THE OOLOGIST, ALBION, N. Y. 



Premiums Nos. 1 to 15, BIRDS' EGGS. 



We li;i\ (' ;UT;ilig<'(l tliis scvii's tl' p^l■nli^Inl.■^ or col- 

 IrctioiKs ill siic-li :i niiuiiu'r that "Uir oolog-ical friends 

 \\\]\ \n' aj)t ti> liiiti just \v!iat they want. We Iiuvf 

 also arranged Ihcni so that tiie series taken as a wliole 

 contains no dui)lieates. 'J'lie ndvantaye of liavino- 

 tlieni so arranoed will !>e rer.dily iioticc-d liy eolleet- 

 ors desiring; more tlian one iireminm No. (>)• even the 

 wliotf series. 



Anyone desiring to piireliase the wliole series, ]S'os. 

 tion of whieli any collector ought lie i)r()ud). We will 

 l)y express at our risk and expense for an even $1(3.00. 



Every egg offered as a premium is true to name and liist-idass in ei,'ery res- 

 pect (unless otlierwise stated.) Having liad years of exjH'rience, we can and will 

 pack tliem .so that tiiey will go safely through the mails. All eggs are marked 

 with Ridgwav's numbers. 



to 14 (making a col'ec- 

 irefullv pack and send 



No. 1. Contains eggs of the following com- 

 mon stiPOies: Kobiu. t'atbird, F.rown Tliriisli- 

 ev, Bluebird, Seng. Field, LJiiglish and t'liippiug 

 .sparrows. Cowbird. Ked-wlJig lUackbird, Flicker. 

 Purple Gnickle, I'.lue Jay, KlugDlrd, Mouning 

 Dove, House Wieii. i HIT y wallow. Bank Swallow, 

 I'ewee, i row and Least Tern. 



Price post-paid o.'ic, or wi:li The oologist one 

 .\ear sOc. (ji\en for ."> subscribers. 



No. 2. Contains eggs of the following lOasteru 

 species: Wood Thrash, chickadee, Long-billeti 

 Marsh Wren. Yellow W;uijler, Ked-eyed \ireo, 

 (;edar Waxwlug, Americ.ui Goldhnch. Grass 

 Finch, Tudigo i;untlng, ]Meadow Lark, Baltimore 

 Oriole, Purijle Cxrackle, creai Crested Flycatcher 

 Bob-white. Sjiotted sandpiper, Ked-headed Wood- 

 necker. Green Ilcion, Black-crowned Night 

 Heron. 



Price post-paid, $1.10, or with Th.r; Oologist one 

 year, t,i.6n. vUven for lO subscribers. 



Woodpecker. Spjrrow Hawk, lluffe'l Grou.se and 

 Killdeer. 



Price postjiald, $-2,00. or witli The Ooi.ogtst one 

 year, $2 2.=>. Given for 10 subscribers 



No 3. coutaius H'ggty ot the roilowiiig suutnern 

 species: Mockingbird. Blue-gmy Gnatcatchei-. 

 c;arolina Wren. Logserheiid >hrike. C'aralnal 

 *.Trosbeak, Painted Bunting. Orchard Oriole, Boat- 

 tailed Grackle, Sclssor-tailed Fl^caicher, lellov>- 

 bUled cuckoo. Te.vau (iaall, Purple Martin, Louisi- 

 ana Heron. 



Price post-paid. $1.10 or with The Ooj.ooisr one 

 .vear, $1.8.5. «;iven for lo subsci-ibers. 



No. 4. Contains eggs of rite toliowlug Mississip- 

 pi Valley species: Vellow-breast chat. Bells 

 \lreo, SVhlLe-rumped Shrike, Lark Finch, Che- 

 wLuk, Black-throated Bunting, Kose-breasted 

 Grosbeak. Yellow-headed Bluckbird. Western i 

 Meadow Lark, Bronzed (.ruckle, Prairie Shore 

 Lark. Arkausa-s Kingbird. Western House Wren 

 Vellovv-crowLed Night Heron. 



Price posi-paid, $i.jO, or with The oolOgist one 

 year, $1.ao. Given tor 10 subscribers. 



No. s. contains eggs of the following very desi- 

 rable species: Prothonotary Warbler, Balrd"s 

 Wren, Hummingbird, 1-ong-eared Owl. American 

 osprey, lied-shouiderert Hawk. Tm-key Buzzard 



I and Wild Turkey. 



[ Price post-paid. $i.nO. or with Thk Oologist one 

 year. $2 T-j. Given for 20 subscribers. 



i No. 9. contains large and showy eggs oi the 

 I following SeabirUs: Flamingo, iiider Duck. Am. 

 ' Herring i;ui)., Uazor-billed .\aK, commun Puftin. 

 I Murre. :aia. Murrc and Brown Pelican. 

 j Price postpaid, .1f,i 2), or with The uoi.otiisT one 

 year, *2..-i0. GlVcu lor ;;;0 subset ibers. 



j No. 10. Contains eggs vi t tic loilon lag vv ater- 

 ■ biros bi-eediijg Inland: ~ i.,east Bittern, tsora liail, 

 ; Florida Gallluule. Am. coot. M.Uard. Forster's 

 : Tern. Black Tern. Tlilck-billed Grebe, Am. Eared 



Grebe and Kingbilled Gull. 

 Piice post-paid, •il.iii. or w 1th The Oologii-.t one 



year, $i.r>0. Given lor 12 subscribers. 



No. 11. contains eggs of the following Coast 

 breeding species: lUapper i.:;.ll. Black Skimmer. 

 Laugiiin.LT GUil. ComuKiu lern. Black t.uilieniot 

 and Soui.i Tern, ^.uU-billed Tern, Leach'.N Pcirel. 

 Wilson's Plover. 



Price post-paid. $1.20 or with The Oologi.st one 

 year, $1.4 >. Given for lu subscribers. 



No. 5. Contains eggs of the following CalUornia 

 Birds: Callforula Bush-Tit, Cactus Wren. Cali- 

 fornia Shrike. House Finch. Western Lark Finch, 

 Heerman's Song .sparrow, Cala. Brown Towhee. 

 BullocivS Oriole, Brewer's Bluckblid, Ked-shaftt'd 

 Flicker, i;oad-runner, CalUornla Partridge, 

 Western Bluebird. 



Price post-puid, $1.10, or with The Oologist one 

 j-ear, $i..>o. Given forlO subscribers. 



No. 12. Contains eggs of the following species: 

 Loug-blUed (;urlew. Black-tailed (iodvat, .Nurth- 

 ern Phalarope, Wttlwake Gull and Noddy Tern.' 



Price post-paid. jf2 O.i, or with Thk OOLo(iibt one 

 year. $2 2-j. uiveu fur is sui..-jcribers 



. No. 13. Contains Foreign eggs as follows: 

 Barbary Panrldge, Great Crested ^Trebe, Mediter- 

 ranean BiacK-headed Gull. Lesser Kestrel Hawk 

 and Kuad\ SheluraKC. 



Price puat-paid, loc, or with Tuk Oologist one 

 year, $l.i.->. Given fur b subscribers. 



No. 14. Contains tne follo»vmg novelties lu the 

 eggUne: one egg of each SKate, Shark, Uevil- 

 tish, Hammer-headed .>hark,Turtie and Aliig:ityr: 

 also an egg-case of the J^erlwlnkle. 



Price post-paid, I'.'.c, or with The Oologist one 

 Given for 7 subscribers. 



No. «. Cont^ilns eggs ot the following European 

 Buds that uir on the American List: Wheat-ear I Jear, $i.00 



While WagLidl, Meadow Pipit, Starling, Skylark, i ■ ■ 



Kestrel, Lapwing, Eup. Coot. Bed-necked Grebe ' ^'*^- ^^- <-'ontaln.s second-<.ilass eggs that would 



Price postpaid, $1.10. or with The Oologist one ''^'^''^'"*^ "'^*--^ were tuey hrst-class. The se- 

 year, $1.3".. Given tor lu subscribers. ; lection is left entirely wlt.n us, but we will put lu 



— — — . i no egs:s that wiU catalogue at over a.'sc. 



No. 7. Contains egg-8 of tJie followlDg verj de- ' '^"''l^ piemlum will prove very desirable to Uie 

 slrable species: Curve-blU Thrasher, Summer i young collect^ir and to parties deslrmg speclmeuis 

 Tanager, BoboUak, Dwart Cowbird, Great-tailed for iiaster decoration. 



Grackle, Fish CYow, Amertcaa Magpie, Nights I'rice pc>st-pald. occ, or with The OoLi^Hwr mmi 

 Uawk, Belted KUigflsher, Burrowing owl. Downy yea*". S6c Glreii roi- • sabscrlber*. 



