Cabinet of Southern Curiosities 



CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING SPECIMENS: 



No. 1. COQUIXA.— The strange shell couglomeratiou 

 of which the ancient Fort, City Gates, and other 

 structures in St. Augustine were constructed cen- 

 turies ago. 



No. 2. WHITE branch: CORAL. —From the Ba- 

 hama lislands. 



No. 3. COTTON SEED.— A mammoth variety from 

 South Carolina. Will grow in the Northern garden. 



No. 4. SEA BEANS.— Four varieties. These curious 

 productions of nature grow upon vines in sandy woil 

 bordering the ocean oii the Bahama Islands, and will 

 mature in the green-house at the N<jrth. 



No. 5. BLEEDING TOOTH.— Resembling a tooth 

 bleeding — one of the most remarkable of all the sea 

 shells. 



No. 6. COTTON BOLL.- Ticked from a Southern 

 cotton-field. 



No. 7. TECTEN SHELL.— Much used for ornamental 

 and decorative purposes. 



No. 8. EYE STONE.— A calcareous concretion found 

 in the stomach of the craw-fish. It will remove all 

 foreign substances from the eye, and one sh(»uUI 

 always be kept at hand. 



No. 9. FLEXIBLE CORAL. — (Gorgonia). -A curious 

 vegetable growth, fioni Nassau, over which is a c^iral 

 formatinn dejtosited bv a marine animal. 



No. 10. CONFEDERATE MONEY.— A piece of gen- 

 uine currency, issued by the State of North Carolina 

 during the Rebellion, each numbered and signed, an 

 issue found in but few colletitions. 



No. U. ALLIGATOR'S TOOTH.— From a Florida alli- 

 gator. 



No. 12. VEGETABLE SPOXGE.— A specimen of this 

 curious native growth, called in Spanish "Estra 

 Pajo," growsfreely in Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas. 



This entire collection in strong partitioned box, each 

 Mpocimen labelled, postpaid for FIFTY CENTS. 

 Address, 



FORT MARIOX STORK, St. Au^'uslino, Fla. 



SKINS FROM YUCATAN, 



Xanthnura Gautemalensis-*- Jay, $1 



Cissolnpli;i Yu'M tunica — Jay, 1 



Crotophag.i Su](;erostus — Groovebill, 1.00, l 



Tyranniis .Mt'laiicholicus Couchi — Couchi's 



Kingbird, 1.00, 1 



Pitangus Derbianus— Derby Flycatcher, 2, 



Myiarchus Mexicanus — Mex. Crested 



Flycatcher, .75, 1 



Myittzeletes Texensis — Giraud's Flycatcher, 1 



Myiodynastes Luteineventris — Sulijhur-bellied 



Flycatcher, 

 Lawrence Flycatcher, 

 Vermillion do. 



Flatypsaris Aglaiae — Rose-throated Flycatcher, 

 Icterus Auratus — Oriole, 1.25 



Icterus (-rularis- Oriole, 1.50 



Hooded ( Jriole, 



Trog.m .Mi.-lanocephalus— Yellow-bellied. 

 Kiiinoiiintiis Superi-iliaus — Mot- Mot, 

 Uoad Runners, 

 Praya Circo — Cuckoo, 

 Comerus Aztes — I'arrot, 

 CenturusDubuis — Woodpecker, 

 Centurus Rubri ventres— Woodpecker, 

 Ceophlocus Scapularis — Woodpecker, 

 White-winged Dove, 

 White-fronted Dove 

 Ortyx Nigrogularis- Quail, 

 Jacana, 



Cardinalis Cocemens, 

 Tanagea Abbas, 

 Ground Dove, 

 Coluiiibiuallina Rufepenis, 

 CbacliaLica, 

 (Jreat-t:iiled Grackle, 

 Ca>-sifus l're\')>ti, 

 Dircs Suniiclir;isti, 

 Calloshuis Robustus, 



Frank Blake Webster Company. 



HYDE PARK, MASS. 



WANTED.— A Kodak or other good automatic 

 camera; will give good exchange in Western 

 bird skins. 



GEO. G. CANTWELL. 

 105 Pikee Peak Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo. 



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Wf carry a large stock of attractive specimens of 



LAND AND 



MARINE CURiO. 



We are prepared to furnish at short notice attractive 

 displays. 



Parties desiring such goods will receive prompt 

 reply to any communication. 



FRANK BLAKE WBBSTER COMPANY, 



409 Washington St., Boston. 



Hyde Park, Mass 



KLBINO CROJni. 



A SKIN. —Taken in Massachusetts. — Pure white.— 

 $10 00. FKANK BL.\KE WEBSTER COMPANY. 



COL-LECTORS! 



We can furnish yon with a TUBE that you can use in 

 your breech loader, saine as .a hra-ss sliell. Tliis shell is 

 arranjied for a .■i2 cartridge, which can be loaded suit- 

 able for small birds. 



Price of tube, $1 .00. 



50 Brass shells, .60. 



Loading tools, .75. Total, $2.85. 



Tnese work nicely and those who have tried them 

 say th.at they would not be without. 

 FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY. 



BIRDS' ECCS. 



We cany the LARGEST AND FINEST 

 stock oft'eied for sale. 



SEND FOR Ot'R CATALOGUE. 



FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY 



EGG COLLECTORS! 



You will u<i\v want 



D K V I E S' K E V, 



A complete description ot nests and egg;?. Paper, $1.25. 

 Cloth, $1.75. 



A complete description of nests and eggs. Cloth, $1.75. 

 ITU^RORTKNT. 



The entire edition of Capen's Illustrated Work on 

 JCggsot New England Birds, that was offered for sale, 

 has been exhausted. 



Hy a recent arrangement with Mr. Cai)en we have in- 

 duced him to part with a few copies that he intended 

 to retain for personal use, and we now have the pleas- 

 ure of offering once more the most elaborate work on 

 eggs ever attempted in this country. 



The work is beautifully illustrated by Chromo Lith. 

 Engravings. 



PKICG $1!2.00 and no discount. 

 There are only a few copies, 



Frank Blake Webster Company, 

 BUFFALO YEARLING. 



We have iust received a finelv i^repared specimen 

 of this now nearly EXTINCT AMERICAN MAMMAL. 

 In fact we doubt if there is another one now offered 

 for sale in the country. The importance of securing 

 it must be patent to those who understand the value of 

 rare things. 



For particulars apply to 



FJ^\NK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY. 



