THE NIDIOLOGIST. 



PURCHASING BUREAU. 



A New Department for Ornithologists 

 and Oologists. 



The NiDiOLOGlST has establisheil m aj^encv fcir 

 the sale of skins, eggs, birds, scientific literaUire, 

 etc., which will prove very valuable to reliable 

 collectors who desire to dispose of specimens for 

 cash, and to owners of collections who wish to 

 secure desiderata. 



None but strictly ;r//Vz/:>/t' collectors, offeringfirst 

 class authentic specimens, will be privileged to use 

 this column. We hold otirse/ves rexpoiisi/ile for 

 the protection of both buyer and seller. 



Casli must accompany all orders, which we. vsill 

 hold until eggs or other articles are received in 

 condition satisfactory to purchaser. Seller must 

 pay transportation unless otherwise stated. Our 

 charge for advertising and negotiating sales is 15 

 per cent. No charge if no sale is effected. Give 

 this column a trial. Send list of specimens (rarer 

 species preferred) to 



The Nidiologist, 



A I allied a, Calif. 



BEST OFFER YET. 



Rare Premiums Given Away for New 

 Subscribers. 



The .subscription contest for the rare .sets 

 of eggs we are going to give awaj' is not 

 yet closed, as we have found that more 

 time is needed for fairness all round, there- 

 fore the period for "rustling" is extended 

 to the time of going to press of our March 

 number, when the names of the winners 

 of the eggs will be positively published. 



You have as big a chance as anyone to 

 get a good share of these desirable eggs, 

 the list of which will be increased. 



Another Offer. — We have decided, in 

 order to excite wider interest in this con- 

 test, to give TWO BEAUTIFUL EGGS OF THE 



California Murre to- everyone sending 

 us o)ie new subscriber. To take advantage 

 of this offer you must yotirself be a sub- 

 scriber. 



Remember: 



The Nidiologist is the only first-class 



illustrated magazine of ornithology in 

 America. It is indorsed in highest terms 

 by the most prominent authorities in orni- 

 thology and oology, because every issue is 

 valuable and interesting and beautifully 

 iLLUvSTRATED. It is easily worth twice 

 over the one dollar subscription price (in- 

 cluding free exchange notice. ) 



To make things interesting diuA profitable 

 for you we will give away over $40 in rare 

 sets of eggs, etc., as follows: For the 

 largest number of subscribers received, a 

 selection of $ 1 5 worth of eggs; next largest, 

 $10 worth; third largest, $7.50; fourth 



largest, $2 50; fifth and sixth largest, each 

 '$1 cash; seventh and eighth largest, each 

 200 best data blanks; ninth largest, 100 

 data blanks. 



Don't delay, or you will surely regret 

 not being " in it." 



Here are tine Eggs: 



Value per Se * 



Audubon's Shearwater, i-i |$r 50 



Western Gull, 1-3 75 



Nuttall's Woodpecker, 1-5 ■ 5 00 



McGillivray's Warbler, 1-5 7 50 



Cassin's Auklet, i-i i 50 



Tufle 1 Puffin, two sets of one each i 00 



Caracara Eagle, T-3 3 00 



Short-billed Marsh Wren, n-4 3 00 



Pigeon Guillemot, 1-2 , i 00 



American White Pelican, 1-2 50 



California Murre, six eggs (variations) i 20 



Man-o'-War Bird, i-i i 00 



Black-crowned Night Heron, 1-4 48 



Night Hawk, 1-2 . 80 



California Thrasher, 1-3 60 



Costa's Hummingbird, 1-2 i 50 



Rub}--throated Hummingbird, 1-2 i 00 



Black-chinned Hummingbird, 1-2 i 00 



Red-shouldered Hawk, 1-2 70 



American Crow, 1-5 25 



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A little gem, sle/lini; sil: er s)^oori, in form ot 



shovel (typical of first shovelfull or earth broken), 



bear on top of handle representing the Golden 



State — engraved, "Midwinter Fair, 1894." 



ONLY $1.25, PREPAID. 



A. O. QOTT, Jeweler, 



Alameda, Cal. 



