THE OOLOGIST. 



L65 



EGGS IN SETS. 



Set of 3 Roseate Tern 19c, 5 Green Heron 96c, 3 

 Killdeer 30c, 4 Fia. Gallinule 22c. 4 Downy Wood- 

 pecker 4nc, 4 W. Meadow Lark 22c. 4 Orchard Or- 

 iole 15c, 4 Bullock's Oriole 2vc, 5 Baltimore Oriole 

 lTc. 4 Arkansas Kingbird 15o, 3 Pal. Towhee 16c, 

 4 Black-headed Grosbeak 30c, 2 Night Hawk 46c, 

 4 House Finch 13c. 4 Arkansas Goldfinch 23c. 6 

 .Parkman's Wren, 4ic. 4 Sennett Thrasher 30c. 



All prices are for the full set. 

 10c. extra must be added on orders less than 50c. 



James P. Babbitt* 

 Taunton, Mass 



IDENTIFICATION! 



During the past few years we have cheerfully 

 ^attempted to 



IDEN TIFY ALL SPECIMENS 



- our friends have sent us and this without remun- 

 eration-, owing to the fact that we are now re- 

 ceiving packages by the dozen for this purpose, 

 and that our r.lme is more than occupied with 

 our regular business, in the future we shall be 

 obliged TO CHAKGE our friends In addition to 

 return postage the following 



RATES 



Single or first Specimen - - - locts 

 For each additional Specimen - - sets 



The above rates for indenrifying we think very 

 reasonable We have soent many years in 

 handling 1 and studying specimens of various 

 . kind j , and have on hand a verv laryv stock with 

 Which comparison cun be made. We also have 

 leading works to use f ir reference. The advan • 

 ,'i age ofhaving specimens properly identified is 

 invaluable to collector-. 



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F. H. LATTlN *CO„ ALBION, N-Y. 



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JSJorth /\merican 3irds Eggs 



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