UNMOUNTED PHOTOGRAPHS. 



Double Lamb, i head, 8 legs, lo cents. 



We liave on hand a large assortment taken from 

 mounted specimens of animals, heads, birds, etc 

 which we can furnish at $1.20 per dozen. 



Frank Blake Webster Co. 



Hydb Park, Mass. 



Cabinetof Southern Curiosities 



CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING SPECIMENS: 



No. 1. C()QUIXA.— The Strange shell conglomeration 

 of which the ancient Fort, City Gates, and other 

 structures in St. Augustine were constructed cen- 

 turies ago. 



No. '.J. 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 

 bordering the ocean on the Bahama Islands, and will 

 mature in the green-house at the North. 



No. .5. BLEEUlN<i TOOTH.— Resembling a tooth 

 bleeding — one of the most remarkable of all the sea 

 shells. 



Nb. C. COTTON BOLL. — Picked from a Southern 

 cotton-iield. 



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 

 alwavs be kept at hand. 



No. 9. "FLEXIliLE CORAL. — (Gorgonia). -Acurious 

 vegetable growth, from Nassau, over which is a coral 

 formation deposited bv a marine animal. 



No. 10. CONFEDER.A-TE MONEY.— A piece of gen- 

 uine eurrencv. issued bv the State of North Carolina 

 during the Rebellion, each numbered and signed, an 

 issue found in but few collections. 



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

 gator. , , . 



No. 1-'. VEGETABLE SPONGE.— A specimen of tins 

 curious native growth, called in Spanish "Estra 

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



This entire collection in strong partitioned box, each 



spocinien labelled, postpaid for FIFTY CENTS. 



Ad<lress, . „. 



FORT MARION STORE, St. Augustine, Fla. 



THE ORNITHOLOGIST & BOTANIST. 



Devoted to Nature and Sports. 



Published Monthly. - Price per y.'ar .',() cents. 



CLIMBING IRONS, $1 PER PAIR. 

 One vear's subscrii>tion given to each purchaser of a 

 pair of climbers. Without the climbers, 2.5 cents a 

 vear if sent in before March 1st; otherwise 50 cents. 

 ■ Address, THE ORNITHOLOGIST & BOTANIST, 



Des Moines, Iowa. 



Taxidermy ^^ Zoological 



Collecting, 



A complete hand-book of .3C2 pages for the amateur 

 taxidermist, collector, osteologist, museum builder, 

 sportsman and traveller. 



Illustrated with twenty-four plates and eighty-five 

 text pictures. 



BY WILT.IAM T. HORN AD AY, 

 (For eight years Chief Taxidermist of the IT. 

 S. National Museum. ) 



RRICE • $2.50. 



Frank Blake Webster Oompanv, 



7 Frauklin St., Boston, Miss. 



POH SRLiE. 



Mounted Animals 



Buflfalo, Black Bear, Rocky Mt. Goat, Coyote, Wild Cat, 

 Otter, Deer, Possum, Coon, Lynx, v 



Alligator, Shark, Leather-back 



Turtle, .Squirrel, Fox, Martin, etc. 



MOUNTED HEADS. 



Buffalo, Elk, Moose, Caribou, Deer, Sheep, Antelope, 

 Fox, Polar Bear, Ktc. 



STUFFED BIRDS. 



Owls, Eagles, Hawk;?, Pelicans, Peacocks, Trogons, 

 Pheasants. 



BOOKS. 

 Capen's Oology, |l.">.On 



Com-s' Key to "N. A. Birds, 7..50 



Ridgwa\'8 Manual ot N. A. Birds, 7.50 



.Mayiiard's B\itterflies of N. E. 7.00 



.Mavnard's Butterflies of N. A. L.'JO 



Harris' Insects, Plain 4.50. Colored 6.50 



Packard's (Juide to Study of Insects, .5.00 



Packard's Common insects, 1.50 



Davles' Egg>; of N. A., Paper 1.2.5, Cloth 1.75 



Maynard s Eggs (Colored 111.), Cloth 2.00 



Maynard's Manual of Taxidermy, 1.25 



Hatty's Manual of Taxidermy, " 1.50 



Mahion's .Manual of Taxidt-rmy, ,.50 



I Ilornaday's Manual of Taxidermy (the finest work 



in existence), 2.50 



TrinnhuU's Names and Portraits of (jame Birds, 2 50 



SJ'PPLIES. 



All Goods that are ro(juired by Naturalists. 



Birds' Skins, Birds' Eggs. 



Send for our Catalogue. 



T.WIDERMV. 



We are prepared to figure on any work required in 

 our line. On large orders for schools we can give very 

 low prices. 



PAPIER MACHE HEADS. 



We are now manufacturing over one hundred dif- 

 ferent sizes and styles of flat heads, suitable for m<uint- 

 ing skins for mats". Our prices are below others and 

 our goods are warranted. 



Special offer for 30 days. 



For S5.00 you may select eggs from <mr list to the 



amount of - - - - - $7.50 



For >10.00 you mav select eggs from our list to the 



amount of -" - - - - ^Ifi.OO 



STUFFED BIRDS. 

 We will send any party, for .flO, one dozen nicely 

 stuffed birds, worth from $\6 to $20; such as .Jays, 

 Woodpeckers. Tanagers, Orioles, Sparrows, Quail, 

 lUack Birds, Etc., Etc. This is a fine opportunity to 

 begin a collection. 



BEST OFFER. 



One Beautifully Mounted Pheasant, 

 worth $10.00, to any subscriber of 

 the Ornithologist and Oologist for 

 only Ss-So- 



Tliis is to advertise our work. 



Frank Blake Webster Oompanv, 



7 Franklin Street, Bostou, Muss. 



