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RANDOM NOTES ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



ALASKA EGGS 



MR. EDWARD W. NELSON 



HAS CONSIGNED TO US 



His Portion of the Collection Made by Him 



DURING THE FOUR YEARS HE WAS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE 

 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, IN ALASKA. 



THE NUMBER OF SOME SPECIES IS SO LIMITED, 



WE WOULD ADVISE THOSE DESIRING TO FORWARD THEIR ORDERS AS 

 SOON AS CONVENIENT. 



178a 



187 



193b 



474 



637 



541a 



563 



564 



584 



588 



593a 



594a 



594c 



598 



605 



614 



677 



SINGLE EGGS. 



White-rumped Redpoll 75 



Lapland Longspur SO 



Western Savannah Sparrow 50 



Lagopus albus 1-25 



Baird's Sandpiper 2.00 



Western Sandpiper 75 



Red Pbalarope 2.00 



Northern Pbalarope -60 



Little Crane 4.00 



Whistling Swan 4.00 



American White-fronted Goose 2.50 



Hutchins' Goose 3.00 



Larger White-cheeked Goose 4.00 



Emperor Goose 4.50 



Pintail Duck 50 



Scaup Duck 65 



Long-tailed Duck 40 



Spectacled Eider 4.50 



Glaucous Gull 1-00 



Sabine's Gull 3.0o 



687 Arctic Tern 15 



739 Pacific Diver 2.50 



748 Crested Auk 4.00 



750 Least Auk 3.50 



The following sets with nests are among the 

 lot. Prices given per egg: 

 187 Lapland Longspur, sets of 5, 4, 3, 



2, at 



593a American White-fronted Goose, 4, 



3, at 



1.00 



00 



677 Sabine's Gull, 2, at 3.50 



687 Arctic Tern, 2, at 20 



With sets nests are not charged extra. 



NESTS WITHOUT EGGS. 



178a White-rumped Redpoll 50 



187 Lapland Longspur 50 



193b Western Savannah Sparrow 35 



474 Willow Ptarmigan 1.00 



593a American White-fronted Goose 1.00 



614 Scaup Duck 1.00 



623 Long-tailed Duck 1.00 



THE PRICES GIVEN ARE FOR EGGS BLOWN WITH ONE SMALL HOLE. 



EGGS HAVING LAKGE HOLES, OR THOSE SLIGHTLY CEACKED, AT 25 PER CENT. DISCOXTNT, 

 AND A STILL POORER QUALITY FOR ONE-HALF PRICE. 



ALL THE ABOVE POST-PAID FOR PRICE. 



SOUTH WICK & JENCKS, - Providence, R. I 



