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THE OOLOGIST. 



DAVIE'S EGGS. 



It has been deemed ad visible to offer the f e\v 

 remaining eggs at the following greatly 



f^educed f^ate^ 



Which range from 10 to 50 per cent less 

 than previous quotations and will 

 average over 25 por cent. 



$20.00 Wortti of 



IN SETS 



m 



We have concluded to show that we appreciate 

 the efforts of our oolog-lcal friends In assisting us 

 In disposing- of tnls collection by making the 

 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 May 15, 1S83, we will give a set 

 of one egg of the Bald Eagle. 



To the second largest purchaser a set of l 

 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 of the American Flamingo. 



To the 6th and 7th largest purchasers each a 

 set of one egg of the Noddy Tern. 



To the 8th to lOth largest purchasers each a 

 set of 1 egg of the Sooty Tern. 



To the llth to l.5th largest purchasers each a 

 set of 2 eggs of the Black Tern. 



To the 16th to 2.5th largest purchasers each a 

 set of 3 eggs of the Mourning Dove. 



Conditions. 



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

 ' chase at least $f>.00 worth of the Davie eggs; 4th 

 to lOth prizes, at least $2.00 worth; nth to 2.)th 

 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.iat 

 and May I5th. Prizes will be awarded May 25th 

 and announced In June Oologist. Should a 

 person send a dozen or more orders between 

 Apr.lst arid May I5th it will be the total sum of 

 all these orders' that will count In the competi- 

 tion. In case two cr more persons should send 

 the same amount the earliest order will rank 

 nrst. 



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 $i .00 or over) expense. 

 Make remittances in most convenient manner. 

 Address Plainly 



FRANK H. LATTIN, 

 Albion, N. Y. 



EGGS IN SETS. 



AUpvlccs are for the complete set as do v^rlb - 

 ed. 



Orders under 30 cts. must contain 5 cts. ad- 

 ditional and under $1.00 lu 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 pur 

 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 



P. C. O. and fco Fra iklln Co. , Ohio 



L. I Long Island, N. Y. 



N nest accompanies set 



nd no data 



O ; Ohio 



S. G. P. 0. or sgpc San Gorgonla Pa«s, Oala. 



snc set not complete 



? questionable 



1-2 Wood Tlirush, 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 



10-11 Catbird, 3, FCO?nd P4 



12-1.8 Catbird. 4, P C O ? nd OG 



14,16 Brown Thrasher, 3, 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 SGPC dc 1.15 



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



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



31 Carolina wren, 5, coll by O. Davie, I^ C O 



dnc ....1.00 



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



35 



37 Chewlnk, 3, F C O ? nd 20 



3S Yellow-bi'east-Chat, 2, F 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, CiiL, dc .35 



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



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



44 Purple Martin, 3, snc ich.StLaw.Co., N. Y. 

 dc 25 



45 Whlte-taellled (Tree) Swallow, 4 snc, St. 

 Law. Co. N. Y. dc, eggs dirty 3 > 



47 House Finch, 4, HaywardsCala.de 18 



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



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

 dnc 60 



59 Lawrence's Goldfinch, Nl SGPC nd..3n 



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



62 Field Sparrow, 2, F C O nd 06 



63 Field Sparrow, 3FCOnd o8 



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 



69 Rusty Song Sparrow, 4 (l ch) Oregon dnc 

 75 



70 Spurred Towhee, 4, sgpc dc SO 



17 Lazuli Buntlng,4,San Bernardino,Cala.dc50 

 76 Blue Grosbeak, 2 snc, Forsythe Co. N. C. 



dc 60 



81 Bullock's Oriole, 4, s g p c dc 35 



84-87 Bullock's Oriole, 5, s g p c dc 4.5 



88 Bullock's Oriole, 6,(ich)s g p c dc 50 



90 Purple Grakle, 3 snc, L. I. nd 07 



91-93 Purple Grakle, 4 snc, L. I. nd 10 



94 Purple Grakle, 5, L. I. nd 15 



99 Kingbird, N 3, f c dnc 15 



101 Arkansag Kingbird. 4, s g p c dc 30 



102 Cassin's Kingbird, 4, Riverside, Cal. dc. . I.IO 



