THE OOLOGIST. 



63 



It lias been deemed advisable to offer the few 

 remainiug eggs at the followiug greatly 



f^educed f^ate^ 



Wliicli range from 10 to 50 i^er cent less 

 than previous quotations and will 

 average over 25 per cent. 



$20.00 Worth of Eggs 



IN SETS 



EI 



We have concluded to sUow that we appreciate 

 the efforts ot our oolog-ical friends in assisting- us 

 in disposing of tnis collection by making the 

 largest purchasers presents o£ the following 

 valuable eggs: 



To the person sending us the largest amount 

 of money tor Davie's eggs, either sets, singles or 

 nests oii or before May 15, 1S89, we will give a set 

 of one egg of the Bald Eagle. 



To the second largest purchaser a set of 1 

 egg of the Bridled Tern. 



To the third largest purchaser a set of 4 eggs 

 of the Horned Grebe. 



To the 4th and 5th largest purchasers each a 

 set of 1 egg ot the American Flamingo. 



To the 6th and 7th largest purchasers eacli a 

 set of one egg of the Noddy Tern. 



To the sth to lOth largest purchasers each a 

 set of 1 egg of the Sooty Tern, 



To the llth to loth largest purchasers each a 

 set of 2 eggs of the Black Tern. 



To the 16th to 25th largest purchasei'S each a 

 set of 2 eggs of the Mourning Dove. 



Conditions. 



The winner of the 1st to 3rd prizes, must pur- 

 chase at least $5.00 worth of the Davie eggs; 4th 

 to lOth prizes, at least $2.00 worth; llth to 25th 

 at least 50 cts. worth. To compete for these 

 prizes only orders for the Davie eggs will count. 

 Orders can be mailed at any time between Apr. 1st 

 and May 15th. Prizes will be awarded May 25th 

 and announced in June Oologist. Should a 

 person send a dozen or more orders between 

 Apr. 1st and May 1 5th it will be the total sum of 

 all these orders that will count in the competi- 

 tion. In case two or more persons should send 

 the same amoimt 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 li.OO or over) expense. 

 Make remittances in most convenient manner. 

 Address Plainly 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 

 Albion, N. Y. 



EGGS IN SETS. 



AUprices are for the complete set as descrlb - 

 ed. 



Orders 'under 30 cts. must contain 6 cts. ad- 

 ditional and under $1.00 10 cts. additional, for 

 postage and packing. 



In all cases you must name additional sets that 

 you can use as substitutes in case the ones 

 ordered have been sold. In case this Is not done 

 we will take equallly desirable sets from our 

 stock to;;flll the order, or money will be refunded. 



Abbreviations. 



To condense the list, the following abbrevia- 

 tions have been used: 



ch chipped holes 



dc data complete 



dnc data not complete 



F. C. O. and fco Franklin Co. , Ohio 



LI Long Island, N. Y. 



N nest accompanies set 



?.<i no data 



o ; Ohio 



S. G. P. C. or sgpc San Gorgonla Pass, Gala. 



sue set not complete 



' questionable 



1-2 Wood Thrush, 3, nd $ 08 



3-5 Wood Thrush, 4, coll. by Oliver Davie, Frank- 

 lin Co. O., dnc 18 



6-7 Wood Thrush, 5, coll. O. Davie, Franklin Co. , 



O. dnc 22 



8 Russet-backed Thrush, 4, Gala, nd 35 



10-11 Catbird, .3, FCO?nd 04 



12-13 Catbh-d. 4, F C O ? nd 06 



14,16 Brown Thrasher, B, F C O ? nd 06 



19 Blue -gray Gnatcatcher, 4, sGPCdc ...70 

 21 Black-crested Flycatcher, 2, S G P C dc .75 



26 Ground Tit, 2, snc SGPCdc 1.15 



27 Tufted Titmouse. 4, Clinton Co., Ind dc 1.25 



28 California Bush-tit, 5, 8 G P C dnc 50 



31 Carolina wren, 5, coll. by O. Davie, FCO 

 dnc 1.00 



32 House Wren, 4, (ich) Waterloo, Ind dnc .15 



33 Swalnson's Warbler, N 3. Ogeechee Swamp, 

 Ga., a fine and desirable set of this rare spe- 

 cies 6.00 



36 Yellow-breast-Chat, 3, O. Davie, FCO dnc 

 35 



37 Yellow-breast-Chat, 3, F C O ? nd 20 



33 YeUow-breast-Chat, 2, P CO ? nd 14 



39 Am. Redstart, 3, O . Davie, FCO dnc .... 30 



40 Am. Redstart, N 2, nd 20 



41 California (?) Shrike, 5, San Jose, Cal., dc .35 



42 California (?) Shrike, 5, S G P C dc 35 



43 Cedar Waxwing, 3, Lake Co., HI. dc 25 



44 Purple Martin, 3, snc St. Law. Co., N, Y. 

 dc 35 



45 Whlt^-bellied (Tree) Swallow, 4 snc, St. 

 Law. Co. N. Y. dc, eggs dirty S.T 



46 Summer Redblrd, 3, Athens Co. O. dc 60 



47 House Finch, 4, HaywardsCala.de 18 



50-51 House Finch, 4, SGPCdc 15 



54-55 Am. Goldfinch, N4nd 20 



56-57 Arkansas Goldfinch, N 4 S G P C dc 7.5 



58 Lawrence's Goldfinch, 5 (3 cb) S G P C 

 dnc 60 



59 Lawrence's Goldfinch, Nl SGPC nd..30 



60 Grass Finch, 4 snc St. Law. Co. dc......l5 



61 Sharp-tailed Finch, 2 snc, Mass. dc ...'.. .55 



62 Field Sparrow, 2, F C O nd .06 



63 Field Sparrow, 3FCOnd 08 



64 Field Sparrow. 3 snc F C O nd 07 



65 Song Sparrow, N 5, nd ,.12 



66 Cal. Song Sparrow, .3, Marlon Co., Cala. 

 dc ...20 



67 Cal. Song Sparrow, .3, near San Francisco 

 dnc 15 



68 Heermann's Song Sparrow, 5, Riverslde,Cal. 

 dc 60 



69 Rusty Song Sparrow, 4 (i ch) Oi'egon dnc 

 75 



70 Spurred Towhee, 4, s g p c dc 80 



17 Lazuli Bunting,4,San Bernardlno,C'ala,dc.60 



