THE OOLOanST. 



select and valuable collection large- 

 ly conii)osec[ of Fossil Corals, all care- 

 fully hibeled and prepared, and well 

 woith $r)iO. My price only $18.65 net. 



UNIONDyC. 



A Valuable Collection of Fresh Water 

 Mollusks. 



One hundred and thirty-four (134) 

 species (American) iSO specimens. 

 All fresh live specimens. Worth at 

 regular pi'ices fully $100. Will ship 

 the entire collection for only $32.40 

 net. 



Bendire's Life Histories of North 

 American Birds." 



Recognized the world over as the 

 most valuable addition to the litera- 

 ture bearing on American Ornithol- 

 ogy of the decade. The G-o vernment 

 (its publishers) su])ply has long .been 

 ex'hau.sted and during the past two 

 years every copy we could secure has 

 had two or three purchasers waiting 

 who have paid us anywhere from $7.50 

 to $10.00 per copy and considering 

 tlieniselves fortunate to secure them 

 al even the latter figure. 



The above was taken from my ad- 

 vertisement of over ten years ago, at 

 which time I closed out all obtainable: 

 Vol. I, $9.00 and Vol. II, $7.00. I have 

 secured a few copies during the past 

 five years, and while they last will 

 sell either Vol. I or 11 at $7.50 per 

 copy or $14.00 for both. 



OOLOGY OF NEW ENGLAND 

 By E. A. Capen. 



A full and complete descrip- 

 tion of the eggs, nests, and 

 breeding habits of all the birds 

 known to 'breed in 'New England. Com- 

 plete in one quarto volume, with 

 three hundred and twenty-three (323) 

 full sized lithographic illustrations, 

 colored true to nature. 



This magnificent volume was pub- 

 lished in 1885 at $15.00 net and has 

 long been out of print. 



Last summer among the effects of 

 the late E. A. Capen a few copies of 

 this magnificent work uncut, untrim- 

 med and unbound, but each copy -as- 

 sembled and wrapped ready for the 

 binder, when unearthed, and although 

 ■'out of business" I secured them. If 

 interested, order a copy before it is too 

 late. 'Highly endorsed by all leading 

 ornithologists. 



I ;have had attractive and suibstan- 

 tial cases purposely made for each 

 copy, which in turn are incased in 

 stronger ones for shipping purposes, 

 and I would suggest that unless you 

 wished to have your copy elegantly 

 boundto conform with volumes already 

 in your library that you preserve this 

 copy in the case that I've had made 

 for that ipurpose, rather than depre- 

 ciate its value by having it abound and 

 ruinously trimmed in cheap covers. 



My price, all express charges pre- 

 paid, only $5.50. 



I have one or two copies -with one 

 or two -plates or pages soiled; will sell 

 at $3.50 per copy, prepaid. 



THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA. 

 By Jacob H. Studer. 



The Book, which is an imperial 

 quarto, and 'bound in half Russia 

 leather, with cloth sides and gilt top, 

 has always been sold for $40.00. 

 My Special Price, Only $10.00. 



This 'book contains 119 beautifully 

 colored plates, 12x15 in., representing 

 over 800 ibirds drawn and colored from 

 life by Dr. Theodore Jasper. The 

 shades of color, the fall of the plum- 

 age, the characteristic attitude, and 

 the botanical surroundings are won- 

 derfully exact. The text, which Dr. 

 Elliott Coues pronounced "perfectly 

 reliable," covers 18i2 pages, and is 

 based on field observations of the most 

 eminent ornithologists. The whole is 

 prefaced by a systematic table and 

 index to page, plate and figure, ar- 

 ranged according to the classification 

 which was prepared by Frank M. 

 Chapman, and adopted by the Ameri- 

 can Ornithologists' Union. There is 

 no Ornithology now in print to com- 

 pare with this magnificent work, its 

 merits being attested to 'by the most 

 renowned ornithologists of the day. 



MEXICON OPALS. 



I formerly had a large stock of 

 these beautiful gems, ,but now have 

 only a few left as follows: I have 

 two $10.00 specimens, ■No. 1, a cherry 

 opal full of fire, about 45-100 in. in 

 diam.; No. 2, a black opal about 70- 

 100 in. in diam., both beautiful gems 

 and either cheap at $10, 'but will sell 

 at $8.00 each or the pair at $15.00 pre- 

 paid. I have also a few small opals 

 worth from 10 to 25 cts. each, weigh- 

 ing from 6 to 12 opals per karat, all 

 of the milky variety, prepared at 10 

 cts. each; 12 assorted for 75 cts. 



Clearance Sale" of Frank H. Lattin, M. D., Albion, N. Y. 



