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THE OOLOGIST. 



WANTED:— Eggs in sets with nests of all 

 Warblers, Waders, Vireos and Thrushes. 

 Send list of what you have and cash or ex- 

 change price. Send 10c for large illustrated 

 catalog. CHAS.K.REED, 75 Thomas St., Wor- 

 cester, Mass. 



TAXIDERMIST'S OUTFIT:— Contains one 

 heavy Cartilage Knife ; 1 nickeled and engrav- 

 ed Scalpel with tip shaped for detaching skin, 

 muscles, &c ; 1 pair Scissors; 1 pair Forceps; 

 1 Dissecting Hook; 1 Brain Spoon; 1 pocket 

 Wire Cutter. Instruments best, all packed in 

 polished Hard-wood Case. A better outfit than 

 the one always sold at $3. I have only four 

 outfits and will close them out at only $3.20 

 prepaid. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



TAXIDERMIST'S COLLECTING GUN. 

 Made to order. Cost me $12.50 and expressage 

 as a dealer. Can be readily taken apart in 

 center and carried "out of sight." Takes reg- 

 ulation 45-70 shell. Gun with complete outfit 

 (50 brass shells, 250 primers, 1000 wads, de and 

 re-capper.) AW prepaid onlj %lQf)Q. FRANK, 

 H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



PLATE HOLDER— Double, 5!4x5^', Blair 

 Camera Co., ($1.00), prepaid 44c. FRANK H. 

 LATTIN, Albion N. Y. 



C. B. VANDERCOOK, Odin, ais. pays 50c 

 per hundred cash for Star, Horse Shoe, Cross 

 Bow, Good Luck, Drummond's Natural Leaf 

 J. T. tobacco tags. Those painted on under 

 side. Offer expires November 1st. 167 



GLASS EYES.— Lot No. 1 contains one pair 

 each Nos. 8 and 15 yellow. No. 9 hazel, No. 18 

 brown (worth 44c) , all pre2)aia! 24c. Lot No. 2 

 contains one pair each No. 19 brown style two 

 (veined) for Bear and Nos. 23 and 24 style four 

 (veined, long pupil and cornered) for Deer 

 (lot worth $1.21). All prepaid, only 76cts. 

 FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



"SNAPS" for TAXIDERMISTS ET. AL:— 

 Chain and Hooks (25c), 16c; 7in. Stuffers,spring 

 handle (1.S5), 80c; Scissor-handle Stuffers, i2in. 

 ($1.75), $1.05; Scissor-handle Stufler, 15in, ($2.50) 

 $1.60; Bone Cutters, extra fine and heavy, ($2.50) 

 $1.60; 38 cal. Wad Cutter, (40c) 22c; Pinning 

 Forceps for Insects ($1.25) 78c; Botanical Col- 

 lecting Can with shoulder strap, size 13x7;4x3>^ 

 in. ($1.50) $1.10; Tenaculum or Dissecting Hook, 

 folding in handle ($1) 28c. All prepaid at prices 

 quoted, regular prices in ( ). FRANK H. 

 LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Will trade books of all kinds for 

 good matched pairs of ivory Elks teeth or sin- 

 gle teeth; also collections of U. S. stamps 

 bought for cash. Address, HALL N. JACK- 

 SON, 36 W. 6th St., Cincinnati, O. 170 



YOUR ATTENTION is called to the great 

 sacrifice sale of the collection of W. A. OLD- 

 FIELD of Deckerville, Mich., formerly of Port 

 Sanilac. This is a great chance to secure some 

 good and rare specimens at low price. See ad. 

 in this issue. 



U. S. WAR CENTS and REBELLION TOK- 

 ENS, issued 1861-65, same size as U. S. cent now 

 in use, bearing peculiar designs, "Union For- 

 ever," "Not One Cent for Tribute," etc., etc. 

 Some with merchant's names. Becoming rare. 

 Will make neat pocket pieces. Boys, you can 

 dispose of these old and curious war cents to 

 your friends at a good profit. Supply limited. 

 While they last will send one by mail postpaid 

 for only 10c ; 3 (each one different) for 25 cts. 

 Stamps taken. O. J. SWANDER, Kenton, 

 Hardin Co., Ohio. 171 



FOR SALE:— Clutches of European species. 

 White Gryfalcon, Gryfalcon, Merlin, Green 

 Sandpiper, Greenshank, Golden Eagle, Gray 

 Sea Eagle, Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, Honey 

 Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon. Hobby Egyptian 

 Vulture. Apply, GORTON, 2 Upper Glouces- 

 ter St., Pendleton, England. 171 



CODDINGTON MAGNIFIER(Miners' glass), 

 diameter ^gin, cost $1.50, prepaid 95cts; also a 

 3 lens pocket magnifier in rubber case, only 

 60c, prepaid. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, 

 N. Y. 



INSECT PINS:— 150 best assorted and 3 

 sheets 3x4x1-16 inch cork. All prepaid, only 

 20c. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



PALMETTO WORK! Beautiful, durable. 

 Finished with any color satin ribbon. Fans, 

 40cts, three for $1.00; napkin rings. 20cts, six 

 for $1.00, postpaid. Miss V. V. OHLINGER, 

 Winter Haven, Florida. 



WHAT can you offer in bird skins for fresh 

 skin of young male Great Horned Owl in down? 

 TROY W. EAUHART, Elkhart, Ind. 



WANTED:— Vol. 2 of "Birds," unbound! 

 Offer in exchange set of 4 Marsh Hawk's eggs. 

 Address, THEODORE B PARKER, 36 Beau- 

 mont Ave., Newtonville, Mass 



SKATE EGG, 3c; fossil tooth large, 10c; 15 

 choice curiosities, 12c; 100 sea shells, 12c; horse- 

 shoe crab, 10c ; shark egg, 5c ; periwinkle egg 

 case 5c ; 5 relics, 15c. Price list, 1 relic, 25 sea 

 shells and a Big Red claw, all for 10c. W. P. 

 ARNOLD, Peacedale, R. I. 



COLLECTION of Eggs for Exchange:— Sets 

 of 16, 127, 191. 360a, 376, 331, 429, 430, 431, 460, 468, 

 466, 471, 482, 487, 486, 487, 505a, 620, 633a, 707a, 708, 

 710, 721a. LEE CHAMBERS, Santa Monica, 

 CoL 



TO EXCHANGE:— 2 Black Walnut, glass 

 top egg cases, 34x26 and 18x23 inches respec- 

 tively, made especially for eggs. For eggs in 

 sets or old varieties of U. S. stamps. No pos- 

 tal cards answered. J. NEWTON, Union ville. 

 Conn, 



EXCHANGERS ; —You are hereby invited to 

 send in your list of duplicate singles and sets, 

 on receipt of same, I will mail you my list of 

 singles and sets from which you may select, 

 and you will be astonished at the prices I will 

 give in exchange. Assist me by sending me 

 your list and I will do the rest. ED KASCH, 

 Lockhart, Texas 



WANTED;— Good second-hand Ridgway's 

 Manual or Coues' Key, also collecting gun for 

 lowest terms in cash. Address, M, M.MYERS, 

 Box 345, Cripple Creek. Colo. 



EXCHANGE:— Bird skins, all in good con- 

 dition, collected last year, including Great 

 Horned, Pigmy and Short-eared Owls, Western 

 Red- tail Hawk, Whistling Swan, etc. Lists . 

 AUSTIN COOPER, Nicomin, B. C. Canada. 



WANTED:— Circulars and samples of mail 

 o'-der goods retailing from 5cts to 2octs. Mean 

 business. O. J. SWANDER, Kenton, Hardin 

 Co., Ohio. 



50 different sets, all complete, full data ; also 

 a few Indian arrow Points. Will exchange for 

 Al bicycle or sell cheap. J. D. PARKER, Dan- 

 ville. Knox Co., Ohio. 



TEN Different first class Tennessee eggs, 

 two nests and a complete set of 3-5 eggs in a 

 third nest for fifty cents. IVAN STEPHENS, 

 Winchestar, Tenn. 



