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The following books and lists have been 
received. 
“Proceedings of the Tacoma Academy 
of Science.”” A 34 page pamphlet devoted 
entirely to ‘‘Is it Mount Tacoma, ro Rain- 
ier?’”’? by Hon. James Wickersham. It is 
of more than local interest; embodying 
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all the evidence obtainable, bearing on the 
subject. 
“Proceedings of the Portland Society of 
Natural History. Vol. 2, Part 3.” A 24 pa- 
ge supplement to the Catalogue of Maine 
Plants with notes, by Merritt L. Fernald. 
This pamphlet makes thetotal number of 
species and varieties of species, of plants 
in Maine, 1656. 
List | of | Publications | of the | Smith- 
sonian Institution | for sale orexchange. | 
May, 1894. | 26 pages. ; 
J. H. Johnson, Great Western Gun 
Works, Pittsburgh, Penn., 52 page illus- 
trated catalogue of every thing used by the 
sportsman and hunter. 
Frank Blake Webster Company, Hyde 
Park, Mass. 32 page catalogue and price 
list, illustrated, of ‘‘Every thing Required 
by Naturalists.” 
Every subscriber. new and old, will re- 
ceive a beautiful hand colored plate of the 
Western Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and 
nest, now in preparation for the Christ- 
mas number. Leading articles for Novem- 
der are, A list of the birds of Oregon, 
Evolution and Disease, Preservation of 
Ophidians, Water Agates, Florida Blue 
Jaya .ete. 
Red PIPE-STONE, not sand-stone. 
By an unfortunate omission on the part 
of our proof reader, not discovered until 
after going to press, Mr. E. C. Swigert, of 
Gordon, Neb., in his advertisement in an- 
other column, is made to offer sandstone 
pipes. It should read, fine long tobacco 
bags, with good red pipe-stone pipe, $ 4.00 
and $5 00 each. 
The new edition of ‘* Davie,s Nests and Eggs 
of North Amer.cin Birds, ”’ will soon be out, 
We were allowed to see some sketches of our 
Western birds, drawn from life, especially for, 
and to be used in the forthcomng work, ind, 
for truthfulness of detail and fidel ty to life, they 
are unsurpassed, The work is now advertised 
in advance by the Pan Handle Natural Science 
Establishment of Elm Grove, West Virginia, 
who are also dealers in taxidermists insruments 
and supplies, which they offer for sale in another 
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