BIRD 

 BOOKS. 



People with flexible tongues call them Orni- 

 th o logic a I pub lie a t io a s . 



Well, I sell this class of literature, know the 

 current values of some thousand or so, and may- 

 hap can supply the unwieldy folio or frail pamphlet 

 of scant}' proportions and diminutive edition that 

 you have so long been looking for. 



Correspondence promptly attended to. 



L. S. FOSTER, 



Publisher and I.ookseller, 

 Life Histories of North American Birds. 35 Pine Street, 



Bendire, 4-to., 1892. $7.50. New York City. 



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EXCHANGE NOTICE. 



I would like to arrange an exchange with a few - reliable collectors this tall. 

 I have such species to offer as Scissor-ta.iled Flycatchers, Green Javs, Parauque, 

 Pigeons. Doves and manv other desirable species from the Rio Grande, for 



such as 1 can use. Manv common species wanted. Parties in a position lo 

 .1 this fall, or having anv duplicates on hand, please send lists. 



JAMES P. BABBITT, 



Taunton, Mass, 



