Guide to Taxidermy 233 



CHAP. XIV 



List of Birds of North America, together with a fair valuation 

 of the eggs, skins and mounted specimens of each. 



This list is carefully prepared so that our readers may have a 

 basis for exchange with collectors in other parts of the country. 

 The values as given are for first class specimens; of course other 

 than first class ones have very little value anyway. 



The numbers before each name are those given to the different 

 species by the American Ornithologists' Union and should be used 

 in marking eggs. Where these numbers are in brackets, it signi- 

 fies that the bird can hardly be called American, and it has occur- 

 red but once or twice and probably by accident. 



A star following the price of the egg means that the price is for 

 European collected specimens. In such cases American eggs of 

 the same species would be higher. 



Egrgs Skins Mounted 



1 iEchmophorus occidentalis 



Western Grebe $ .25 $ 2.00 $ 4.50 



2 Colvmbus holboellii 



Holboell's Grebe 50 2.50 5.00 



3 Colymbus auritus 



Horned Grebe 20 1.50 4.00 



4 Colymbus nigricollis californicus 



American Eared Grebe 15 1.50 3.50 



5 Colymbus dominicus brachybterus 



St. Domingo Grebe 35 1.00 3.50 



