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During the season of 1883 iny trade was fully four times 

 that of 1882, and during the season of 1884 it has been fully 

 four times that of 1883. As great an increase during the 

 season of 1885 I cannot expect, but of my old customers, 

 while feeling grateful for their patronage of the past, I 

 hope to merit a continuance of the same in the future. 



To those who have never dealt with me I only request a 

 trial, remembering I guarantee satisfaction with every 

 specimen I send out, and, if not entirely so, will make it, 

 or will refund your money. 



Catalogue for 1885. 



In preparing my catalogue for 1885 I have spared neither 

 time nor expense to make it invaluable to the Oologist 

 whether amateur or professional. 



It gives the common and scientific names of all North 

 American birds, arranged and numbered according to 

 Ridgeway's (the Smithsonian) nomenclature of 1881 ; it 

 gives the numbers used in Baird's check-list of 1859 and 

 those used in Coues' of 1883 ; it gives the value of the eggs 

 of over 550 species of North American birds, this fact alone 

 making the catalogue invaluable to collectors as a basis of 

 exchange. 



It names the various families into which the birds of 

 North America are divided, and enumerates the birds 

 belonging to each family. 



It gives, approximately, the number of eggs in a clutch 

 of every American bird. 



It tells how to prepare specimens for cabinet, how to 

 pack them for transportation, with many other useful hints. 



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