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We arc cutting prices in man)' cases way below cost to close out the greater 

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

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

 sent out unless distinctly understood in advance. 



Bird Skins at Reduced Prices. 



Postajto extra if you wish sent by niai 



Evening (iros'ieak 



American Qimil female 



Great Bhio Heinn, male 



Followine from South Texas, niiute in 

 ruary and ftlareh last: 



ivuie troiii t<( 



ml ftlareh la: 



Road Rmiuer, m 



Arizona Cardinal, m. f 



Western Meadow Lark, m. . , 



Sage Thrasher, ni 



Mexican Shore Lark, m 



Aiiioi t Titlark, 111 



McCown's Longspur, ui 



Black-throated Sparrow, m. 



Black Skimmer 



Gnll-hillTern 



Long bill Curlew 



Western Nightbawk 



Scaled Quail 



Texan Quail 



Vermillion Klycatcher 



Cassin's Sparrow 



Clay-colored Sparrow 



Scissor-tailed Flycatcher... 



I. 



8 



.30 



1.00 



Fcb- 



.46 

 .19 

 .19 

 .24 

 .14 



12 

 .13 

 .18 



55 

 .70 



55 



38 

 .55 

 .38 

 .34 



45 

 .25 

 .28 



Cracked Ostrich Eggs. 

 In the hanilling of over 100 dozen Ostrich 

 eggs we found a great many specimens 

 cracked slightly. Some you would have 10 

 hunt quite a while to Bnd 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 4.5c. Perfect Ostrich eggs are now 

 worth 16 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, '• • 03 



" good to fine, various states 10 



Chautauqua shell colli ction.used to sell at 



S2 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 Egp, 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 Crab, 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 Foreign Birds' eggs, all named 



and first-class, for 1 .50 



Birds of Labrador, Natural History of 



Labrador, and O. & O. Manual, all for. 1 00 



.60 



1.20 



.40 



.75 



Book of Sea Mosses, 10 beautiful cards, 

 all (litTiirent, arranged in a book and 

 tied with ribbon The finest work in 

 the mounting of sea mosses we have 



ever ^eon 



Ditto, large size, tiiiG 



Marine Algea Blotter, the top card with 

 beautiful mountings and covered with 



celhiUiid. Very neat 



Marine Algea Newspaper Clipping Case, 

 6 large envelopes appropriately named 

 and bound in heavy covers, on which 

 are beautiful mounts under celluloid, 

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

 Marine Algea Panel, consisting of 5 card 

 mounts, strung with ribbon, so as to 

 hang on wall. This is to our notion 



one of the handsomest 40 



Marin(^ 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 mattel 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 appi oval 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 Onyx, Petrified Coral, Petri- 

 tied Nautilus, Pctriiied Shell, W. I. Branch 

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



fanpipe Coral, Prescious Coral, Coralline, 

 ellow Sea Fan, Purple Sea Fern, Sponge, 

 Starfish, Sand Dollar. 



These arc 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 GOc. 



Special Mineral Collection, consisting of ,50 

 specimens of good size, as follows: Actinol- 

 ite, Albite, Alabaster, Allanite, Aragonite, 



