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THE OOLOGIST. 



OUR WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBIT AND REGISTER. 



Second. At the World's Columi/iaii EKposiii'>n our exhibit occupied over 

 2.000 square feet and within thi.s space we iiad the largest and best displays on the 

 Grouncis iu the following dei)artments, viz: 



1. Taxidermy — Our Wall Pieces. "From an "artistic or taxidermic'' 

 •standpoint. 



2. Nest and Eggs of North American Bii'ds. 



3. Foreign Biids Eggs. 



4. Taxidermists Ins'ruments and Supp ies. 



5. Oologists Instruments and Supplies. 



6. ^Entomologists Instruments and Supi)lies. 



7. Botanists Instruments and Sujjplies. 



8. Miscellaiu^ous Seieutihc Instruments. 



9. ycientihcally prepared Bird Skins. 



10. Original Plates from Audubon's "Birds of America." 



11. Collection of Bool^s and Publications devote(i to Natuial History. 



12. Shells— From a showy or commercial standpoint. 



13. Of Scientilic Shells we exhibited only the sinarle hn\n\y—Ildicida'. Of this 

 family we exhibited specimens of over 800 species vhich was l)y far the best dis- 

 play of the familv at the I]xposition. We could have made a display of over 

 10,000 species of Scientific shells— eclipsing that of any Government or establish- 

 ment — but our space and time would not permit. 



In the centre of our space we erected a snug little office, this, we nsed as a 

 background and surroundered with exhibits. 



At the right of the entrance to onr office we had a desk, upon which we 

 placed our business cards, pen ami ink. and last but not least onr "World's Fair 

 Register." Each page of this Register was divided into three columns at the top 

 of which were respec'ivelv printed in bold black lettei-s the following, "Name," 

 "Address in Full," "Interested in." Over this desk and Register we placed a 

 sign or card of which the following is an exact, but greatly reduced, reproduction. 



Please Refiister 



are wos\.\y \uleTes\Led \u, 

 vje \NisVv to seud you our 

 CATyVLOGUE. 



As to the number of names we secured in this Register— Our Mr. Webb — who 

 as yet remains in Chicago and with whom the safe keeping of onr Register is still 

 intrusted— writes, "Relative to the World's Pair Register we secured about 

 10,000 names of which from 7,500 to 8,000 would pay us to circularize." 



