THE OOLOGIST. 



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A GREAT 

 CURIOSITY! 



An Egg Of the 



W(^ liMve just ivceived a lot of these 

 curious eggs from the Paeitic. They are 

 the tii'st of the kiud that we have ever 

 seen, and may never l)e able to obtain 

 anotlier lot. The following description 

 will give one an idea of what they are 

 like: Size, aliout 4 in. l)y 2 in.; color, 

 hrownish-l)laclv to black, but their 

 greatest pccidiarity consists of a thin, 

 ribbon-like brown ruffle about i in. in 

 depth, which spirally extends from one 

 end of the egg to the other, running 

 four or five times ai'ound the egg. 



Should you desire one of these "great 

 curiosities, order at once; we will send 

 thpm prepaid, carefully jiacked in 

 strong wooden lioxes, at tlie following 

 low rates, viz.: 



One Specimen, - - - - $ .25 



Five " - - - 1.00 



Twelve " - - - - 2.00 



Should our supply become exiiausted 

 iM'fore v.'c rci'cive your order, your 

 money will be refunded. 

 Address, 



Frank H. Lattin 



Albion, Orleans Co., 



f. Y. 



^ Chas. K. Worthen, ^ 

 NATURALISTS m^ TAXIDERMISTS, 



-^- Warsaw, illiNois. -^ 



Large stock of Nallve, and the handsomest 



of Tropical Bird Skins on hand. Rare species a 



specialty. liiiclose stamp with Inquiries. ayr 



f ooa EflOTlli 



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NATURALISTS 



AND OTHEES. 



GOOD WORK, 

 LOWEST PRICES 



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^THE NAUTILUS-^ 



For Conebologists. (Formerly the Conch- 

 ologists' Exchange. ) 



Improved, -)- Enlarged, -i- Illustrated. 



Issued Monthly. SubscriiJtion, $1 per year. 



H. A. PILSBKY, EDITOK. 



Address WM. D. AVERELL, 



Manager, Mt. Airy, 



Philadelphia, Penna. 



THE] 



CONTAINS 



86 Pages of Valuable Information. 



It gives our regular price list of oological specimens 

 and supplies (the most complete ever sent out bv any 

 dealer). It gives -.'nc common and scientific names o( 

 all North American birds, arranged and numbered 

 according to Ridgeway s (the Smithsonian) nomencla- 

 ture of i88i ; it gives the numbers used in Baird's 

 checlj-Iist of 1859 and those used in Cone's of 188;^ ; 

 it gives the value of the eggs of over 500 species of 

 North Amaricaii birds, this fact alone making the 

 catalogue invaluable to collectors as a basis of ex- 

 change. It names the various families into which the 

 birds of North America are divided, a id enumerates 

 the birds belonging to each family. It gives, approx- 

 imately, the number of eggs in a clutuh of every 

 American bird. It tells how to prepare specimens for 

 cabinet, liow to pack them for transportation, wiiii 

 many other useful hints. A copj' of our new hand- 

 book and catalogue will be sent postpaid for 



ONLY 25 CENTS. 



or we can furnish the HANDBOOK bound in cloth 

 ,uid gilt for 50 CENTS. 



ADDRESS 



ALBION. Orleans Co.. N. Y. 



irW^lN ORDER TO Cr.OSE OUT OUU STOCK OF HaNP 

 BOOKS, WE WILL, FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS 

 SEND A COPY, PREPAID, FOR ONLY 1.5 CENTS, OK TWO 

 COPIES FOR ONLY 25 CENTS. 



