THE OOLOGIST. 



''Methods in the Art 

 of Taxidermy ," 



By Oliver Davie. 



Author of "Nests and Eggs of North American 



Birds," etc. 

 Containing Ninety Full Page Engravings, over 

 Five Hundred Figures minutely illustrating 

 the most practical methods practiced in the 

 art. It teaches in detail, step by step, the Skin- 

 ning and Stuffing of Birds, Mammals, Crusta- 

 ceans, Fishes and Reptiles, together with illus- 

 trations of forms and Attitudes of the Animal 

 Kingdom. The text is by Oliver Davie, who 

 has made Taxidermy his life study and profes- 

 sion. The originals of the illustrations were 

 made in India ink from time to time as the 

 actual subjects could be obtained from which 

 to make the various procedures. They were 

 drawn by the eminent Bird and Mammal artist, 

 Theodore Jasper, A. M., M. D., whose exper- 

 ience in the Art of Taxidermy extends over a 

 period of fifty years. Every illustration by 

 this artist is a ivork of art. Among these en- 

 gravings are reproductions from photographs 

 of actual work by American Taxidermists. 

 Each copy of this book is enclosed in box for 

 shipment and is sent prepaid upon receipt of 

 price. 



in one Quarto Volume, Silk Clotb, 

 Gilt top, untrimmed edges, $7.50. 



(Publisher's price is $10.) 



THE NIDOLOGIST. 



By a recent purchase I have obtained all the 

 remaining back numbers of this valuable raag- 

 azine from its Publisher 



The "Nid" was, during its existence, the 

 most popular of all O. and O. publications and 

 was the pioneer illustrated "Bird" magazine. 



Back numbers are just as valuable to the 

 collector today as they were on the date of is- 

 sue. Now is the time to fill gaps in your file or 

 to obtain complete volumes. Send your list of 

 wants and obtain prices,— I will make them 

 right. 



I now quote, prepaid : 



Volume I, lacking No's 2, 4, 6, $2.00. 

 " II, complete, 1.00. 



III, '• 2.00. 



IV, " 1.00. 

 Volumes I to IV, as above, 5.00. 



1 will send you a package of U back numbers 

 all different, my selection, for 75 cents. 



Or a package of 25 all different, my selection, 

 for only $1.25. 



Special INumtoers.— Vol. II, No. 3 (Nov. 

 '91) contains colored plate of set of four eggs of 

 White-tailed Kite, 15c. 



Vol. Ill, No. 4 5 (Dec. '95) contains full half- 

 tone group of A. O. U. officers and members 

 (41 in all) including Bendire, Ridgway, Coues, 

 Allen, Brewster, Fisher, Sennet, Shufeldt, etc., 

 25c. 



Vol. IV, No. 1 (Sept. '96) contains colored 

 plates of nest and eggs of Western Evening 

 Grosbeak, 20c. 



Every person interested in Ornithology and 

 Oology should possess the three special num- 

 bers—regular price 60 cents— until Easter will 

 mail the three for only 30 cents. 



I WANT and will allow good exchange or 

 cash prices for the following issues September, 

 October, November and December, 1893; Febru- 

 ary, 1894; September and October, '95. Address 



FRANK H. LATTIN, ALBION, N. Y. 



Books. 



"Insects injurious to Forest and Shade 

 Trees." Packard, 3C6 illustrations, 

 922 pp., text, 40 plates [12 colored.] 

 Second hand but binding in fair con- 

 diting. full index, postpaid by mail 

 for only $2 30 



"The Achitecture of Birds." A treatise 

 on Bird's Nest and Nesting habits. 

 Published in 1833, leather bound, 390 

 pp. , 78 illustrations. Complete and 

 in fine condition considering ex- 

 treme age. Binding whole, post- 

 paid for cnly 2 CO 



Maynard's "Key to Eggs of North Amer- 

 ican Birds," last edition, new, 10 

 colored plates and cloth binding pre- 

 paid _ 1 70 



Davie's "Nest and Eggs of North Ameri- 

 can Birds, 2nd edition, illustrated, 

 paper, prepaid 85 



Davie's "Naturalist's Manual," a key to 

 the Thrushes. Warblers. Swallows, 

 Wrens and Tanagers. Gives full 

 directions for collecting bird's eggs 

 and skins, mounting birds and col- 

 lecting and mounting insects, 125 pp 

 paper... 35 



Cook's "Birds of Michigan," 168 p.. illum- 

 inated paper covers, many illus 50 



"Penikese," a history of the Agassiz Na- 

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 Bay, Mass., with extracts from Prof 

 Agassiz's lectures, 95 p., with plate, 

 paper 25 



Maynard's "Butterflies of Eastern North 

 America," 80 p., life sized colored 

 illustrations of 100 species, cloth. 



Rare and out of print 5 CO 



]»Iineral Collections. 



No. 1. 75 varities minerals, all labelled 

 and placed each one in a tray [Sxlxj* 

 inches.] Every one true to name. 

 Will be carefully packed in the trays 

 and shipped by express or freight F. 

 O. B. for only 2 00 



No. 2. 100 varieties minerals glued in 

 Base, each one on labelled space. 

 Second-hand but in fair condition 

 and complete. Specimens small but 

 fine, showy, varieties. Sent by mail 



postpaid for only 1 00 



Shell Collection. 



.oO varieties shells all labeled with name 

 and locality and placed each one in 

 tray, 2xlx}-4 inches. There are 2 to 

 4 of a kind of some small ones. -Will 

 be carefully packed and shipped 

 with trays by express F. O. B. on re- 

 ceipt of... $2m 



Above collection without trays by mall 



postpaid for only 1 50 



Curios. 



Saw-fish saw, a new lot of those oddest of 

 sea curios. 8 to 10 inches long and 

 perfect, postpaid $ 28 



Fine lot of the long South American Por- 

 cupine Quills, postpaid 06 



Shark Teeth, clean and bright, postpaid . 04 



Eye-stones from Fla., genuine, perfect 



ones, postpaid 05 



Lucky Tooth of Cod, fine lot of these 



strange shaped teeth at 02 



One of each above 5 curios, postpaid 40 



Blue Starfish [7 in.] 35 



[8^2 in.] 50 



Giant Starfish [H in.] 65 



Postpaid 8t prices. 



Address, £R?(E:ST H. SHORX, 



Albion, N. Y. 



