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THE OOLOGIST. 



THEOOLOGIST 



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FRANK H. LATTIN, - ALBION, N. Y. 



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Jottings. 



In this issue of the Oologist we give 

 a complete. list of the birds of North 

 Ameriea, arranged according to the 

 new A. O. U. check list. We have also 

 (juoted as far as possible, prices for 

 each species. A few of these prices 

 may differ slightly, from those oi other 

 ilealers, but taken as the}' a\erage, Avill 

 be found the nearest, accurate and 

 most " consistent " ever published; and 

 they ha's^e received the approvid of one 

 of onr l)est American ooiogists. The list 

 Avill ))e the standard of the majority of 

 our collectors for 1890. 



For 1891 we intend to make the list 

 far more accurate and desire sugges- 

 tions froni any of our older oologist in 

 regards to an advance or decrease of 

 any quotations we have made. While 

 the quotations given, will lie our regular 

 prices for 1890, and orders will he tilled 

 at prices quoted, by any reliable dealer, 

 we publish the list in the 0<)logist for 

 c )llectors to use as a basis for making 

 t'leir exchanges for 1890. 



There are several American birds, in- 

 t'luded in the European fauna. The 

 eggs of which can be obtained in Euro])e 

 at from one-half to one-tenth their 

 true A'alue were they collected in Amer- 

 ica. (The numbers representing these 

 species, cm the list, are mostly enclosed 

 in brackets). The quotations are in 

 most cases foi" tlie impcnleil specimens, 

 in our 1891 list, (to be issued in Dec. 



18! 0. W^e shall give ])rices for l)oththe 

 American and impoited ,'-])ecimens of 

 these s])ecies. 



Id orde)- in make this issue of the 

 OologLnT ()1 slil! gicatei' a alue, we 

 ha\e pre])ared ;i few iiistructive arti- 

 cles in relation to making exchanges, 

 etc. As every collector will want at 

 least a few extra co))ies of tJiis issue, 

 we will mail them prepaid at the fol- 

 lowing low rates, viz: four cents per 

 copy; three copies foi' tcji cents; ten for 

 thirty cents; one liundred iov P2.i0. 



To Pack Eggs For Transportation. 



Ahvays use strong boxes, well made 

 from some light material. 



Cigar boxes, if v\'ell madc^, answer tlie 

 purpose A'ery well. The large siz(!S we do 

 not ctmsider as safe as the smallei'ones. 



Shoukl the co\'er lit inside of the end 

 pieces of the liox, nail a small cleat 

 across each end ()n the inside, thereby 

 preventing any possibility of the coA'er 

 breaking in and crushing the contents, 

 which would otherwise almost invaria- 

 bly happen from the rough usage whitdi 

 the box is sure to ix'ceive in the mails. 



For orders or exchanges smaller 

 than those requii-ed to a- "50" size 

 cigar box we use r<uu;d tin boxes rang- 

 ing in size from 1 oz. to 1(3 oz. The 

 saving in postage by the use of these 

 boxes Avill more than pay the lirst cost. 

 The larger sizes, aliliougli -we u>'e hun- 

 dreds of them, at our risk, v\e do not 

 consider safe unless the boxes ai'e lirst 

 covered with cfUTUgated paper before 

 the tinal wrapi)ing for the mail. Ha\ - 

 iug prepared a suitable box for the 

 specimens, we proceed to pack them by. 

 wrapping each egg carefully in a small 

 roll of cotton. The eggs thus Avrapped 

 can then be packed in layers, snugly, 

 but not tightly, in the \)ux. Hundreds 

 of eggs are broken through careless 

 packing, and by trying to crowd in too 

 many eggs into a small space. 



After Avrapping your eggs in cotton, 

 it is ad\-isable to add an- additional 

 wrapper of thin paper, tissue is best. 

 Do not Avind on several yards of thread. 



