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Bargains for September! 



We are cutting prices in many cases way below cost to close out the greater 

 share of our large stock. Some branches of our business will be dropped entirely. 

 We offer you extra inducements to buy now. Remember no poor stock will be 

 sent out unless distinctly understood in advance. 



Bird Skins at Reduced Prices. 



PoslsRe extra if you wish sent by mail. 



Black-vi'iUeil Shearwater l.no 



Marlileil Munvk't 90 



I" '■-g (iroslieak 28 



American Quail, female 30 



Great Uliie Hi-ion, male 1 00 



FollowiuK from South Texa.s, made in Feb- 

 ruary and March last: 



Road Kuiincr. m 46 



Arizona Cardinal, m. f I'.l 



Western Meadow Lark, m 19 



Sage Thrasher, m 24 



Mexican Shore Lark, m 14 



Ameit Titlark, m 12 



McCown's Longspur. m 12 



Bhick-lhroated Sparrow, m 18 



Black Skimmer 55 



Gull-bill Tern 70 



Long bill Curlew 55 



Western Nighthawk 38 



Scaled Quail 55 



Texan (iuail 38 



Vermillion Flycatcher 34 



Cassin's Sparrow 45 



Clay-colored Sparrow 25 



Scissor-tailed 1- lycat<her 28 



Cracked Ostrich Eggs. 



In the handling of over 100 dozen Ostrich 

 eggs we found a great many specimens 

 cracked slightly. Some you would have to 

 hunt quite a while to find the imperfection. 

 They are just the same as we have been sell- 

 ing "for one year, only for the cracks. Per 

 dozen $2.00 Single specimen net 20c or pre 

 paid 45c. Perfect Ostrich eggs are now 

 worth $6.00 a dozen. 



Indian Relics and Curios. 



Fine Bowl, cracked 2. .50 



Sinkers 15 



Scrapers, notched or unnotched 15 



Points, poor, various states 01 



better, " " 08 



" good to tine, various states 10 



Chautauqua shell collection, used to sell at 



82. .50, prepaid, have 10 will sell at 1.25 



Cactus Wood Cane 50 



Collection of .50 kinds of minerals, all 



named, etc 75 



Special rates on 25 to 50 collections. 

 Ostrich Egg, African 85 



A bargain on some big Bahama Corals 

 weighing 10 to 40 pounds each. 



Marine algae per doz cards 75 



Scorpion, mounted in box 40 



Hermit ('rab, in shell; all in box 25 



Piece of Big Tree Bark, 4x4 inch 20 



12 kinds of Sea Beans, all named, for 30 



25 kinds of Foreian Birds' eggs, all named 



and tirst-class, for 1 .50 



Birds of I.,abrador, Natural History of 



Labrador, and O. & O. Manual, all for. 1.00 



Book of Sea Mosses, 10 beautiful cards, 

 all ditl'erent, arranged in a book and 

 tied with ribbon. The finest work in 

 the mounting of sea mosses we have 



ever seen 60 



Ditto, large size, fine 1.20 



Marine Algea Blotter, the top card with 

 beautiful mountings and covered with 



celluloid. Very neat 40 



Marine Algea Newspaper Clipping Case, 

 6 large envelopes appi'opriately named 

 and linund in heavy covers, on which 

 are beautiful mounts under celluloid, 

 so it is not easily soiled, gold edges... .75 

 Marine Algea Panel, consisting of 5 card 

 mounts, strung with ribbon, so as to 

 liaug on wall. This is to our notion 



one of the handsomest 40 



Marine Algea Photo. Frame. The frame 

 proper is covered with beautiful mounts 

 that are in turn covered with celluloid 

 to keep dust from soiling. Has back, 

 so will stand on mantel or table. A 



beauty 60 



Shell Case, a pair of Pecten irridans, 

 hinged at bottom in which are 10 cards 



of algea, very neat 40 



The above seven articles are particularly suit- 

 able for birthday or wedding gifts, being 

 something that will be always admired. We 

 will send on approval to any collectors, so 

 sure are we that you will be more than 

 pleased. 



Collections. 



The Young Naturalist's Marvelous collec- 

 tion, consists of 44 specimens, as follows: In- 

 dian Pottery, Yellow Red and Black Sea 

 Beans, Chinese Horn Nut, Egg Capsule Peri- 

 winkle, Sand Box Shuck. Alligator Tooth, 

 Tarpon Scale, Jobs Tears, Black eye Susans, 

 Miamosa Seeds, Castor Oil Bean, Foreign 

 Land Snail, Bleeding Tooth, Ring Top Cowry, 

 Money Cowry, Tectarias, Olive, Worm Shell, 

 American Fresh Water Shell, American Land 

 Shell, Purpura, Limpet, Beehive Shell, Drill 

 Shell, Button Shell, Satin Spar, Petrified 

 Wood, Mexican Onvx, Petrified Coral, Petri- 

 fied Nautilus, Petrified Shell, W. I. Branch 

 Coral, E. I. Branch Coral, Yellow Coral, Or- 

 ganpipe Coral, Prescious Coral, Coralline, 

 Yellow Sea Fan, Purple Sea Fern, Sponge, 

 Starfish, Sand Dollar. 



These are all Natural History Specimens 

 and will delight the young and old as well. 

 They are almost certain to create in any young 

 mind a love for Natural History. Special 

 prices to Teachers, where ordered in quantity 

 for students. We send the collection prepaid 

 with descriptive list of same, for only 60c. 



Special Mineral Collection, consisting of 50 

 specimens of good size, as follows: Actinol- 

 ite, Albito, Alabaster, Allanite, Aragonite, 



