THE OOLOGIST. 



select and valuable collection large- 

 ly composed of Fossil Corals, all care- 

 fully labeled and prepared, and well 

 worth $50. My price only $18.65 net. 



UNIOND/E. 



A Valuable Collection of Fresh Water 

 Mollusks. 



One hundred and thirty-four (134) 

 species (American) 450 specimens. 

 All fresh live s]jecimens. Worth at 

 regular prices fully $100. Will ship 

 the entire collection tor only $32.40 

 net. 



Bendire's Life Histories of North 

 American Birds." 



Recognized the world over as the 

 most valuable addition to the litera- 

 ture bearing on American Ornithol- 

 ogy of the decade. The Government 

 (its publishers) supply has long been 

 exhausted and during the past two 

 years every copy we could secure has 

 had two or three purchasers waiting 

 who have paid us anywhere from $7.50 

 to $10.00 per copy and considering 

 themselves fortunate to secure them 

 at even the latter figure. 



The above was taken from my ad- 

 vertisement of over ten years ago, at 

 which time I closed out all obtainable: 

 Vol. I, $9.00 and Vol. II, $7.00. I have 

 secured a few copies during the past 

 five years, and while they last will 

 sell either Vol. I or II at $7.5.0 per 

 copy oi- $14.00 for both. 



OOLOGY OF NEW ENGLAND 

 By E. A. Capen. 



A full and complett' de.scrip- 

 tion of the eggs. nests, and 

 •breeding habits of all the birds 

 known to breed in .Vew HJngland. Com- 

 plete in one quarto volume, with 

 three hundred and twenty-three (323) 

 full sized lithographic illustrations, 

 colored true to nature. 



This magnificent volume was pub- 

 lished in 18S5 at $15.00 net and has 

 long been out of print. 



Last summer among the effects of 

 the l:it<' K. A. Capen a few copies of 

 this magnificent work uncut, untrim- 

 med and unbound, but each copy as- 

 sembled and wrai^ped rea<ly for the 

 binder, when unearthed, and although 

 "out of business" I secured them. If 

 interested, order a copy before it is too 

 late. Highly endorsed by all leading 

 ornithologists. 



I have had attractive and substan- 

 tial cases purposely made for each 

 copy, which in turn are incased in 

 stronger ones for shipping purposes, 

 and I would suggest that unless you 

 wished to have your copy elegantly 

 boundto conform with volumes already 

 in your library that you preserve this 

 copy in the case that I've had made 

 for that purpose, rather than depre- 

 ciate its value by having it bound and 

 ruinously trimmed in cheap covers. 



My price, all express charges pre- 

 paid, only $5.50. 



I have one or two copies with one 

 or two plates or pages soiled; will sell 

 at $3.50 per copy, prepaid. 



THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA. 

 By Jacob H. Studer. 



The Book, which is an imperial 

 quarto, and 'bound in half Russia 

 leather, with cloth sides and gilt top. 

 has always been sold for $40.00. 

 My Special Price, Only $10.00. 



This book contains 119 beautifully 

 colored plates. 12x15 in., representing 

 over 800 birds drawn and colored from 

 life by Dr. Theodore .lasper. The 

 shades of color, the fall of the plum- 

 age, the characteristic attitude, and 

 the botanical surroundings are won- 

 derfully exact. The text, which Dr. 

 Elliott Cones pronounced "perfectly 

 reliable," covers 182 pages, and is 

 based on field observations of the most 

 eminent ornithologists. The whole is 

 prefaced by a systematic table and 

 index to page, iilate and figure, ar- 

 ranged according to the classification 

 which was prepared by PYank M. 

 Cliapinau, and adopted by the Ameri- 

 t;iii Ornilliologists" Union. There is 

 IK) Ornithology now in print to com- 

 pare with this magnificent work. Its 

 merits being attested to by the most 

 renowned ornithologists of the day. 



MEXICON OPALS. 

 i formerly liail a l;irge stock of 

 these beautiful gems, but now have 

 only a few left as follows: I hav- 

 two $10.00 specimens. No. 1. a cherr.\ 

 opal full of fire, about 45-100 in. in 

 diam.; No. 2, a black.oi)al about 70- 

 100 in. in diam., both beautiful gems 

 and either cheap at $10, but will sell 

 at $H.0(» each or the i)alr at $15.00 pre 

 paid. I have also a few small opals 

 worth from 10 to 25 cts. each, weigh- 

 ing from to 12 opals per karat, all 

 of the milky variety, prepared at 10 

 cts. each: 12 assorted for 75 cts. 



