RANDOM NOTES ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



Specimens Recently Received 



SOUTHWICK &JENCKS. 



FROM COLORADO. 



One Elk Head, having a very symmetrical 

 pair of horns 53 inches in length, and 

 44 inches from tip to tip. Price, 

 mounted on black walnut shield 100.00 



One Elk Head, with horns 40 inches long, 

 and 40 inches from tip to tip. Price, 

 mounted same as above 75.00 



Black-tailed Deer Horns, on skulls with 

 pelts ready for mounting, fine large 

 horns. Price 10.00 



The above furnished nicely mounted for 20.00 



Ferrugineous Kough-legged Hawks, in fine 



feather, beautiful large birds. Price 6.00 



Prong-horned Antelopes' heads, with pelts 



ready for mounting. Price 8.50 



The same ready mounted. Pi-ice 18.00 



Also a lot of small mammals. 



MINERALS. 



Water Geodes from Tampa, Fla. , and 

 from Uruguay. The enclosed 



fluid can be distinctly seen 8.00 to~15.00 



Beautiful clusters of Quartz Crys- 

 tals, from Hot Springs, Ark., 



postage extra . .25 to 2.00 



Polislied Crocidolite, fine specimens .75 to 2.00 

 Osteolite, from Marseilles, France.. .25 to 1.00 

 Margarite, Chester, Mass 10 to 1.25 



SHELLS. 



Of the very rare Voluta Junonia we have 

 lately received a few specimens, $10 to $15. 

 They have usually been quoted at from $30 to 

 $40. 



A particularly well - selected collection of 

 Shells has been placed in our hands for sale. 

 The specimens are nearly all marine, and most 

 of them foreign, represented by 85 genera, 1,420 

 species, and 4,.523 specimens, beside a fine lot 

 of bivalves, and fluviatile shells, not entered in 

 the catalogue, together with a black walnut 

 cabinet of forty-five drawers. Price, $700. 



SKINS. 



17 Rufous-vented Thrasher 3.00 



38 Plain Titmouse 75 to l.OO 



39 Wollweber's Titmouse 3.00 to 3.50 



279 Starling 65 to .85 



292 Woodhouse's Jay 1.50 to 2.00 



374 Gila Woodpecker 3.50 to 4.00 



Whitney's Pigmy Owl 7.50 



540 Curlew Sandpiper 1.50 to 2.50 



663 Great Black-backed Gull 3.00 to 4.50 



ECCS. 



7a Western Robin, set of 3 .90 



17 Rufous-vented Thrasher, set 



of 2, 3, end blown 50 and .75 



35 Ground Titmouse, set of 3. . . . 3.75 



51 White-bellied Nuthatch, set of 



5, 9 3.00 and 5.40 



231c Mountain Song Sparrow, set 



of 3 1.20 



141 Blue-headed Vireo, nest and 4 



eggs 3.00 



458 White-crowned Pigeon, set of 

 2, one egg slightly cracked 



around hole 3.50 



451 Bald Eagle, set of 2 9.00 



TRAYS. 



No Cabinet should be without them. Two 

 of one size just equal one of the next. They 

 are the best possible partitions. Easily changed 

 about, easily cleaned. Sam^jles by mail for five 

 cents. 



2 X IJxf, 



3 X 2x|, 



4 X 3x1, 

 6 X 4x|, 



dozen. 



.10 

 .12 

 .13 

 .15 



per 100. 



.65 



.75 



.85 



1.00 



Fifty or more of one size at one hundred rate. 

 They are too bulky to be mailed. 



