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THE OOLOGIST 



Oological Specimens, Tools, 



Supplies, Books and 



Magazines- 



Everything Prepaid, Eggs Priced 

 Per Set. List Free. 



Write for prices on special wants. 



Best Steel climbers with straps, made right, 

 long sharp spurs, four heavy straps, $2.50, with- 

 out straps $1.65. Do not fail to order "cut the 

 lining" egg drills, 25c, 35c, 50c, 60c, 65c, and 75c 

 each; 4 selected sizes $1.00. Your money back 

 if not best ever used. Blowpipes, best heavy 

 nickle, 9-12 inch, 40c, Nickle 20c, cheap 12c. 

 Regular Oological drills No. 1,20c, No.2, 28c, No. 

 3, 38c, No. 4, 46c, No. 5, 63c, No. 6, 80c, No. 0, 12c. 

 Embryo hooks 12c. Scissors, No. 1 20c, No. 2 

 40c, No. 3 curved, 78c, No. 4 best curved, 98c. 

 Best Nickle sliding calipers 85c. Pencils- 

 Want a good pencil for eggs, try these, 10c, 3 

 for 25c. Data blanks 3x5. 10c per 100 in pads. 

 Egg cotton, pink light or dark. blue, green, 

 canary, white, 50c package, 9c sheet. Egg 

 trays, all sizes, all colors, 60c per 100, assort- 

 ed sizes, you to pay express. If what you want 

 is not mentioned, write. 



EGGS:— Western Grebe, 2-5, 50c; 5-4, 40c; 3-3 

 25c; Holbell's Grebe, 1-3 ;40c; Tufted Puffin. 

 2-1 35c; Murre, 1-1 20c, Cal. Murre , 1-1 20c; Ice- 

 land Gull, 1-1 $1.25; Western Gull, 2-2 40c; Roy- 

 al Tern, 4 2 40c; Fulmar, 2-1 25c; Violet Green 

 Cormorant, 1-4 2 eggs cracked, 75c; Cal. Brown 

 Pelican, 2-3 $1 00; Red-breasted Merganser, 1-1 

 35c; Mallard Duck, 1-4 30c; Baldpate, 1-4 80c; 

 Am. Golden eye. 1-8 $1.60; Wood Ibis, 1-2 70c; 

 Am. Bittern, 1-2 60c; Least Bittern, 1-4 25c; 

 Clapper Rail, 1-9 70c; Am. Avocet, 1-3 45c; Wil- 

 son's Snipe, 1-2 $1.25; Killdeer, 2-3 30c; Chacha- 

 laca, 1-3 50c; Turkey Vulture, 1-1 25c; Cooper's 

 Hawk, 1-2 25c; Marsh Hawk, 1-1 15c; Broad- 

 winged Hawk, 1 2 $2 50; Duck Hawk, 1-1 $1 50; 

 Desert Sparrow Hawk, 1-4 75c: Am. Long- 

 eared Owl, 1-4 65c; Road Runner, 1 5 50c, 1-4 40c, 

 1-3 30c; Black Phoebe, 1-4 20c; Mexican Horned 

 Lark, 1-3 50c; Am. Magpie, 1-7 40c; Blue Jay, 5-4 

 12c; Blue-fronted Jay, 1-1 35c; Black-headed 

 Jay, 1-2 $3.00; Long-crested Jay, 1-4 $2 00, 1-3 

 $1.50, 1-2 90c; Arizona Jay, 2-6 $2.40, 2-5 $2.00, 3-4 

 $1.60, 1-3 $1.20: Am. Raven, 1-3 $1.75; Pinon Jay, 

 1-1 45c; Mexican Meadow Lark, 1-4 65c; West. 

 Meadow Lark, 4-4 35c; Orchard Oriole, 10-4 14c, 

 10-3 10c; Boat-tail Grackle, 3 3 12c; Cassin's 

 Purple Finch, 1-4 $1:00; Brewer's Sparrow, 1-4 

 60c; Cassin's Sparrow, 2-3 $1.00"Cardinal, 6-3 7c; 

 Chestnut-sided Warbler, 11-4 35c; Bendire's 

 Thrush, 13 75c; California Thrasher, 5-3 25c; 

 Pigmy Nuthatch, 1-4 $1.50; Lead-colored Bush 

 Tit, 1-4 $2.00; West. Robin, 2-3 20c; Black-crest- 

 ed Titmouse, 1-4 $2.00. Many others. Send 

 for lists. Special discount on orders of $5.00 

 and over. 



Books:— Davie's Nests and Eggs, $1.50; 

 Chapman's Handbook, $2 25; Ridgway's 

 Manual, $5.60. Will send you the Osprey, 

 Oologist, Am. Ornithology and Bird Lore, all 

 full year for $2.60. 



BENJAMIN HOAG. 

 Stephentown, N. Y. 



HAVE YOU SEEN THE JOURNAL 

 OF THE 



MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY? 



A Quarterly Journal of interesting matter 



relative to Maine Birds. Now in its 4th vol. 



50 cents per annum. 15 cents per copy 



Sample copy free. 



J. MERTON SWAIN, Editor and Publisher 



Waterville, Maine. 



We offer the Following Scien- 

 tific Collections for Col- 

 eges, Schools and 

 Collectors. 



So- 1. A fine collection of mounted American 

 birds- Hawks, owls, ducks, loons, grouse, etc., 

 etc., All in first class condition. 350 specimens 

 in 300 species. Cat. prices $875 00 and a large, 

 fine cabinet of cherry, glass fron , goes with 

 this collection; must be sold on account of 

 removal, here is your chance Send stamp for 

 lists and particulars. 



No 2- A large collection of eggs, sets and sin- 

 gle. 750 specimens, 300 varieties, catalogue 

 price $275.00 ; many with nests; Cheap to the 

 right party. 



No 3 Biological Collection of Butterflies and 

 Moths- 25 varieties with ova, blown larvae, 

 cocoons and crysalides, and male and female 

 imagoes, showing the life history of every 

 specie, scientifically arranged in a large case, 

 18x24x3 glass top, cork bottom, moth proof, 

 correctly named and labeled; S7.00 per case, 

 containing 100 specimens, all perfect. 



Nc 4.- Butterfly Pictures to hang up in your 

 den or study. Case 18x24x3, glass top, cork 

 bottom, moth proof, contains 100 large and 

 brilliantly colored butterflies and moths (real, 

 not pictures) from every clime, all correctly 

 named and labelled and properly mounted. 

 $7.00 per case. 



No 5- Insect Cases containing 200 specimens 

 of beetles, bees, wasps, ants, dragonflies, 

 grasshoppers, etc., case 18x24x3, glass top, cork 

 bottom, all properly named and labelled: a fine 

 collection for schools, and students in ento- 

 mology. $5 00 set. 



No. 6 Principal Silk Specimens of the World- 25 

 varieties, showing life history, with ova.larvae, 

 cocoons, chrysalides, male and female moths. 

 100 specimens illustrating Modern silk culture 

 in case 18x24x3, glass top, cork bottom. A 

 beautiful collection. $10 00 



No. 7. Living Silk Worm Eggs and Co- 

 coons for culture; 10 varieties with instruc- 

 tions how to raise them successfully; send 

 stamp for list. 



No. 8. 5000 different Butterflies and 

 Moths, American and Exotic. Send stamp for 

 lists. 



No. 9 Wanted -Cocoons and crysalides of 

 all kinds, by the 100. 



We solicit your correspondence; write usdis 

 tinctly in what number you are interested, and 

 we will send vou a special list for each num- 

 ber. Send 2c stamp for each list wo postal 

 Collections and specimens with price quoted 

 will be sent on receipt of amount. Strictly 

 honest dealing. All these collections must be 

 sold on account of removal. Now is your 



PROF. CARL. BRAUN, Naturalist. 

 Bangor, Me. 



JAMES P. BABBITT, 



Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 



Taxidermists' Supplies, Bird 

 Skins, Eggs & Publications. 



Fine Imported Glass Eyes a Specialty. 



Illustrated Catalogue and large monthly bulle- 

 tin of bargains in Birds Skins and Eggs free upon 

 application. 



TAUNTON, MASS. 



