Valuable Natural History Specimens, including an EGG of the 



extinct "GREAT AUK." 



Tl/I R. J. C. STEVENS will SELL BY AUCTION, at his Great Rooms, 

 -L'-» 38, King Street, Covent Garden, on Monday, March 12th, at half-past 



12 precisely, the COLLECTION of EGGS, the property of Mrs. Wish, 

 including a fine example of the extinct GHEAT AUK, in splendid condition, 

 and many other interesting Eggs from -the Sales of Wolley, Yarrell, &c. Also 

 another fine Collection, including many rarities, formed by a Gentleman. 

 Together with Bird-skins, comprising amongst others some splendid Skins of 

 the Bird of Paradise, British and Exotic Insects, Minerals, Shells, Fossils, 

 Deers' Heads, and other Natural History Specimens, Cabinets, &c. 



On view from 10 to 4 the Saturday prior and morning of Sale, and 

 Catalogues had. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



ll/TR. J. C. STEVENS will include in his SALE BY AUCTION, at his 

 -L'J- Great Rooms, 38, King Street, Covent Garden, on Monday, March 12tb, 

 the COLLECTION of BRITISH MACRO-LEPIDOPTERA,' including the 

 PYRALIDiE and CRAMBID^E, formed by Mr. W. Warren, of Cambridge; 

 together with a small assortment of COLEOPTERA, and of BRITISH 

 MOSSES, many collected and named by the late John Nowell, of Todmorden. 



On view from 10 to 4 the Saturday prior and morning of Sale, and 

 Catalogues had. 



Just published : Post Free for Two Stamps, 

 T^ NTOMOLOGY. — Catalogue containing upwards of 800 works. Contents :— 

 ■L^ Entomology. Also Protozoa, Coelenterata, Echinodermata, Spongia, 

 Vermes. — Addenda : Valuable Works in Botany, Ornithology, and General 



Zoology. 



William Wesley & Son, 28, Essex Street, Strand, Loudon. 



Turf-Plates for Insect Cabinets & Boxes. 



THE VERY BEST MATERIAL for INSECT BOXES; in plates 

 J- ^8 cm. x 13 cm. x 1£ cm. (11 inches X 5g X i inch thick). Sold in 

 parcels of 45 plates weighing 3 kilos (about 6 lbs.), and sent, packing and carriage 

 free, on receipt of Post-Office Order for 5s. If not approved may be returned. 

 May be seen at 54 Hatton Garden. 

 HERRN KREYE, Hainholzerstrasse, 58, Hanover, Germany. 



FOR SALE. 



MAMMALIAN SKINS, SKULLS, SKELETONS, BIRD-SKINS, and 

 EGGS. Price Lists free. 



H. B. MOSCHLER, Kronforstchen, near Bautzen, Saxony. 



BRITISH BIRDS' EGGS, IN CLUTCHES. 



We have just received consignments of rare Birds' Eggs from Silesia, 

 South Spain, Wurtemberg, Lapland, Greenland, South Russia, &c. These 

 we are offering at very low prices. They include finely - marked Eagles, 

 Vultures, Falcons, Owls, Warblers, Ravens, Herons, Grebes, Terns, &e. 

 Selections with full " data " and localities, may be had. 



IMPROVED STEEL EGG DRILLS AND METAL BLOW-PIPE. 1/- POST FREE. 



With Label List for labelling Birds, Eggs, printed in graduated type, and " Hints 

 on Egg Collecting and Nesting, 1/6 Willow Chip Boxes, ; 4 sizes nested, 1/10 per gross. 



3sr^n?H:^.iL.iisrE 2/- ipieir, zfott3st:d- 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF BIRDS' SKINS. STUFFED BIRDS' AND EGGS, ARTIFICIAL EYES, 

 APPARATUS, NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS, AND ALL KINDS OF NATURALISTS REQUISITES. FREE. 

 J. & W. DAVIS., Naturalists, 31 Hythe St, DARTFORD, KENT. 



