To Naturalists, Museums and Callectors. 



The Coburn Collection of British Birds. 



EDWARD STONE, HOOPER & PICKARD 



have received instructions from the Executrix of the late Mr. F. 

 Coburn to Sell by Auction, without Reserve, at the 



GRAND HOTEL, Colmore Row, BIRMINGHAM, 

 on April 14th, ISth and 16th, 



it ELEVEN o'clock each day, the very 



VALUABLE COLLECTION 



of upwards of 5,500 



STUFFED BRITISH BIRDS 



Mounted in cases and on stands, including Buffle-headed Duck, 

 Scaup and Nestlings, Cassin's Snow Geese, Canvas-back Ducks with 

 Young, American Wigeon and Young, American Goshawks, Spotted 

 Sandpiper, Prairie Grouse, Iceland Falcon, Barrow's Golden-eye Duck, 

 Harlequin Duck, Black-throated Diver, Bearded Tit, Greater and 

 Lesser Yellow Shanks, Black and Velvet-Scoters, Red-neck Phalarope, 

 Emperor and King Penguins, Iceland Wren and Redwing, Glossy Ibis, 

 Great Snipe, Heron, Common Gull, Great Northern Diver, Reed- 

 Warbler, Sedge- Warbler, Tawny Owls, Barn Owls, Ring-Plover, 

 Puffin, Guillemots, Razorbill, Black-headed Gull, Bartram Sandpiper, 

 Black-throated Pipit, Long-eared Owl and Yellow Bunting ; also Cases 

 of Specimen Fish, together with a Valuable Collection of Natural 

 History Books. 



Note. — The Auctioneers have pleasure in calling attention to 

 this unique Sale, as the Collection has been formed regardless of 

 cost by Mr. Coburn, whose reputation as a Naturalist and Connoisseur 

 is so widely known. 



The Cases of Birds are elaborately mounted, and large sums have 

 been paid for many of the Groups. 



On Vietv-^Tueaday, April 13th, from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. 



Catalogues may be obtained from Messrs. Thomas Guest & 

 Pearson, Solicitors, 29, Temple Row; or the Auctioneers, 35, 

 Temple Street, both of Birmingham. Telephone : Central 1054. 



