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THE OOLOGIST. 



"Davis' Standard Collectors' Directory of ISortli America," 



Will appear soon, and will contain the names of over 10.000 reliable Collectors in Oology,';Philate- 

 ly. Ornithology, Conchology, Mineralogy, and Mammalogy. Each name will be placed under one 

 of the above sjjecial branches. The- e will be no char^ce for inserting your name, so please write 

 your name plainly (and as many others as you know to be reliable, in your neighborhood) on a 

 postal card) stating under which bran(;h to place your name, and send at once to me. This will be 

 an excellent opportunity to get your name in the best medium of exchange that has been, or will 

 appear for years to come. 



ADDRESS, EDWIN C. DAVIS. GAINESVSLLE, TEXAS. 



"I Want An Ew Collection!" 



And with the assi=itance of my Oological friends 1 have most sanguine anticipations that with patience, 

 forbearance and perseverance my almost Insatiable thirst in this direction will uliimately.to a certiln 

 extent, become alleviated. 



During the first thirty days of my collections career a nice little nucleus of about $40o.oo worth of 

 sets has been lormed. 



Daring the second thirty days I shall be exceedingly liberal and broad in my offers and will accept 

 strictly A No. 1 full and complete sets of any species recognized as i:eionglng to tbe North American 

 Fauna, except A, O. U. No's 444 to 7H6, Inclusive, that have a greater value than 'luc per egg or a less one 

 than inc. Many of these "excepted" species will however be accepted, but must be a matter of special 

 correspondence. 



The authenticity of these sets must bs unquestionable and the data accompanying the same 

 must be very complete. 



I prefer ( am not positive on these points however) to receive sets of '94 collecting and direct 

 from the original collector. 



Now if you have one or more sets which you think would please me and which you will ex- 

 change at full Standard Catalogue rates for anything I offer below or in November Oologist at 

 prices quoted I want them and wish that you would send on at once prepaid. 



Remember I will only accept such sets as I have designated and on conditions named and al- 

 though I will accept any number of sets from a single collector— J will not accept more than two 

 sets of a species from the same party— I also reserve the privilege to return any set or sets not up to 

 my standard and also the duplicate sets of many species which I shall undoubtedly receive, should 

 I so desire. Your specimens are to be sent at your risk and ;9rf2>a((i. I will send all return pack- 

 ages prepaid and at my risk. 



This offer is a very broad one and will never be repeated— it will hold in force until Jan. 15th 

 1895. not a single day'later. 



I have no time to coj-respond over this matter, hence do not write rae in relation to the same 

 unless it is absolutely necessary or your letter is accompanied with specimens. Faithfully, 



FRANK H. LATTIN. 



Tlie following are the articles and the prices at which I of- 

 fer them in exchange for the above in addition to the ones 

 offered in November Oologist: 



Astropecteii bizpinosus A peculiar Star flsh 

 from China $ 50 



Asierias ochracea, That large yellowish Califor- 

 nia Star fish, covered with those peculiar 

 knobby spines 7.5 



1000 back numbers of the Youth's Companion 

 and Golden Days in lots of 50 ^or over, at 3c 

 per copy. 



Genuine Sioux War Clubs, stone heads, 

 rawhide covered handles, selected specimens, 

 (must go by express at exchangers ex- 

 pense) 5 00 



■•Standard Catalogue of N. A. Birds Eggs." 

 Lattin .• 35 



"Notes on the Nattiral History of Labrador.'' 

 Stearns 1 00 



A specimen of that large magnificent and rare 

 Echinid. Mtfalia speciosa 3 00 



Egg of Gray-tailed Cardinal 50 



JSidorella armata, a peculiar Star fish from 

 Panama, somewhat suggestive of a minature 



African shield 75 



Ileliasfer Kubi?igii. This is a peculiar many 

 armed Star fish from Chili known as "Sun 



Flower" StarQsh, "Sun-dial" Starfish 1 00 



Porcupine Fish, from the Pacific 1 00 



Polished Buffalo Hoof Cushion 1 .50 



Card Case large size with polished Agate 



sides 8 00 



Stamp Box, Agate 1 50 



Book Mark, Agate handle with "World's Fair" 



engraved on a sickle shaped blade 1 50 



Cigar Cutter Charm, Agate 1 S5 



Ladles Double Pins, best rolled plate posts and 

 chain with assorted topaz and amethyst ban- 

 gles ; S 50 



Address all letters and packages that have connection -with 

 anything mentioned on this page, plainly and in full to 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 

 ORLEANS CO., ALBION, N. Y. 



