189 THEOOLOQI8T 



THE NEW PRICE LIST 



We are pleased to announce that the New Catalogue of Prices of North 

 American Birds' Eggs, will be ready for distribution January 1st, 1922. This 

 catalogue will fill an acute necessity. It has been sixteen years since a catalogue 

 appeared that contained prices upon which the working Oologists of America as 

 a whole were willing to base their exchanges. In 1919 an election was called 

 to be participated in by all the active Oologists in North America, who selected 

 a committee of twenty-five well known Oologists to revise the prices. Then a 

 committee of three to pass finally on the prices agreed upon by the larger com- 

 mittee. Two full years were occupied in this work and it is now ready for the 

 printer. 



The catalogue will be published by the undersigned and its general arrange- 

 ment will be as follows: 



1. An introduction. 



2. A history of Birds' Egg Catalogue. 



3. A history of this Catalogue. 



4. Prices in this Catalogue. 



5. Directions for collecting and preparing eggs. 



6. Copy of Standard Data. 



7. Illustration of proper way to mark eggs. 



8. Illustrations showing proper cabinet arrangements of collections 



9. Report of the Committee of Twenty-five to revise prices. 



10. Names and prices adopted for each species. 



11. Advertisements. 



The size of the catalogue will be the same size as The Oologist, which it will 

 in general respect as to make-up resemble. Advertisements of approved char- 

 acter will be accepted at the rate of $10.00 per page, $5.00 per column and pro- 

 portionate rates for half and quarter columns. Classified advertisements of 

 not over fifty words will be accepted in limited numbers at one cent per word. 



As this will be without doubt the standard price list of North American Birds 

 Eggs, for many years to come, and will be used by all museums throughout the 

 world it is an unusual opportunity to secure desirable publicity. Those wishing 

 advertising space should send in their application early. The catalogue will be 

 printed on paper suitable to write on with pen and ink and will be used by many 

 as a record on which to keep track of their own collection. 



The book will retail at $1.00 per copy in paper covers, those desiring a cloth 

 bound copy can procure it for $2.00. The first edition will be about 500 copies. 

 Send us your subscriptions and copy for advertisements now, on the blanks 

 published in this issue. 



R. M. BARNES, LACON, ILLINOIS. 



