THE OOLOGIST. 35 



-To Whom it may Concern. — 



Davie to Hil3. | Hill to Lattin. 



,11 I m • a J. iu 10..0 I CdluujbtlS, 0.. Jiin . I'l, 18SP. 



'■ Havinq closed out my I\atnial HiHtorv 



(Kviii^au the lack of tiniH I hsive ubaml- bu.siitess'; I have traDsferied luv entire col- 



oued the idea of pnblishiug a Natural 

 History catalogue, and have transferred my 

 entire bnBiuess in this line to Mr. Geo. F. 

 Hill, whom I can heartily recommend to 



lection of birds' ei^gw to Mr. Fjunk H. 

 Lattin of Albion, N. Y. The coliectinn 

 c^mpi'ises, also the noted collection of 

 Oliver Davie, which I had in my possession 



the contidence of my iKitrtm^. ! and numbers a great inanv rare spe(;ies. 



He has, likewise, in his possession my | ]vTr. Lattin is a Lrentle'man whom I can 

 entire stock of eggs, numbering several , i^pHj-tiiv recommend to the conlidence of 

 hundred species, a great many of wliudi are | collectors who do not already know him. 

 very rare. Any orders emrusted to him j f^j^fi any order entrusted to him will, lam 

 will receive ].r.>mpt and careful attention. I m^.g receive carefid atiention. 



(_)Liyja^ Davie. | (ieo. F. Hill. 



A Valuable Prsseat to tlie Largest Piircliasers of Davie's Eggs. 



Our st(clv ol' liirds' eg'ga Is tlie lars'esi in this country, and we are realb' vei'y miicli oveisfoi'keci. 

 It was noi. liecMUse we liceded t)iem i luit uc c mie Ui i^nssession of tlie T)t.vte Esg'S. bat as Mr. Hill 

 liad emiiarked In other business, aud iiiTeied ilicin to us on siicli liberal terms, we coul.i not resist 

 the leiiiptatlou of writing' him lo send Iiumii iiloaa'. lait it w<is witli tin understaDtllng that he shonUl 

 not iisk US for his jiav tor iio d i vs a;i 1 /•■in/in. th it 60 i.).\Ys we <tri' c/oiuri to sHl tlif fjdirp collfcUon. 

 Of course we cannot do this witlMini t-v help or oui-oolugii-al liiends, and to secure their aid we 

 luive placed the iirices :d aliout id_ie-)iaif wlial s|iHC!inens"from the cabinets of so noted an oologist 

 as Oliver Davie, h id ou dit to luin;;- at toi iiU^-tion sale. We feel certain tliat every Oologist will "or- 

 der at oiicf'. at icjist a tC'V seis-or sjiecimens troin this noted collection, many ol which were used la 



SloT'iiTH OF E8G3 IN SETS FREE! $40.00! 



we have coi'cUided lo shew ihat we ai-pieci;ile tlie efforts of our oologicol friend in assistiugus in 

 disiiosint; ot tl:ls collection bym.ikiny- tee : a I'^cst purchasers presents of the following valnable egg>: 



To the person sending" us the largest am.cunt of money 

 for Davie's B^^g^s, either seis, singles or nests on or before 

 March 15th 1889, xve w^ill give a beautiful set of two eggs 

 of the Bald Eagle. 



To the secoad largest purchaser a set- of one egg of the liald Eagle. 

 To the third a-id fonrth largest purchasers e.ich a set Of one egg of the firidled Tern. 

 To the fifth a. id sixth largest purchasers each a set of 5 eg.JS jf the Horned Grebe. 

 To the seve.ith to te.ith largest purchasers each v. srt of oiie eg;4' Of the American Flamingo. 

 To the eleventh to filtei.ith largest purchaaers each a set of oue egg- of the Noddy Tern. 

 To the sixteenth to twe.ity-fifth largest purchrsers each a set Of one egg of tlie Sootv Ten). 

 To the twenty-sixth to the fortieth largest purchasers each a set of three eg;S of tlie 

 Least Tern. 



To the forty-first to the sixtieth largest purchaser each a set of two eggs of tlie Mcurnlng Dove. 



c::^ c>"rxc3.i"t iczjxx® - 



The winner of the 1st prize must purchase at lenst .$10.00 worth of the l)a^ ie Eggs: 2ud to 4th 

 prizes, at least $".Oii worth: 5Ui to :>r,\h prizes. ;it least S2.0e worth: 2,,th to 4()fh, at least jfi.no worth; 

 41*1 to (ioth. at I'-ist ri'icrs worth. To compete lor these jirizes only orders for the Davie l'"i;e:s -will 

 count. Orders c;in be m.'dled :.it au\- time Vieiwcen Kch. 1st and M ircU l.ith. Prizes will lie award- 

 ed March 2"ith and announced in April tioi.ooiST. Should a person serd a dozen (^r more orders 

 between Feb. 1st and March i.'itli it wih be the total sum of all these orders that will count In the 

 competition. Incase two or more persons should send the same amount the earliest order will 

 rank first. ; 



All eggs will lie carefully packed in string tin or.wooden boxes, and sent by mall or express at 

 our risk arid (OU orders of $1. On or over; exT)euse. yrake remit't:inees in most convenient manner. 



DISCOUNTS. Owii;gro onr very low prices ^ve can make only .3 per cent on an order of Sio.Oo 

 and 10 per cent on an order of .fr^o.uO o\er. 



Addi-ess Pltiiuly, r"r»^X3Ll3L lES. Ji^^tXllCL. 



Albion, Orleans «Zk5., M. Y. 



