THE OOLOGIST. 



A NEW WORK. 



THE OOLOGISTS' HAND-BOOK 



FOR 1895 WILL CONTAIN OVER 150 PAGES 

 OF VALUABLE INFORMATION. 



It is with great pleasure that I am able to announce that the Mss. 

 tor a new Oologists' Hand-book is nearly ready for the printer and, that 

 under ordinary circumstances it will be ready for delivery early in April. 

 The new Hand-Book, for the money, we think will be one of the .most 

 valuable works for one interested in birds, ever published. It will be 

 simply and purely a Collector's Hand-Book in the fullest sense of the 

 word, and will contain over 150 pages, each teeming with valuable in- 

 formation. It will also contain two or three full page plates and many 

 illustrations. The size of the pages will be about 6.x;4 inches making a 

 volume that can be conveniently carried in the pocket. 



WHAT IT WILL CONTAIN. 



It will give the common and scientific nadie of every North American bird 

 known at date of going to press. These names will be numbered, arranged and 

 given according to the A. O. U nomenclature they will also be divided and sub- 

 divided into the orders and families which they belong. It will give the numbers 

 of each speci(!s as used in Ridgway's nomenclature of 1881 and those used by 

 Coues' in 1883. It will give the value of the eggs and skins of over (300 species and 

 sub-species of North American birds, as ti.xed by some of the most competent 

 American Oologists and Ornithologists at date of going to press this fact alone 

 mailing it invaluable to collectors, as a basis on which to make exchanges. It will 

 give the breeding range of each species. It will give a considerable information 

 about the nest of each species. It will give the shape, color, markings and size of 

 the eggs of each species and will also state the number usually found in a set. It. 

 ■will also mention some of the more counuon local nnmes by which each species is 

 known in different localities. It will also give a considerable information on the 

 •collecting and preparing for cai)inet and will have something to say about making 

 cabinets, making exchanges, packing, etc , etc. It will also tell how to make a 

 good bird skin, and many other useful hints autl iiems, most of which will be well 

 illustrated. 



It will be recognized by collectors the World over as the 



''STANDARD." 



The bulk of the material for this work has been in Mss. for nearly 

 five years. It is now being thoroughly and carefully overhauled and will 

 within a few weeks be placed in the hands of my printer and will then 

 be rapidly pushed until ready for delivery. 



Orders for the book will not be taken imtil the work is ready for 

 the binder, at which time an announcement will be made in the OoLO- 

 ciST, and during the first 30 days an opportunity will be given all collec- 

 tors to obtain a copy from the "'ground Ifoor. " Progress of the work 

 will be given in March OoLooisr. Faithfully, 



FRANK H. LATTIN. 



a®* Remember, Lattin's Hand-Book will be the "Standard" and 

 should you desire such a one, do not be induced to accept any other as 

 a substitute. 



