THE oOLOGIST. 



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NEW FRIOBS. 



Until July 1, 1899. I offer the following goods 

 at prices given, unless present stock becomes 

 exhausted before that time. 



First orders will be sure to get what they 

 want 



Following by mail, prepaid : 



Glass icicles for taxidermists, each $ .04 



Hand vise, reg. pr. Voc, now 55 



Leg drills, reg. pr. aoc, now 30_ 



Taxidermists' pliers, 6 in, now .40 



" '• 7in.,now 60 



Stuffing Fo'-ceps. best, Scissor-handled, 



12 in., were $1.75. now 1.25 



Best 6!4 in. Spring Forceps, now 95 



Ordinary 6 in. •' ■ " -88 



Sin. " •• 20 



4iu. •' • ■■ -15 



Taxidermists' Sci-sors. were 75c , now .45 



Ebony-handled Scalpels, now 40 



3-ln. Wire Cutters, now 25 



Set Chain and Hooks for holding birds 



when skinning now 14 



Spool of fine wire for artificial case work, 



etc., now 0'^ 



KGG DATA BLANKS. 



In books with 3 inch stub (check-book style) 

 nicely bound and well perforated. The handi- 

 est and neatest style of data made. Light ma- 

 nilla covers. 



Regular 5 inch style : 

 100 in book S .85 



Stubs are arranged both to keep duplicate 

 data and to note the disposition you make of 

 set.. 

 Loose datas: 



8 inch. 1 style. 25c per 100. 



5 inch, 4 st'vles. 20c per 100. 



3 inch. 2 st.\les. 15c v^-r 100. 



OOLOGISTS' EGG DRILLS. 

 Cheap ones for fresh eggs. 



No. 1, diam. 8100 $.07 



No. 2, diam. 12-100 08 



No. 3, diam. 1.5.100 10 



No. 7, diam.. 25- 100 18 



Plated 6 m. Blowpipe 20 



Best Set Embrvo H'-oks. consisting of En- 

 graved handle and three sizes hooks, 



were 75c. now 65 



Best Curved Embryo Scissors, were 81.00, 



now 80 



Bottle Oologist Cement for mending dam- 

 aged eggs, now 10 



Book of Colored Tissue Paper? for using 



with cement .06 



Caliper Rule for Mea'iuring Eggs, 12 in., 



best made, were $6 00, now 4.50 



Following go by express or freight, F. O. B. : 

 30 lbs Taxidermists' Clay for making heads, 

 etc., for 1.00 



TRAYS FOR EGGS, ETC. 



Color, either white or brown. 



No. 1, size 1% X 2 x ^.i in., per 100 $ .55 



No. 2. size2 X 3 X ?4 in., per 100 65 



No. 0. size 1 X IV2 X hi in., per 100 40 



No. 0, in white only. This is an especially de- 

 sirable .size for single eggs, small shells and 

 fossils. 



CASES FOR EGGS, ETC. 



Black walnut finish. 



10 X 14 X 3 in $ .95 



12 X IH X 3 in 1.20 



Or I will exchange either of these for eggs or 

 anything else I can tise. 



Geologists' Hammer, IVi lb $ .90 



21b 1.10 



BOOKS, POSTPAID. 



Maynard's "Eggs of North American Birds," 



last edition, with colored pUtes, at $1.70 cloth 



bound and new. 



Davie's "Naturalist's Manual," a key to 

 the Thrushes. Warblers, Wrens, Swal- 

 lows and Tanagers. Gives full direc- 

 tions for collecting bird's eggs and skins, 

 mounting birds and collecting and mount- 

 ing Insects, 125pp., paper S -35 



Cook's "Birds of Michigan," 168pp., illum- 

 inated paper covers, many lUus 50 



"Penikese," a history of the Agassiz Na- 

 tural History School at Buzzard's Bay, 

 Mass , with extracts from Prof. Agas- 

 siz's lectures. 95pp., with plate, paper 25 



Maynard's "Butterfles of Eastern North 

 America," 80pp., life-sized colored illus- 

 trations of 100 .«pecies, cloth. Rare and 

 out of print 5.00 



Raine's "Bird Nesting in Northwest Can- 

 ada," illustrated with plates of both birds 

 and eggs 1 85 



Merriam, "Fauna of Death Valley," cloth.. 1.22 

 Davie, "Methods in the Art of Taxidermy." 



The standard work on this subject, cloth, 

 new, prepaid $4.85 



By express or freight 4.50 



OSTRICH EGGS. 



Fine large specimens of the African Ostrich, 

 6 to 7 inches, regular price $1.40; now 90c, post- 

 paid, or 70c by nxpress or freight. This offer 

 only good while present lot lasts. 



TO EXCHANGE. 

 "Lovell Diamond" Bicycle. Need* new val- 

 ves and one handle Trade for m) in eggs at 

 list, in sets, or $25 in singles. Has bell, tool set, 

 mud guard, pants' guards and brake. Collec- 

 tion of several hundred stamps, foreign and U. 

 S., including Columbian, Omaha and Revenue 

 stamps, for $9 worth of good eggs in sets or 

 singles. 



SPECIAL OFFER. 



To anyone wanting a first-class outfit for col- 

 lecting, preparing, identifying and marking 

 eggs, I offer the following assortment: 



Regular 

 price. 

 1 copy Davie's "Nests and Eggs of N. 



American Birds, ' (2d edi.) $1.00 



1 copy Lattin's"Standard Catalogue" 



and Checklist 25 



1 book. Best Datas 25 



1 Blowpipe 20 



3 sizes Drills 25 



1 Glass Syringe 18 



1 Embryo Hook .15 



1 bottle Cement 10 



1 pair finest Forceps 20 



1 Caliper Rule 85 



1 pair Calipers 35 



1 book Tissue Paper 10 



1 Collecting Can 15 



100 No. 1 Trays and 1 ft Canary Egg 



Cotton for lining same 77 



Regular price for lot $4.20 



Until June 1st. I will ship this entire 

 lot by express, for oul.y $2 95 



Address everything to 



ERNEST H. SHORT, 

 Albion, N. Y. 



