Cabinet of Southern Curiosities 



CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING SPECIMENS! 



Xo. 1. COQUI^'A.. — The stninj;e shell conglomeration 

 of which the ancient Fort, City Gates, and other 

 structures in St. Augustine were consrructert cen- 

 turies ago. 



No. 2. WHITE BRANCH CORAL. —From the Ba- 

 hama Islands. 



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 soil j 

 bordering the ocean on the Bahama Islands, and will 

 mature in the green-house at the Nrirth. 



No. b. BLEEDINd TOOTH.— Re>embling a tooth 

 bleeding — one of the most remarkable of all the sea 

 shells. 



No. 6. COTTON BOLL.— Picked from a Southern 

 CO ton-field. 



No. 7. PECTEN 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 should 

 always be kei)t at hand. 



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

 vegetable growth, from Nassau, over which is a coral 

 formation <le])osited bv a marine animal. 



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

 uine currency, issued by the State of North Carolina 

 during the Rebellion, each numbered and signed, an 

 is ^ue found in but few collfcticms. 



No. 11. ALLIGATOR'S TOOTH.— From a Florida alli- 

 gator. 



No. 1?. VEGETABLE SI'OXGE.- A specimen of this 

 curious native growth, called in Spanish " Estra 

 Pajo," ^row.s freely in Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas. 



This entire collection in str*>ng i>artitioned box, each 

 specimen labelled, i.ostpaid for FIFTY CENTS. 

 Address, 



FORT MARION STORE, St. An^'ustine, Fla, 



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We carry a large stock of attractive specimens of 



LAND AND 



SKINS FROM YUCATAN. 



Xanthoura Gautenialensis — Jay, 91.50 



Cissulopba Yucatanica — Jay, 1.25 



('rotopliaga Sulcerostus — (Jroovebill, l.Ofl, 1.2.5 

 Tvranims Melancbolicus Couclii — Couchi's 



Kilifcliird, 1.1)0, 1..50 



Fitangus Derbianus — Derby Flycatcher, 2.0() 

 Myiarchus Mexicanus — Mex. Crested 



Flycatcher, .75, 1.00 



Myiozeletes Texensis — tiiraufi'.'^ Flycatcher, 1.25 

 Myindvnastes Luteineventris — Sulphiir-bellied 



Flycatcher, 1..50 



Lawrence Flycatcher, 2.00 



Vermillion do. 1.25 

 Flatyps .ris Aglaiae—Rdse-throated Flycatcher, 1..50 



Icterus Auratus — Oriole, 1.25. 1..50 



Icterus (iularis — Oriole, 1 ..50, 2.00 



Hooded Oriole, .75 



Trogan Melanocephalus— Yellow-bellied, 2.00 



Enmomotus Superciliaus — Mot-Mot, 1..50 



Road Runners, 1..50 



Praya Circo — Cuckoo, 2.00 



Comerus Aztes — Parrot, 2.(H) 



CenturusDiibuis— Woodpecker, 1 25 



Centurus Rubriventris —Woodpecker, l.oo 



Ceophlocus Scapularis — Woodpecker, 2.O0 



White-winged Dove, 1..50 



Whits-fronted Dove 1.50 



Ortyx Xigrogularls — Quail, 1..50 



Jacana, 2.00 



Cardinalis Cocemens, 1.00 



Tanagea Abbas, 1.25 



Ground Dove, l.oO 



Columbigallina Rufejienis, 1.50 



Chachalaca, 2.50 



Great-tailed Grackle, 1 00 



Cassic'.us Prcvosti, 1.00 



Dires Sumichrasti, 1.00 



Calloshuis Robustus, 1.00 



Prank Blake Webster Company. 



UVDK I'AKlv, MASS. 



A Kodak or other good automatic 

 ill give gooti exchange in Western 



WANTED 

 camera; 

 bird skins. 



GEO. 6. OAXTWELL, 

 105 Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo 



MARINE CURIO. 



We are prepared to furnish at short notice attractive 

 displays. 



Parties desiring such goods will receive prompt 

 reply to any communication. 



mm BL&RB WEBSTER COMPANY 



409 Washington St., I'.oston. 



Hyde I'ark, Mass. 



KLBINO CROini. 



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

 L SIO.OO. FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY. 



COLL-eCTORS! 



We can furni>h you with a TUBE that V'>u can use in 

 your breech loader, same as a brass shell." This shell is 

 arranged for a 32 cartridge, which can be loaded suit- 

 able for small birds. 



Price of tube, $1 50. 



TiU Brass shells, .60. 



Loading tools, .75. Total, $2.85. 



These work nicely and those who have tried them 

 say that they would not be without. 

 FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY. 



BRIDS' EGGS. 



Wo cany the LAKCiEST AND FINEST 

 stock offered for sale. 



SEND FOR OCR CATALOGUE. 



FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY 

 EGG COLLECTORS! 



Vt)U will now want 

 D75VIES' KEY. 



.\ coiniilete description ol nests and eggs. I'aper, $1.25. 

 Cloth, $1.76. 



OK 



TVtKVtSKRD'S KEY. 



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

 ITV^PORTKIST 



The entire edition of Capen's Illustrated Work on 

 Eggsot New England Birds, that was offered for sale, 

 has been exhausted. 



Bv a recent arrangement with Mr. Capen 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. 



PKICE SIS. 00 and no discuuiit. 

 TJiere are only a few copies. 



Frank Blake Webster, Company. 

 BUFFALO YEARLING. 



We have just received a finely prepared 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 iraport.ance of securing 

 it must be patent to those who understand the value of 

 rare things. 



For particulars apply to 



FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY. ' 



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