THli YOUNG OOLOGIST. 



DAYIE'S EGa CHECK LIST, 



— OF — 



ITorth. American Birds. 



This work contains accurate descriptions of the Color and Size of the 

 Eggs, and location of the Nests of the Land and Water Birds of North 

 America, together with " Notes " and Directions for Collecting Birds' Eggs 

 and Nests. 



The following specimen description plainly shows how invaluable the 

 work must be to every collector: 



•'315. PHOiBE BIRD: PEWEE— sayorms FUmbs.— Color, pure white, sometimes 

 sparsely spotted with reddish brown at the lari^er end ; number of eggs, five ; size, .80 by .60 ; 

 nest in stone culverts, bridges, under the roofs and against the walls of old houses and barns ; 

 nest is composed of mud, twigs and leathers ; habitat. Eastern United States." 



It is intended that this work will enable the collector to identify Eggs 

 while in the field, and will take the place of those e.>;pensive works which are 

 usually beyond the reach of many collectors. 



No Oologist or Collector of Eggs, be he amateur or professional, can do 

 without this work. 



It is printed in large type, on heavy, tinted paper, and bound in antique, 

 Japanese paper cover. PRICE BY MAIL, ONLY 60 CENTS. 



IiE-^X3 T7v^2a:,2^T OTHEX^S S-^-ST. 



I sincerely hope that your efforts in behalf of 

 Oologists will meet with the favorable reception which 

 they deser\-e. Your little list is just the thing to take 

 into the field, not too bulky, yet giving the main 

 essential facts in each particular case. — William 

 Breivster , Ca/nbridg-e, Mass. 



I am much pleased with the Catalogue, and consider 

 it a valuable contribution to ornithological literature. 

 It should be in the hands of every collector. I only 

 regret that I have nothing at present to offer in 

 reciprocation o your kindness. — T. G. Gentry. 



Have just received your little treasure " Davie's 



Check List" from my friend and so much am 



I pleased with its contents after 3 ho»irs perusal, that 

 I cannot refrain from telling you direct how much 1 

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 in short, in a consise and thorough manner it supplies 

 a long felt want. Add my name to the long list of 

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 made for you. — Harry G. Parker, Chester, Pa. 



I take pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of 

 your "Key to Eggs of North American Birds. ' It 

 IS very handsomely gotten up, and is unique. It will 

 certainly take a permanent place in the ornithological 

 literature of the U. S. Fifteen years ago what would 

 I not have given for such a volume ? and to-day I 

 welcome it h.artily, I wish it great success, which it 

 will surely have, unless I misjudge the sense of all 

 working Oologists. — Dr. Howard Jones, A uthor 0/ 

 the " Illustrations 0/ tke Nests and Eggs 0/ the Birds 

 0/ Ohio:' 



I am sure vou have made a most useful little book, 

 one that everj- young ollector (and many who are not 

 young) ought to have.— /"rtj/. B. W. Ei'ermann^ 

 Camden, Ind. 



It is just what every egg collector in the land should 

 have. I will send for several in a few days. — R. B. 

 'Fronslot, Valparaiso, Ind. 



"Davies Egg Check List" is a beauty, the typography 

 and paper unex'celled, ana deserving all praise bestowed 

 upon it. — E. B. Cornwell, Kitl>icoft, Wise. 



I " think it is worthy of recommendation to my 

 friends" and I thing the younger collectors will hail 

 it as a " long felt want" while the older ones will duly 

 appreciate it. — Charles R. Keyes. Des Moities, la. 



'' Have looked it over, and find it invaluable to the 

 egg collector. The descriptions are accurate and the 

 work meets a long felt want. The topography of the 

 work is perfect and the price brings it withm reach 

 of all." — A, N. Fziller, Lawrence lias. 



*' It is worth ten times the price." — Philip Laurent^ 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



" The List will be a great help to the working 

 Oologist."— /F. W. WorthifigtoN, Shelter Island, 

 N. V. 



" It is just the thing we have needed, and should 

 be in every collector's hands, both old and young." — 

 W. Otto. Emerson, Hayivurds, Cala. 



Dealers and Agents.— We will send you one dozen copies by express, and print your 

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 you, for S4.80. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 



ALBION, N. Y. 



