THE OOLOGIST. 



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IMPORTANT. 



collectors having: eggs or Bridled Tern that 

 I hey obtained direct trom me, will please keep 

 the same in their possession unl* a question 

 which has recently arisen, can be settled. 



My collector on the liahamas was a man ot 

 experience, an old army captain, and who, for 

 the past dozen years, has spent from six to nine 

 months annually in active field work. In sS and 

 ■^9 he bi-ought "^home irom the Bahamas several 

 skins of the Bridled Tern and a few eggs which 

 lie jjosilH^i'li/ iclvntifii'd i\s coming from tliesame 

 species. Tliat my collector is honest in his belief 

 in the identity of the eggs. Is unqiicsilonable, 

 but one of the best, if not the very best ooluglsts 

 in the United States— or the world tor that mat- 

 ter— writes me that thev are not the eggs of the 

 Bridled Tern. 



My collector Is now In Central America some- 

 where and this matter cannot be straightened 

 until his return which Is not expected until July. 



While I shall refuse to fill orders for eggs of 

 this species until his return, I shall also refuse to 

 redeem any of the eggs that l have sold tor that 

 species during the past eighteen months until 

 the matter can be straightened. Should it be 

 decided that the eggs are genuine, or should it be 

 decided otherwise, notice will be given In the 

 (JOLOGisT and I shall straighten the matter to my 

 patrons' entire satisfaction. 



In conclusion, 1 would state that In which ever 

 way It may be decided, that the true eggs of the 

 Bridled Tern are like, that I he description ot them 

 as given in Davie's "Key to the Nests and Eggs 

 of North American Birds." is wrong. 

 FaithfuUy, 



FKANK H. LATTIN. 



A BIG MONEY-MAKER. 

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 The be,st Blood & Kidney Remedy 

 out. Plenty of free samples to give 

 away in your locality to te.st its reliable 

 virtue. I want agents, male or female, 

 everywhere. Write quick. Sample free 

 for stamp. 



B. SEEBACH, Peru, Ills. 



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All Ithaca Hammerless Gun in good 

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 Adilress, 



W. A. SPRAGUE, 

 Chepachet, R. I. 



NEV^ BOOK. 



EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS, 



BY CHAS. J. JIAYNARD. 



159pp. i2mo., 10 colored plates, clofh, $2.C0. 



A full description with breeding dates. Sent post 



paid on receipt of price. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, ALBION, N. Y. 



Climbing Irons. 



C^" There is 

 scarcely a month 

 ill the year but 

 what a pair of 

 good Climbing 

 Irons comes handy 

 Do not lot a low price lure 

 }o\i intr) i)urchasing an infer- 

 ior article. Every time you 

 u^e a clieap pair of irons, it is 

 ^^ell to lemember, that the 

 il.'-k >ou run is a hundred- 

 lold gi eater than with a reli- 

 aljle pair. Our irons are the 

 best made and are manufact- 

 ured from the best and 

 sti ongest material obtainable. 

 'J he straps are wide and made 

 Irom the very best ot leather. 

 Our climbers are the 

 Kisiest, safest and 7nost 

 (lurable on the mar- 

 ket and cannot be 

 sold at a living proht 

 for less money b}- any- 

 one. 



During the past live years we have 

 ^old hundi(Mls of pairs of climbers-, 

 have sent them to nearly every state 

 and territory in the Union and haA'e yet 

 to hear of tlie first dissatisfied purchaser. 

 From many testimonials, we s.;lect 

 the following: 



'•The climbers that you sent give entire satisfac- 

 tion and are well made in every particular." 



T. V. W., Austin. Ills. 



"Received my climbers all right on the 21st of 

 last month. Have deferred writing to you till I 

 had used them. They are as good a spur as I 

 ever tried and I think I am safo In saying that it 

 you buy your spurs of Lattin, you get good ones." 

 J. P. J., Kelton, Pa. 



"All the supplies ordered came duly to hand, all 

 O. K. Am more than pleased with ihem all. 

 The cllmplng irons are just what I wanted; the 

 book of datas is immense and the Naturalist's 

 Guide Is well worth the price. I wish to compli- 

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 that I received could hardly have been better 

 fixed for transportation. Am more Impressed 

 with your promptness every tune 1 order: and In 

 future, let me say, If there is anything in vour 

 line that I need, you may be sure that I shall 

 give you thepreference." 



11. C. O., Shelburne Falls, M.iss. 



Our prices are as follows: Strapped, 

 ready for msg, hy express, at purchas- 

 er's expense, $2.50, or prepaid to any 

 part of the United Stales, $3.25. Cli'.nb- 

 ers without straps by express, $1.50, 

 prepaid, $2.00. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 



ALBION, W. Y. 



