THE OOLOGIST. 



Herkimer County Crystals! Camp Agassiz. 



Finest in the World! 



Exhibit at World s Fair received Highest Award 

 40 of these Famous Gems, postpaid, for only so 

 cents. Everj purchaser wH) be presented with 

 a handsome 'glass tube eontalninsr lO Microscopic 

 Crystals, absolutely perfect, and so very small 

 that it takes ii.dio to welgii one runce. This 

 collection will please you. Order to-day. 

 f3t A. H. Crim, Mlddleville, Herkimer Co.. N. Y. 



Artistic Mounting! Embalming! 



Private Instruction in mounting birds costs $ o 

 to $.^0. Many students can't even affoi d to pay 

 $5 to $1) tor a work on Taxidermy. Give Em- 

 balming- a Trial! Complete instructions 

 and material. Tj cents. All questions answered. 

 For liitormatlon and testimonials, send stamp to 



MORRIS GIBBS, M. D., Kalamazio. Mich. 

 f6t Mention the Oologist. 



MCllTIi'I First-class EGGS and SKINS 

 OHLEl! FROM ALASKA. 



Ancient Murrelet. Casslns Auklet. Aleutian Song 

 Sparrow. Aleutian Lencostite, Fork -tailed Petrel. 

 Skins only of the following: Sandwich Sparrow, 

 Aleutian Sandpiper, Sabine's Gull. Eggs only of 

 Leach's Petrel. Tutted Puffin, Pigeon Guillemot. 



Terms Cash. Best of references. 



3tf C. LITTLEJOHX. Redwood City, California. 



y |^ShotQuns..^aai^^Revoivers, 



X CO ^^^^^fend»Mmp^'»=irf'flre at Western' 



U <«^^^ for Price List. GTmWorks.Pittabnrgli.fS?' 



^FINF*^ NETS, TENTS, and 



♦^*— * *^ ^-'*^» SPORTING GOODS. 



Every description of Guus, Revolvers, Ammu- 

 nition and Sporting Goods at very lowest pric- 

 es. We have something of interest to you. 



DDIKITIDJf* Of all kinds for Naturalists a 



r nlil I lllU speciality. Note and letter 

 heads, envelopes, circulars, illustrated cata- 

 logues for natural history dealers. Have hun- 

 dreds of engravings of natural history speci- 

 mens. Write for estimates. 100 envelopes print- 

 ed, 4.'>c. noteheads same price, postpaid. C. F, 

 CARR. Job Printer. New London, Wis. tf 



Broken Bank Bills. 



I have lately bought a very large lot of these 

 interesting relics. They usually sell for 10 

 cents or more per bill. I'make a special offer 

 of six different bills, from ifl to $10. all issued 

 before the war. for only 25 cents. 10 different, 

 for only 40 cents. Don't fail to send, you will 

 be pleased. 2 Confederate bills sent for lOe. 50 

 different foreign stamps. 10c. 500 common U. 

 S. stamps for decorating plates, etc.. only 20c. 



J. E, HANDSHAW, Sniithtown Branch. N. Y. 



MARRY THIS GIRL-SOMEBODY ! 



T.l.i. Kditop.:— I stained a blue silk drei^s \\'.:': 

 leni(ii) juice; wluit will h'kIoii' the lolnr? 1 

 niaUiiii; liit8 of iiiniicy wiling llie CMiimx I)i^l. | 

 WiiKliei'. IImm- iiiit iii:iili' lesH tliiiii S^tll any (!a 

 worki'd. Kvii> (:imil) wants u l)i»li WaBlier, , •inn | 

 pav S5 iinicUly when tlicy see tlio di(*lie8 watilit 

 aiidib'iecl peifcclly in (inu ininiite. I sell asm: 

 w.iHlier-i a« my hrotlifr, anil lie is an did Bales- 

 man. I will <lear.*."i.(ilJ(Uhi8 year. Address the| 

 Climax >lfL'. Co.. (V.liiinlins, «>liii>. Anx.ne <m 

 l(.:iw well .-iH I am <l..i„:,-. .MACCIK U. 



A summer home for boys, conducted by 

 an experienced Naturalist. Good fishing- 

 and boating with plenty of Natural History 

 work. For particulars address, 

 CHAS. B. WILSON, 

 Johns Hopkins University, 



Baltimore, Md. 



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R-I-P-A-N-S 



ONE GIVES REOEF. \ 



THE LITTLE MIDGET 

 SELF-INKING RUBBER STAMP. 



Every Naturalist should have one. 

 Sent complete with your name and 

 address for only 50 CENTS. 



E. BREWSTER MYERS, 



Mfr of Rubber Stamps, 



117 Clifton Street, Rochester, N. Y. 



HilllJrDAIC SHELLS, etc. The White 

 lYIIrlllnALd City CollecUous. 50 fine cabi- 

 net speeimeus. i'i. 'M smaller size. $2. 50 ama- 

 teur size. $1. Printed name and locality with 

 each specimen. .5'J Shells. Corals, and Marine 

 Specimens, only j;!.. 10;) Fossils, including fine 

 Fish. Trilobite. Crinoids. Corals, Sponges, 

 several tine Ferns, etc.. only $8. A great varie- 

 ty Unios with one valve highly published from 

 35c to ?1 . very showy. Taxidermy in all its 

 branches at reasonable prices. Illustrated 

 catalogue by mail, 10c. J.M.WIERS. Natural- 

 ists Agency, 3.57 W. VauBureu St.. Chicago. 111. 



H. H. & C. S. BRIMLEY, 



COLLECTORS, RALEIGH, N. C. 



First-class Skins of Birds and Mammals, 

 Bird's Eggs, Reptiles and Batrachia both 

 Alive and in Alcohol. Histological Ma- 

 terial. Full data. Send stamp for lists. 



THE NAUTILUS. 



A monthly devoted to the intesests of Con- 

 chologists. Edited and published by H. A. Pils- 

 bry. Academy of Natural Sciences and C. W. 

 Johnson. Wagner Free Institute, Philadelphia 

 Pa Send for sample copj\ 



Send 15c stamps and you will receive my 

 I new Normal Catalogue of all European- 

 I pahearctic bird eggs, iu over CUO numbers, 

 with prices and number of sets for each 

 species Send J5 bill by registered letter and 

 I you will receive, by return steamer, a tine col- 

 I lection of European Birds Eggs, in- 

 I eluding Falco tinnunculus, etc., etc. 



HERMANN ROLLE, 



INSTITUTION FOR NATURAL HISTORY, 



Emdener-Str. 4, Berlin, N. W., Germany. 



To Dealers and Collectors: Will 

 furnish small Fos>ils. Shark's Teeth and Cork- 

 screw Fossils from Stafford Co.. Va., for $l..=iO 

 per 100. The fos-.^ils are .something new and 

 unique. GEORGE W. KtRTLEY. Fredericks- 

 biirg. Va. Ao-10n-e3mo. 



