THE OOLOGIST. 



165 



EGGS IN SETS. 



Set of 3 Roseate Tern I9c, 5 Green Heron 5'Sc, 3 

 Killdeer 8'ic, 4 Fia. Gallinule 22c. 4 Downy Wood- 

 pecker 4iic. 4 VV. Meadow^ I,ark 22c. 4 Orchard Or- 

 iole 15c. 4 Bullock's Oriole 2?c. 5 Baltimore Oriole 

 17c. 4 Arkansas Kinsblrd l.'Sc, 3 r<al. Towhee i6c, 

 4 Black-liended Grosbeak 30c, 2 Nl§:ht Hawk 46c. 

 4 House Finch I3c. 4 Arkansas Goldfinch 23c. 6 

 farkman's Wren, 4ic. 4 Sennett Thrasher 30c. 



AJl prices are for the full set. 

 lOr extra must be added on orders less than 50c. 



James P. Babbitt, 

 Taunton, Mass 



IDENTIFICATION! 



During the past few j'ears we have cheerfully 

 attempied to 



IDEN riFY ALL SPECIMENS 



• our friends have sf>nt us and this without remun- 

 eration-, owing to t lie fact that we ar^. now re- 

 celvlnar packages by the Jozen for tills purpose, 

 and ihit ourr, irae is more than occupied with 

 our re^uiar business, in tlie future we siiall be 

 obliged TO OH A If GE our friends in addition to 

 return postage the following 



Single or tir.^t Specimen 



For each addirional Specimen 



locts 

 5cts 



The above rates for ind-^nrifytng we think very 

 reasonable ^Ve liave snent many years in 

 handlinor and studyin? sp'^dmens of various 

 kind-, and hnve on hand a vprv lar,''^ stock with 

 which comnailson c in be made. We also have 

 leading works to use f r reference. The advan- 

 tage of having specimens properly identified Is 

 Invaluable to collector-'. 



Address, 



F. H. LATTIN « CO., ALBION, N. Y- 



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New Standard Catalogue 



OF 



JSjorth /\merican 3'''ds Eggs 



COMPILED BY 



FRANK H. LA.TTIN, 



Assisted by Capt. Chas. E. Bendire, 



J. Parker Notris, Esq., and 



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