THE OOLOGIST, ALBION, N. Y. 



Taxidermists' Outfit. 



A ffof-ri r.ixiflermists' oui.fit; usiiaUv costs from 

 %2.m to $').nn. We have been ti-ying' for somti 

 time to oiitain nii outttt for our patrons that nil 

 can afford: and it K'tves lis pleasure to announce 

 that our efforts liave proren successful. Our new 

 outfit contains tlie following-: 



1 Good Case with locl>: and key. 



1 Ebony handle Scalpel. 



2 Pairs of Tweezers or Forcep.s, one large and 

 one small. 



1 pair l^cissors 



1 Set of Chain and Hooks. 



100 Assorted Taxidermists' Labels, and complete 

 instructions for preparing- the skin of a bird or 

 mammal. 



At usual prices this outfit would cost from S-2..')i 

 to $3.00 to purchase the articles separately, but 

 b.y putting- them up in larg-e ciuanliries, we can 

 offer them at the following low rates: 



Price post-paid. SKiiO, or with Thk ooi.otasT one 

 vear. $1.75. Given for io subscribers. 



No. 31 GLASS EYES. 



Tlfis preniitim will 

 l)le:i.sc our j)ati-(in,s that 

 arc iiiti>i-('st(.'d in taxi- 

 dermy. We have pttt 

 up ;i (le.sirahle a.'-i.sort- 

 ment of hlaek and col- 

 ored eyes contaiiiino- 

 .suitable ones for almost 



anything from a Humming-bird to the 

 "Barred Owl. This a.ssortment at regu- 

 lar ])rices comes to 50cts. 



Price post-paid 85 cents, or vrith The 

 OoLOGiST one year 75 cents, (riven for 

 8 subscribei's. 



No. 30 Exchange Notice. 



A card good for one exchange notice 

 in the Oologlst, to be used scmietiine 

 during 1890. The following unsolicited 

 testimonial, will give an idea of the val- 

 ue of this premium: 



•'Through my exchange notice in the Oot.ogist 

 T received oier .'iO letters, and did exchanuin.g to 

 tlie value of over sn^j.eo. adding nearlv loo sets lo 

 my collection, some very rare. Hoping success 

 to you and tl\e Oologist, I remain H. Y. BENE- 

 DICT, Stephens ("o.. Tex. 



Price post-paid 25 cents, or with The 

 OoLOGiST one year 55 cents, (iiven for 

 1 subscribci- . 



The. New Key to Worth American Birds 



Contains a concise account of every species ot 

 living- and fossil birds at present known an the 

 contlaent nortd of the boundary line between 

 Mexico and the United States, Including Green- 

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Third edition, revised to date, exhibiting the 

 new nomenclature oC the A. O. U., etc., with 

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 and Field Ornltholog-y. A m:inual of collecting:, 

 preparing and preserving birds. 



By Elliot Coues, M. A.. M. U, Ph. D. member 

 nf the National Academy of Science, etc. 



Profuriely illustrated. Coues' Key Is too well 

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Sportsman's Edition, bound In limp morocco; 

 (he best for general use. 



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rt-ice post-paid. $7.50, or with The Oologist 

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Maynard's Naturalists' Guide. 



There Is no manual on collecting objects of Nat- 

 ural Hibtory that has met with the success which 

 has been accorded to this work, and toere are 

 j-irobably few naturalists In this country who have 

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 all departments of Natural History that the auth- 

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in order tliat those wno are not acquainted 

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Collecting and Preserving Birds— It tells 

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COLLECTING AND PKESEKVING MAMMALS,— It 



tells how to collect, moasure, skin, make skins 

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COLLKUTING AND PkKSEKVING INSECTS FOR THK 



CAiJiNKT.— It teaches wiiere to Hiid, how to col- 

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 ui- uriliopteru Mollis and Butterflies, or Lepidop- 

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coLi.KOTiNG AND Preserving Fishes and Rep- 

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.VliscKLLANEODS COLLEC'MNiJ.— It glves fuIl In- 

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I'uLLf.ciiNG AND Preserving Eggs.— It gives 

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Tne book contains 125 pages, is printed on 

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