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also that the black win^s and tail were this and our common summer visitor 



lacking and then in a second it occured and compare it with a specimen of the 



to me what this visitor was. After same species (Pj>m>ii^a ivsliva) which 



hopping around for a short time it I have in my cabinet. This is the first 



came across to my side oi the street specimen of the kind I have ever seen 



alighted on a lilac tree not more than alive in Wisconsin and must have been 



a rod from where I was standing, here by mistake as Coues gives them 



Here it remained hopping about sever- as "Eastern U. S. strictly, and rather 



al minutes enjoying the warm sun- southerly, N. rarely to Conn." 

 shine, thus giving me ample opportun- Mrs. E. C. Wiswell, 



ity to note every difference between Kenosha, Wis. 



COLLECTORS. 



We have the following fine stock, we are closing out at cost, 

 to make room for shells: 



BIRDS EGGS, large lot of sets and singles. 



SKINS, about 600 good Bird Skins and fully 200 Mammals. 



MINERALS, many varieties in bulk. Fully 300 varieties by 

 specimens, large or small, about 100 kinds lately cracked up, 

 ready to make up in small collections to suit purchaser. 



FOSSILS, about 500 species, some in quantity. 



BOOKS. We have as usual a large stock of new and second 

 hand. Lists in any particular branch. Bulletins are now being 

 made of all of above and will be sent to anyone interested. Any 

 young man who would care to start dealing in any of these 

 branches, could get a large and desirable stock at a lump figure. 

 We are ready to sell it that way or list it up. 



W ALTEK F. ^\ EUR M-t.. 



ALBION, N. Y. 



