THE 05L0GIST. 31& 



NIAGARA FALLS. 



Hundreds of the Readers of the Oologist visit Niagara annually 

 and they always make it a point to visit 



TUGBY'S NEW MUSEUM. 



This new museum is Located on Falls street, only a fe \r steps from R. 

 R. Depots— Electric car line passes its entrance — and occupies a new 

 three story building, which cost thousands of dollars to build and fill — 

 Among the hundreds of attractions within will be found a large and 

 magnificent collection of Birds and the largest collection of birds 

 eggs in a Public Museum in the State. It is a well known fact the 

 World over that TUGBY of Niagara Falls, N. Y. is Headquarters for' 

 everything in the Curio, Specimen, Novelty or Souvenir line pertain- 

 ing to Niagara. 



METHODS 



IN THE ART OF 



TAXIDERMY 



OLIVER DAVIE, 



Author of "Nests and Eggs of North 

 American Birds," etc. 



Containing Ninety Full Page Engravings, over 

 Five Hundred Figures minutely illustrating 

 the most practical methods practiced in the art. 

 It teaches in detail, step by step, the Skinning 

 and Stuffing of Birds, Mammals, Crustaceans, 

 Fishes and Reptiles, together with illustrations 

 of forms and Attitudes of the Animal Kingdom. 

 The text is by Oliver Davie, who has made 

 Taxidermy his life study and profession. The 

 originals of the illustrations were made in In- 

 nia ink from time to time as the actual subjects 

 could be obtained from which to make the va- 

 rious procedures. Tbey were drawn by the 

 eminent Bird and Mammal Artist. Theodore 

 Jasper, A. M., M. D., whose experience in the 

 Art of Taxidermy extends over a period of fif- 

 ty years. Every illustration by this artist is a 

 work of art. Among these engravings are re- 

 productions from photographs of actual work 

 by American Taxidermists. Each Copy of this 

 book is enclosed in box for shipment and is 

 sent prepaid upon receipt of price. 



In one Quarto Volume, Silk 

 Cloth, Gilt Top, Untrimmed 

 Edges, $10. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 



Publisher of THE OOLOGIST, 



Albion, N. Y. 



EGGS. 



From the Orient and Assam 'Malakka) In- 

 dia. Australia, Africa, etc., correctly named 

 at moderate prices, also European and exotic 

 Birds skins. HERMANN ROLLE, 



Emdener St., 4, Berlin, N. W., Germany 



Davie's Nests and Eggs 



NortH American birds 



Re-Written and Greatly Enlarged, with an 



Introduction by J. Parker Norris, and Full 



Page Illustrations of Nests, etc., by 



Theodore Jasper, A. M., M. D. 



and W. Otto Emerson. 



This work Is descriptive of the Nests and Eggs 

 of the Land and Water Birds of North America, 

 which includes all the species known to exist— 

 those that occur or are indigenous north of the 

 Southern United States boundary, including 

 Greenland and the peninsula of Lower California. 



The breeding range of each species Is given, 

 the time of nesting, the exact number of eggs 

 laid, their color and size together with the chief 

 characteristics of the bird. 



The arrangement of the work is according to 

 the nomenclature of the A. O. U. Code and 

 Check List, and the old numbers (Ridgeway's) 

 as used in former editions, are placed to the 

 right of each species. Throughout the text all 

 the common names of the birds are to be found, 

 and a complete analytical index of these Is 

 given. 



An invaluable book as an aid for the identifi- 

 cation of specimens to all those collecting in the 

 held, 



The work consists of 475 pages and 12 full page 

 illustrations. 



Paper Edition, $1.25; Cloth $1.75. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, ALBION, N. Y. 



