THE OOLOGIST. 



Naturalists' Bullstin 



Vol. 2, No. 6. May 15, 1897. 

 NOTICE. 



All items In this Bulletin are sent prepaid 

 on receipt of price given (unless marked F. O. 

 B.) if your order amounts to 35 cents or over. 

 Less than 35 cents must include 5 cents extra 

 for postage. All specimens labelled with both 

 common and scientific name. 



If you don't see what you want please write 

 me as I may be able to offer you a fine bargain. 



I^PLEASE OBSERVE. 



Do not send silver coin in letters. 1 prefer 

 Post Office or Express Money Orders and will 

 allow you to deduct the cost of the order. 

 Amoutits of less than 35 cents can be sent in 

 postage stamps. 



BIRDS EGGS. Sets with Data. 



Price per set. 



Gull-billed Tern, set of 2 $ 20 



Am. Herring Gull, 3 a4 



Double-crested Cormorant, 4 38 



American Bittern, 3 70 



Least Bittern, 4 20 



Brown Pelican, 4 55 



Black-necked Stilt, 4 75 



KilldeeL-, 4 28 



Bob-white, 8 40 



Texan Bob-white, 11 45 



Ruffed Grouse, 12 1 00 



Whip-poor-will, 2 1 20 



Cooper's Hawk, 4 - 40 



Red-tailed Hawk, 3 



(This is a remarkably fine set) 85 



Red-shouldered Hawk, 4 70 



Florida Red-shouldered Hawk, 3 50 



American Osprey, 3 



(Very nicely marked) 70 



Black Vulture, 2 70 



Screech Owl, 4 80 



Black-chinned Hummer, nest and 2 eggs... 40 



Anna's Hummer, nest and 2 eggs 45 



Allen's Hummer, nest and 2 eggs 50 



Wood Pewee, set of 3 _ 16 



Bobolink, nest and 5 eggs 45 



Hooded Oriole, 4 40 



Towhee, 4 20 



Purple Martin, 5 25 



Oven-bird, 5 35 



Cactus Wren. 4 30 



■Carolina Wren, 4 20 



Chickadee, 5 35 



California Bush-tit, nest and 6 eggs 45 



Gnatcatcher, 3 _ 25 



Hermit Thrush, 4 , 45 



SINGLE EGGS. 



each. 



Royal Tern $ 12 



Brown Pelican lf> 



Whooping Swan 50 



■ Roseate Spoonbill - 40 



King Rail 07 



Black-necked Stilt ., 18 



Mountain Partridge (data) 30 



Sooty Grouse (data) 30 



Fla. Burrowing Owl (data) 40 



Lapwing (data) - 08 



Wilson's Plover... 07 



Sage Grouse 18 



Red-tailed Hawk 20 



FOREIGN SINGLES. 



Griffln Vulture (extra large) 40 



Partridge 08 



Capercaille 20 



Sand Grouse (rare and curiously marked) 38 



Mongolian Pheasant 10 



Kestrel 15 



Penguin 25 





3 Special Offers 



IN EGGS! 



I St. For Only 30c I will send you one 

 full set with data of each Lark Sparrow, Mock- 

 ingbird, American Crow, Bronzed Grackle, 

 Mourning Dove, Catbird and Redwing Black- 

 bird. 26 eggs for 30c postpaid. 



2fl. Kor only 30c I will send you 20 

 varieties tirst-class single eggs and checking 

 list. All postpaid. 



3d. Kor only 30c I will send you 10 

 varieties Foreign Kggs, postpaid. 



BIRD SKINS. 



Great Horned Owl (F. O. B.) $ « 



Screech Owl 31 



Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 



Red-shouldered Hawk 5( 



American Merganser (F. O. B.) 40 



Golden-eye 45 



Herring Gull (P. O.B.) "' 



Woodcock 34 



Golden Plover 38 



Field Plover 30 



Blue Jay 26 



Redpoll IS 



American Crossbill - 35 



White-crowned Sparrow 16 



Snowflake 14 



Cedar Waxwing 13 



Myrtle Warbler IQ 



Hooded Warbler 22 



Scarlet Tanager 22 



Indigo Bunting 16 



Brown Creeper lOi 



Golden-crowned Kinglet 10 



2 ft. Alligator Skin 90 



Fine Black Squirrel 45 



Any skins marked "F. O. B." will be sent 

 prepaid if your order amounts to $2.75. 



BOOKS. 



Jordan's Manual of the Vertebrates ($3.50) $3 2J 

 Hyatt's Insects, 13 plates, 223 figures ($1.25) 

 Maynard's Butterflies of E. North Am., 80 

 pages, 10 full page 10x13 in., plates with 

 colored figures of about 100 species ($7.50) 5 0( 

 Raines' Bird Nesting in N. W. Canada ($3) 1 23 

 United States Geographical Surveys west 

 of the 100th Meridian (Wheeler) Pal- 

 eontology, 586 pages text and 83 full 

 page'plates; contains report of vertebrate 

 (fossils of the Southwest with figures $5) 2 

 U. S. Geological Survey of Colorado, (Hay- 

 den) 38 plates, 5 maps and 4.i cuts and en- 

 gravings 496 pages text ($2 50) 90 



U. S. Geological Survey of Idaho and Wyo- 

 ming. (Hayden) 88 plates, 710 pages text, 



($3.50) 1 « 



Paleontology of New York, 4th dist. (Jas. 

 Hall) 70 plates and 170 cuts, maps,etc.,664 



pages text. ($5) 3 



To the person sending me tlie largest ordei 

 from this advertisement before June 25th, 1897 

 I will give a premium listing at $1.75. Seconc 

 largest one, listing at $1 ; third one listing at 5( 

 cents; next four each one listing at 25 cent! 

 each. \ ou can send all at once or in install 

 mcnts, but last installment must be mailed bj 

 June 25th. Cash with order every time. 

 Address, 



Ernest H. Short, Albion, N. Y. 



