RANDOM NOTES ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



RARE AND DESIRABLE GOODS 



Lately Received at the 



OF 



SOUTHWICK & JENCKS, 



PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



MINERALS. 



P6l6's Hair from Kilauae, Sand- 

 wich Islands 



Microscopic Specimens 



Cut Opals, not suitable for gems, 

 but fine color for cabinet 

 specimens 



Hydrolites from Herkimer Co., 

 N. Y., and Hot Springs, Ark., 

 Quartz Crystals, containing 

 movable drops of water and 

 oil, and particles of coal 



Cancrenite, Litchfield, Me 



Sulphur Crystals and Celestite 



Gergenti, Sicily L25 to 



Sterlingite, Mass 10 to 



Catlinite, Minn 10 to 



25 to $1.00 

 10 to .15 



.50 to 5.00 



50 to 

 10 to 



2.50 

 1.00 



4.00 

 .50 

 LOO 



FLAT PELTS FOR FLOOR RUGS. 



The heads in condition to be stuffed. 

 From Indin. 



One Bengal Tiger 100. 



Four Black Himalaya Bears 15. 18. 20. 



Three Leopards 12.17.18. 



From South America. 

 Jaguar 16. 17.50, 19. 



Puma, Panther. 



From Montana. 

 G.OO 



SHELLS. 



Turbo Cookii Chem., New Zealand .40 to 1.25 

 Nautilus umbilicatus. List., E. I. 7.00 



Oliva porphyria, Lin., Panama. . . .75 to 2.50 

 Ancillaria Australis, Sowb., New 



Zealand .20 to .25 



Bizipliinus ziziphinus, Italy 10 to .25 



Biziphinus annulatum, Mart.jCal. .15 to .25 

 Melongina pugilina, Born, E. I... .25 to .75 

 Melongina melongina, L., W. I. .. .40 to 1.25 

 Cyprsea testndinaria, L., Ind., O. .75 to 1.50 

 Strombus vitatus, Lin., Philip- 

 pine Islands 20 to .30 



Strombus epidromis, Philippine 



Islands 20 to .30 



Strombus maculatus, var. Nutt, 



Sandwich Islands 10 to .20 



Checking-lists, of North American birds, 

 two cents each, twenty cents per dozen, post- 

 paid. Every collector should use these to send 

 his lists of exchange. No names to write, and 

 no number to look out, for both are pi'inted. 



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. Samples by mail for five 

 cents. 



Fifty or more of one size at one hundred rate 

 They are too bulky to be mailed. 



iiif IWli^ 4 Jil©M' i4f 4i®iliS, 



Contains the entire nomenclature North American Birds, and Price-Llst of skins, 



" "^' " ' " " - -- - Price, 20cts. 



BIRDS 



eggs, bisects, and supplies, with instructions for preparing skins and eo-gs. 

 MINERALS.— Gives Dana's species number, localities, and valuations. - 

 SHELLS. — Contains a very full list of prominent species, with authorities and 

 synonyms. Also habitat and valuation, - - - . _ 



The three Catalogues for -.-.._. 



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