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 be appreciated and enjoyed by an intelligent . eader, 

 even though he knew little or nothing ot Science. 



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Entomological Snaps. 



Please examine the following prices. We 



have never before been able to (luplieate them: 



Dredge, small, 10c; larger, 25c. 



Forceps, common straight, 35c. 

 finer, nickle, 38c. 



best, curved, plated and engraved, 

 98c. 



Forceps, Blake's, curved, finest made, $1.97. 



Nets, new design, bamboo handle S^ft, nickle 

 trimmings, net collapses, handle screws 

 together, so all will go in your pocket and 

 only weighs 8 oz,, prepaid only, $1.50. 



Uoxes and cases, prices and descriptions on 

 application. 



Cops, for winding insects 10c. 



Cork, ix4x8, per doz. 35c 



better grade, 80c doz. 

 •' i inch thick, finest grade, $1.50 doz. 



Cyanide bottles, new design, glass sides, finest 

 thing of kind ever invented, special price 

 95c. 



Collecting bottles, of hard rubber, large 

 mouth, will go iti pocket, two sizes 35c 

 and 50c. 



Insect Pins. We carry 25 different sizes and 

 styles. 10 styles ot Carlsbader, 6 of Klae- 

 ger and 9 of Coleoplera pins Price for 

 the first two kinds. 13c a 100 or $1 a 1000, 

 For the Uoleptera pins 8c a 100 or 50c a 

 1000 



Printed labels of localities, per sheet, 2c. 



(.'aiuphor, chloroform, corrosive sublimate 

 and cyanide, send for prices stating how 

 much you can use. Our prices will be 

 found to be low. 



Books and Magniliers, list on application. 

 We take pains to procure everything de- 



sireil by Entomologists, and take pleasure in 



corresponding with you in regard to your 



wants Write us frequently. Let us have 



your order now for this seasons supplies. 



W. F. WEBB, Mgr., Albion, N. Y. 



Shells, Marine Curios,&c. 



I !ira now ready to supply tirst-class stock 

 at low i)rices and should you wish anything 

 from this s<nrtion, let me hear from you. All 

 inquiries will have a prompt reply. 



J. H. HOLMES, Dunedin, Fla. 



You Want Labels. 



No collection is complete without uniform and neat 

 labels. I print Bird, Egg, Shell. Fossil, Herbarium 

 and all kinds of labels. Egg, small 15c per 100: II per 

 1000. Large, 2,=ic per 100; tl.T.T per lOUO. Send for 

 prices on Naturalists' printing. D. H. EATON, Wo- 

 burn, Mass. 



Birds of Eastern North America 



BY FRANK M. CHAPMAN. 



Some idea of the scope ard value of this 

 work can be gained from a review of its con- 

 tents: ( hapter I. Systematic, philosophic 

 and economic oi'nithology. 2. How to iden- 

 tify liirds. how to find birds, when to find 

 birds tables of migration, the nesting season, 

 note book-* aiut journals. 3. Collecting birds, 

 making bird skin, sexing birds, cataloguing 

 and labeling, care of a collection, collecting 

 and preserving nests and eggs, nomenclature 

 adopted, definition of terms, the key to fami- 

 lies, the keys to species, measurements, Range, 

 Biographies, Illustrations, Color Chart (show- 

 ing 30 colors, most commonly blended). Then 

 follows a list of Birds found east of the Nin- 

 tieth Meridian. The A O. U Nomenclature 

 is fol'o'veil There are 10 full page plates of 

 birds in thrir natural haunts, and 1.50 engrav- 

 ings ill ilii^ '"'xt It is an all around collectors 

 manuiil inflmling every scrap of information 

 an Ornithological collector could desire, 

 whethi r nf home or in the field, 425 pages 5x7 

 inches, making it just right to carry in the 

 pocket B"und in cloth and also flexible 

 leather The latter being specially recom- 

 mended for (-arrying off on trips. It is the very 

 latest thiiiff out in the Ornithological line, and 

 any collei tor who orders the work from usand 

 is dissatii-ticd inany way, we will refund money 

 on return ot book in good condition, so sure 

 are we that it will fill every want of the col- 

 lector The descriptions are clear, concise 

 and above all accurate, attention is paid to 

 the difTerent plumages of many species, also 

 the range. Good descriptions of nest and 

 eggs of every species, of which the eggs have 

 ever been "found and by the use of the 

 tables one can easily find the breed- 

 ing dates, etc, OiUogists can tell at a 

 glance just when to look for the rarer species. 

 Now is the time to secure the work, so it will 

 be of value to you this Spring and Summer. 

 By its aid you can tell on any given date what 

 birds are nesting or migrating. Substantially 

 bound in cloth, prepaid, 83.00. Bound in 

 llexible leather, $3.50. 

 Address at once. 



WALTER F. WEBB, Mgr. 



ALBION, N. Y. 



