THE oOLOGIST. 



53 



NEW PRICBS. 



Until July 1, 1899. I offer the following goods 

 at prices given, unless present stock becomes 

 exhausted before that ttnie. 



First orders will be sure to get what they 

 want 



Following by mail, prepaid: 



Glass icicles for taxidermists, each $ .04 



Hand vise, reg pr. 76c., now 55 



Leg drills, reg. pr. 3.=Sc., now 30 



Taxidermists' pliers. 6 in, now 40 



• 7in.,now 60 



Stuffing Fo'-ceps. hpst, Scissor-handled, 



r2 in., were $1.75. uo«- 1.25 



Best 6(2 in. Spring F.ML'eps, U' I w 95 



Ordinary 6 in. •■ •" -28 



5 in. ■' 20 



4 ill. ■■ 15 



Taxidermists' Sci.~s>is. were 75c , now 45 



Ebonv-handled Scaloels, now 40 



3-in. Wire Cutters, now 25 



Set Chain and Hooks for holding birds 



when skinning now.. • .14 



Spool of fine wire for artificial case work, 



etc., now 0? 



KGG DATA BLANKS. 



In books with 3 inch stub (check-book style) 

 nicely bound and well perforated. The handi- 

 est and neatest style of data made. Light ma- 

 nllla covers. 



Regular 5 inch style : 

 100 In book » .35 



Stubs are arranged both to keep duplicate 

 data and to note the disposition you make of 

 set.. 

 Loose datas: 



8 Inch, 1 stvle. 2:ir- per 100. 



5 inch, 4 styles. iM- per 100. 



3 Inch 2si.\les l.-cp-rlOO. 



OOLOGISTS' EGG DRILLS. 



Cheap ones for fresh eggs. 



No. 1, dlam. 8100 * .07 



No. 2, diam, 12-100 08 



No. 3. diam. IIS.IOO 10 



No. 7. diam.. 2.5-100 18 



Plated 6 m. Blowpipe _ .'20 



Best Set Embrvo H'"oks. consisting of En- 

 graved handle and three sizes hooks. 



were 75c. now 65 



Best Curved Embryo Scissors, were 81.00, 



now 80 



Bottle Oologlst Cement for mending dam- 

 aged eggs, now 10 



Book of Colored Tissue Paper? for using 



with cement 06 



Caliper Rule for Measuring Eggs, 12 in., 



best made, were $6 00, now 4..50 



Following go by express or freight, F. O. B. : 

 30 lbs Taxidermists' Clay for making heads, 

 etc., for 1.00 



TRAYS FOR EGGS, ETC. 



Color, either white or brown. 



No. 1, size IV« X 2 X ^i in., per 100 $ .55 



No. 2, size2x 3x Ji in., per 100 65 



No. 0, size IxlYiX H In., per 100 40 



No. 0, In white only. This Is an especially de- 

 sirable size for single eggs, small shells and 

 fossils. 



CASES FOR EGGS, ETC. 



Black walnut finish. 



10 X 14 x 3 in $ .95 



12 X 18 X 3 In . 1.20 



Or I will exchange either of these for eggs or 

 anything else I can use. 



Geologists' Hammer, \}4 lb f .90 



21b 1.10 



BOOKS, POSTPAID. 



Maynard's 'Eggs of North American Birds," 



last edition, with colored pi ites, at fl.70 cloth 



bound and new. 



Davie's 'Natui-alist's Manual," a key to 

 the Thrushes. Warblers, Wrens, Swal- 

 lows and Tanagers. Gives full direc- 

 tions for collecting bird's eggs and skins, 

 mounting birds and collecting and mount- 

 ing Insects, 125pp., paper S -35 



Cooks 'Birds of Michigan,'' 168pp,, Illum- 

 inated paper covers, many lllus 50 



"Penikese," a history of the Agassiz Na- 

 tural History School at Buzzards Bay, 

 Mass , with extracts from Prof. Agas- 

 siz's lectures, 9.5pp., with plate, paper 25 



Maynards "Butterfles of Eastern North 

 America," 80pp.. life-sized colored Illus- 

 trations of 100 species, cloth. Rare and 

 out of print — ■ 5.00 



Raine's "Bird Nesting in Northwest Can- 

 ada,' illustrated with plates of both birds 

 and eggs 1 25 



Merriani. "Fauna of Death Valley." cloth 1.22 

 Davie. -Methods in the Art of Taxidermy." 



The standard work on this subject, cloth, 

 new, prepaid $4.85 



By express or freight 4.50 



OSTRICH EGGS. 



Fine large specimeo.s oC the African Ostrich. 

 6 to 7 Inches, regular price $1.40: now 90c, postr 

 paid, or 70c by express or freight. This offer 

 only good while present lot lasts. 



TO EXCHANGE. 

 •Lovell Diamond" Bicycle. Need-! new val- 

 ves H!.d one handle Trade for $W in eggs at 

 list, in s'^ts. or $25 in singles. Has bell, tool set. 

 mud guard, pants' guards and b-ake. Collec- 

 tion of several hundred stamps, foreign and U. 

 S., including Columbian, Omaha and Revenue 

 stamps, for *9 worth of good eggs in sets or 

 singles, 



SPECIAL OFFER. 



To anyone wanting a Hr<t-class outfit for col- 

 lecting,' preparing, identifying and marking 

 eggs, I offer the following assortment: 



Regular 

 price. 

 1 copy Davie's "Nests and Eggs of N. 



American Birds." (2d edi.) $1.00 



1 copy Lattin's"Standard Catalogue" 



and Checklist. 25 



1 book. Best Datas ,... .25 



1 Blowpipe 20 



3 sizes Drills 25 



1 Glass Syringe 18 



1 Embryo Hook .15 



1 bottle Cement - .10 



1 pair finest Forceps .20 



1 Caliper Rule 25 



1 pair Calipers 35 



1 book Tissue Paper 10 



1 Collecting Can - .15 



100 No. 1 Trays and 1 ft Canary Egg 



Cotton for lining same 77 



Regular price for lot $4.20 



Until June 1st, I will ship this entire 

 lot by express, for only $2 95 



Address everything to 



ERNEST H. SHORT, 

 Albion, N. V. 



