RANDOM NOTES ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



XIX 



{Continued from page 39.) 

 coast of Maine, and perhaps before many 

 years will find its way into our bay, and be- 

 come one of our staple articles of food." 

 In 1880 I noticed It at Newport, and in 

 1882 at Nayatt Light-house, and last 

 summer it was found everywhere in our 

 bay. It is abundant enough with us now to 

 feed the entire population of the state, and 

 DO doubt, when its virtues become known, 

 will prove a very valuable and popular edi- 

 ble. I throw out a hint to owners of 03'ster- 

 beds, if they are troubled with an excess 

 of sea-weed, to gather quantities of these 

 shells and scatter them over the beds, [as 

 they live upon sea- weed and will do the 

 oysters no harm. The shell is variable, 

 but is always quite solid, a little glossy, 

 about one inch or more in length, some- 

 times an inch in breadth, generally black or 

 brown in color, with six or seven whorls, 

 apex acute, and suture simple, fine and well 

 marked. Gould's Invertebrata of Mass. 

 has a page and a half of description of this 



species. 



(To he continued.) 



PRICES FOR MOUNTING 

 MAMMALS. 



Random Notes for Januar}', 1885, con- 

 tained a list of rare eggs and skins from 

 Arizona ; February, a long list of skins and 

 eggs wanted, and of what we have for ex- 

 change ; and April, a price-list of mammals 

 and turtles, and a supplement to our new 

 price-list of eggs. Any of the above num- 

 bers, 6 cents each. 



Audubon's 



Birds of North America. 



7 VOLUMES. 



Original Octavo Edition. 



FOR SALE BY 



SOUTHWICK & JENCKS. 

 WANTED, ALIVE, 



Several Young of the FLYING SQUIR- 

 REL and the RED SQUIRREL. 



SOUTHWICK & JENCKS. 



Antelope $50.00 



" head with shield . $9.00 to 10.00 



Alligator 2.00 upward. 



Buffalo 125.00 



'' head with shield ... 35.00 



Bat 1.00 



Beaver ... 



Black Bear 30.00 to 50.00 



Bear (grizzlj-) 75.00 



Cat (wild). 7.00 to 10.00 



Deer, Virginia 60.00 to 75.00 



" head with shield 10.00 to 12.00 



Elk head with shield 20.00 to 30.00 



Fox 8.00 to 10.00 



Frogs 1.25 



Lynx , . . . 12.00 



Mink . . 4.00 to 5.00 



Mole, Mice 1.25 



Musk Rat 2.00 



Otter 10.00 



Panther 50.00 



Rabbit (common gray) . . . 3.50 



" (jack) 5.00 



" varying Hare 4.00 



Raccoon 8.00 to 10.00 



Seals 6.00 to 12.00 



Squirrels, ground. 1.50 



" red 1.75 



" gray 2.00 



" fox 2.00 



Skunk 4.00 to 6.00 



Turtles 1.75 to 5.00 



" large special prices. 



Weasel 2.00 



Wolf 15.00 to 25.00 



WANTED. 



A first-class Specimen op VOLUTA 

 VEXILLUM, for which a liberal price will 

 be paid. 



SOUTHWICK & JENCKS. 



