RANDOM NOTES ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



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IHRD llRDS AND iGGS. )K 



EPORTS from our collectors in all directions seem to indicate that we shall re- 

 ceive Large and Valuable Collections from them, containing many species 

 rarel}' offered for sale. We have already received from Florida several sets of 

 Bald Eagle's Eggs, and a few skins of the same ; also some White Pelicans ; and 

 expect shortly, from that quarter, not onl}' a fine lot of American Egrets and Snowy 

 Herons, and other common birds, but one Flamingo, some Roseate Spoonbills, Ivory- 

 billed Woodpeckers, Great White Herons, etc. 



Our Stock of Texan Birds and Eggs will probably be the finest ever offered for sale. 

 From Washington Territory we have received one case containing several species of 

 Gulls, among which are the Glaucous-winged, Pacific Kittiwake, and others of more com- 

 mon occurrence on the Pacific coast ; Oregon Ruffed Grouse, and other Oregon species and 

 varieties. Specimens in that section have a tendency to run to rich dark brown tints. 



From Southwestern California and the Rocky Mountains we also have great ex- 

 pectations. 



We receive most of our spring collections through July and August, so be on the 

 look-out for September and October Random Notes. 



SKINS LATELY RECEIVED. 



15. 



16a. 



33a, 



38a 



416. 



147. 



191. 



194. 



2306. 



232. 



2976. 



359. 



390. 

 409. 



Curved-billed Thrasher $1 75 



Leconte's Thrasher 3 00 



Western Golden-crowned Kinglet. . . 75 



Gray Titmouse 2 00 



Oregon Chickadee 75 



Gray Vireo 3 00 



Baird's Bunting 2 00 



Titlark Sparrow 2 50 



Rock Sparrow 3 00 



Aleutian Song Sparrow 5 00 



Smoky-fronted Jay 2 50 



Ivory-billed Woodpecker, (^ 14 00 



? 12 00 



" " pair 25 00 



Groove-billed Crotophaga 2 00 



California Pigmy Owl $3 50— 5 00 



414, Duck Hawk 



455. Black Vulture 



471. a Sooty Grouse 



4736. Oregon-ruffed Grouse 



563. Red Phalarope 



568. Mexican Jacana 



576. Little Black Rail 



578. Purple Gallinule 



627. European Eider, one pair taken on 



the coast of Maine; per pair 



628. Pacific Eider 



645. Brandt's Cormorant 



662. Glaucous-winged Gull 



729. Western Grebe 



744. Horned Puffin 



748. Crested Auk 



50 

 50 

 50 

 00 

 00 

 50 

 00 

 50 



ALBINISTIC SPECIMENS. 



One Western Robin, partial $0.75 | One Grass Finch, crown white. 



8 00 

 8 00 



5 50 

 4 00 



6 00 



6 00 



7 50 



).75 



RARE EGGS. 



16a Leconte's Thrasher, set of four . . .$12 00 | 215 Black-chinned Sparrow, nest and three $9 00 



We have just issued a New Price-List of Eggs, which will be 

 sent free upon application. 



