY 25 GENTS.- 



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