THE OOLOGIST. 43 



— To Whom it may Concern. — 



Davie to Hill. 



Hill to Lattin. 

 Columbus, O., Jau, 16, 1889. 



Having closed out my Natuial History 

 business, I have transferred my entire col- 

 lection of birds' eggs to Mr. Frank H. 

 Lattin of Albion, N. Y. The collection 

 comprises, also the noted collection of 

 Oliver Diavie, which 1 had in my possess on 

 and numbers a great many rare species. . 



Mr. Lattin is a gentleman whom I can 

 heartily recommend to the confidence of 

 collectors who do not already know hini, 

 and any order entrusted to him will, I am 



Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 18. 1888. 



Owing to the lack of time I have aband- 

 oned the idea of publishing a Natural 

 History catalogue, and have transferred mj' 

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

 Hill, whom I can heartilj' recommend to 

 the confidence of my patrons. 



He has, likewise, in his possession my 

 entire stock of eggs, numbering several 

 hundred species, a great many of which are 



very rare. Any orders entrusted to him _ „ _ 



will receive prompt and careful attention, j gure/receive "careful attention 



Oliver Davie. | Oeo. F. Hill. 



A Valuable Present to the Largest Purchasers of Davie's Eggs. 



Our stock of birds' eggs Is the largest in this Country, and we are really very much ovei stocked. 

 It was not because we needed them that we came iu possession of the Davie Eggs, but as Mr. Iilll 

 had emhariced iu other business, and offered them to us on such liberal terms, we could not resist 

 the temptation of writing him to send them along, but It was with an understanding that he should 

 not ask us for his pay for 60 days, and within that 60 Days we are. going iu sell tJie entire collection. 

 Of course we cannot do this without the help of our oological friends, and to secure their aid we 

 have placed the prices at about one-half what specimens from the cabinets of so noti d an 0()lo<,;lst 

 as Oliver Davie, had ouzht to bring at an auction sale. We feel certain that every Oologist will or- 

 der at once, atleast a few sets or specimens from this noted collection, many of which were used in 

 preparing Mr. D's great work 



.00 WORTH OF EfiGS IN SETS FREE ! $45.00! 



we have concluded to show that we appreciate the efforts of our oological trlen 1 in ass'stlng us In 

 disposing of this collection bymaldng tne largest purchasers presents of the following valuable^ eggs: 



To the person sending us the largest amount of money 

 for Davie's Eggs, either sets, singles or nests on or before 

 March 15th 1889, we will give a beautiful set of two eggs 

 of the Bald Eagle. 



To the second largest purchaser a set Of one egg Of the Bald Eagle. 

 To the third and fonrth largest purchasers each a set Of one egg Of the Bridled Tern. 

 To the fitth and sixth largest purchasers each a set Of 5 eggs jf the Horned Grebe. 

 To the seventh to te.ith largest purchasers each a set Of one egg of the American Flamingo. 

 To the eleventh to fifteenth largest purchaaers each a set Of one egg of the Noddy Tern, 

 To the sixteenth to twenty -fifth largest purchrsers each a set Of One egg of the Sootv Tern. 

 To the twenty-sixth to the fortieth largest purchasers each a set Of three eggS Of the 

 Least Tern. 



To the forty-first to the sixtieth largest purchaser each a set Of two eggs Of the Mourning Dove. 



The winner Of the 1st prize must purchase at lerst $10.00 worth of the Davie Eggs; 2nd to 4th 

 prizes, at least $j.0O worth; 5th to 2.'5th prizes, at least $2.00 worth: 26th to 40th, at least $l.oo worth; 

 41st to 6()th, at least s^cts worth. To compete for these prizes only ordei's for the Davie Eggs will 

 count. Orders can be mailed at any time between Feb. 1st and March l.5th. Prizes will be award- 

 ed March 25th and announced in April Oologist. Should a person send a dozen or more orders 

 between Feb. 1st and March 1.5th It will be the .total sum of all these orders that win count in the 

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

 rank first. 



All eggs will be carefully packed In strong tin or wooden boxes, and sent by mail or express at 

 our risk and (on orders of $1.00 or over) expense. Make remittances In most convement manner 



DISCOUNTS. Owing to our very low prices we can make only 5 per cent on an order of $10.00 

 and 10 per cent on an order of $25.00 over. 



Address PlaiBly, IT'r^/IXlSL H. ILbSIXXIICL. 



Albion, Orleans'^Co., N. Y. 



