352 THE OOLOGIST. 



"Davis' Standard CoJfectors' Directory of North America," 



Will appear sood, and will contain the names of over 10.000 reliable Collectors in Oology, "Philate- 

 ly. Ornithology, Oonchology, Mineralogv, and Mammalogy. Each name will be placed' under one 

 of the above special branches. The- e will be no charge for inserting your name, so please write 

 your name plainly (and as many others as you know to be reliable, in your neighborhood) on a 

 postal card) stating tinder which branch to place your name, and send at once to me. This will be 

 an excellent opportunity to get your name in the best medium of exchange that has been, or will 

 appear for years to come. 



ADDRESS, EDWIN C. DAVIS GAINESVILLE, TEXAS. 



And with the assistance of my Oological friends 1 have most sanguine anticipations that with patience, 

 forbearance and perseverance my almost Insatiable thirst in this direction will ultimately, to a certiin 

 extent, become alleviated. 



During the first thirty days of my collections careeranice little nucleus of about $40°. 00 worth of 

 sets has been lormed. 



Daring the second thirty days I shall be exceedingly liberal and broad in my offers and will accept 

 strictly A No. 1 full aud complete sets of any species recognized as nelonglng to the North American 

 Fauna, except A. O. TJ. No's 444 to 766, inclusive, that have a greater value than 50c per egg or a less one 

 than 10c. Many of these -'excepted" species will however be accepted, but must be a matter of special 

 correspondence. 



The authenticity of these sets must be unquestionable and the data accompanying the same 

 must be very complete. 



I prefer (am not positive on these points however) to receive sets of '94 collecting and direct 

 from the original collector. 



Now if you have one or more sets which you think would please me and which you will ex- 

 change at full Standard Catalogue rates for anything I offer below or in November 'Oologist at 

 prices quoted I want them and wish that you would send on at once prepaid. 



Remember I will only accept such sets as I have designated and on conditions named and al- 

 though I will accept any number of sets from a single collector— I will not accept more than two 

 sets of a species from the same party— I also reserve the privilege to return any set or sets not up to 

 my standard and also the duplicate sets of many species which I shall undoubtedly receive, should 

 I so desire. Your specimens are to be sent at your risk and prepaid. I will send all return pack- 

 ages prepaid and at my risk. ■ 



This offer is a very broad one and will never be repeated— it will hold in force until Jan. 15th 

 1895. not a single day later. 



I have no time to correspond over this matter, hence do not write me in relation to the same 

 unless it is absolutely necessary or your letter is accompanied with specimens. Faithfully, 



FRANK H. LATTIN. 



The following are the articles and the prices at which I of- 

 fer them in exchange for the above in addition to the ones 

 offered in November Oologist: 



Astropecten bizpinosus A peculiar Star fish Egg of Cray-tailed Cardinal 50 



from China % 50 Nidorella armata, a peculiar Star fish from 



Asterias ochracea, That large yellowish Califor- Panama, somewhat suggestive of a minature 



nia Star fish, covered with those peculiar African shield 75 



knobby spines 75 Heliaster Kubiru/ii. This is a. peculiar many 



1000 back numbers of the Youth's Companion armed Star fish from Chili known as "Sun 



and Golden Days in lots of 50 "or over, at 3c Flower" Starfish, "Sun-dial" Star fish 1 00 



per copy. Ponupine Fish, from the Pacific 100 



Genuine Sioux War Clubs, stone heads, Polished Buffalo Hoof Cushion 150 



rawhide covered handles, selected specimens, Card Case large, size with polished Agate 



(niu<t go by express at exchangers ex- sides 8 00 



pense) 5 00 Slamp Box, Agate 1 50 



"Standard Catalogue of N. A.. Birds Eggs." Book Mark, Agate handle with "World's Fair" 



Lattin 35 engraved on a sickle shaped blade 150 



"Notes on the Natural History of Labrador,' 1 Cigar Cutter Charm, Agate 1 25 



Stearns 1 00 Ladies Double Pins, best rolled plate posts and 



A specimen of that large magnificent and rare chain with assorted topaz and amethyst ban- 



Echinid. Met alia speciosa 3 00 gles _...; 2 50 



Address all letters and packages that have connection with 



.anything mentioned on this page, plainly and in full to 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 

 ORLEANS CO., ALBION, N. Y. 



