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THE OOLOGJST 



suggestions and con eetions in relation 

 to typographical errors as well as to 

 A'aluation. 



The corrected list will l>e stereotyped 

 on July 1st hence the importance of 

 mailing your suggestions not later than 

 June 20th. 



We have received from Prof. T. D. 

 Richardson, Instructor of Natural 

 Sciences in the Washington High School 

 of Jacksonville, Ills., a copy of his 

 ''Model Herbarium and Plant Record." 

 We have given our copy a most careful 

 examination aud unhesitatingly pro- 

 nounce it ihe best thing of its kind that 

 has ever been brought to our notice. 

 Below we enumerate a few of the Au- 

 thor's claims of merit for the work, all 

 of which we most heartily endorse, and 

 would further advise all of our readers, 

 having botanical inclinations, to send 

 him $1 for a copy: 



1. The size is Sxll inches. This is large 

 enough for the purposes of the ordinary col- 

 lector and not so large as to be cumbersome . 



2. The binding is such as to allow the book 

 to spread when rilled with plants and not in- 

 jure it in the least. 



3. The descriptions occupy the page oppo- 

 site the plant and a turning of leaves is not nec- 

 essary when the plant and description are com- 

 pared. 



4. The paper used in these books is very 

 heavy and of good quality and makes an excel- 

 lent Herbarium paper. 



5. The best methods of collecting, pressing 

 and mounting plants are presented in a simple 

 and concise manner. 



6. The Key to the Terms Used in Descrip- 

 tions contains all the terms and spaces for il- 

 lustrating each by a written definition and a 

 drawing. Experience has shown that this is 

 an excellent method for fixing the terms and 

 their meaninas in the mind of the pupil. No 

 other Herbarium has this arrangement. 



The Model Herbarium has grown to its 

 present form with the needs of the Author's 

 classes and is now offered with the confident 

 belief that it has a place in the botanical work 

 in schools that has not been filled by any of the 

 numerous Herbariums. Plant Records and 

 Analyses that have been published. 



You Are a Judge- 



Your decision must be mailed us not 

 later than the first day of July. 

 Write on back of a postal card the five 

 articles which you have decided to be 

 the most valuable, instructive and inter- 

 esting in this number of Oologist and 

 mail to us. Number the articles in the 

 order which you think the prizes should 

 be awarded. 



We give our Judges five prizes hav- 

 ing an aggregate value of over $5, one 

 to each of the five whose decisions are 

 nearest the final award of Mss. prizes. 



BIRD SKINS! 



LOW RATES for JUNE ONLY 



Prices are for A 1 Specimens. 



Order quick. If you don't see what 

 you want write for it. We have a big 

 lot, as per large list in this issue. 



American Coot $ 60 



California Quail 60 



Gainbel's Quail 1 00 



Scaled Quail 75 



Large Hawks, several species 1 60 



Redbreast Merganser 1 00 



Mallard 1 00 



Black Mallard 1 25 



Baldpate 1 25 



Green-wiug Teal 1 00 



Blue wing Teal 75 



Shoveller 1 00 



Pintail 1 25 



Redhead 1 50 



American Scaup 1 25 



Lesser Scaup 1 25 



American Goldeueye 110 



Old Squaw 1 25 



Eider 1 50 



Ruddy Duck 1 00 



Fulvous Tree Duck 1 25 



Eveuing Grosbeak 60 



Prairie Horned Lark 30 



A series of seventy-five specimens of above 

 will sell cheap. Different localities. 



Blue Jay 25 



Steller's Jay 1 25 



Screech Owl 75 



Royal Tern 1 00 



Man O'War. young in Down.... 1 00 



Great Blue Heron 2 00 



Greater Yellow Legs 75 



W hite-throat Sparrow 20 



Snowtlake 25 



About 50 large and small skins, defec- 

 tive in some .way, occasionally broken 

 ueck, etc., our selection, 15 cents each. 



These are worth double this amount 

 for study. 



New lot of mammal skins just in. 



Fine Armadillo, $7.50. 



Large Lizard skins, three feet, $3.00 



Mountain Lion skin, fair, $8.00. 



Ocelot skins, fine for rugs, $4.00, 

 small, $2.50. 



We are receiving new lots of skins 

 daily and would be pleased to hear 

 from all Collectors and Taxidermists 

 who wish to purchase good material at 

 prices that conform to the existing 

 hard times. 



F. H. LATTIN & CO., 



ALBION, N. Y. 



