THE OOLOGIST, ALBION, N. Y. 



STAR FISH. 



( Oreast€r reticularia.) 

 The Baftket Star-Oab.freqavbU^so called 

 frum tb« fact that soqietimes the lower 

 yide Is cat out, the shell theo filled with 

 e&ith tuiiking a very uolque and curios 

 huDgpDg-baiiket The specimens we offer 

 are froto the Bahaaius and raage from 10 

 Lu 15 inches across and about S inches 

 thick. Spe<.-imens, ttuuh an we offer, are 

 usually fold at Sl.OO each. 

 Price post-paid, 45 centa, or with The 

 jeur 76 centu. Given for 4 



SEA PLUME. 



One of lh« flexible corals. The 

 branches of thc<« corals fonsiat of 

 a horny axis, sun-ounded by a 



The Sea Phinie. Fern or Feather, 

 ae It is ilIso cti;lted which we offer 

 is one of Ve finebt apeciuiena ob- 

 tainable. Our cut shows the form 

 of this interesting coral. ITie 

 specimens we give as prem' 



ful reddish -purple 



Price po-it-paid, 85 cents, o 

 with The Oologibt one yeir 7 

 tent'' Gnet) foi "^ Bubbirtbers 



SEA FAH. 



Fugorgi'a aurdntica. 



Another t€I7 interest- 

 ing form of the flexible 

 coral family. Our spec- 

 imens are Tery choice 

 selected ones, of a rich 

 yellow color, from Naa- 



Price post-paid, 25 

 cents, or with Tbb Ool- 

 ooiST one year 60 cents. 

 Given for 3 snbKriberv. 



dtffei'cnt pusiti 

 the snake is niitui-al iis Iffc and t^nds to 

 dweive the most obscrriup. Imniedi- 

 :itely after the eyv stf>ps burning the 

 serpent hardens rind may aftevwai'ds be 

 kept, as an amusing curiosity. Thpy 

 ■ up in boxes, twelve eggs in u 



Pri< 



nih The 

 Jivpn for 



American Bird Fancier. 



Or How to Bleed, Rear, and Care 

 for Song and Domestic Birds. This 

 valuble and important little work for 

 all •who are interested in the keeping of 

 Song-Birds, h:i.s been revised and en- 

 lai-ged, and is now a complete manual 

 upon tho subject. All who own val- 

 uable birds, or wish to do so, will find 

 the now Fancier indispensable. New' 

 Revised, and Enlarged Edition. By D. 

 J. Browne, and Dr, Fuller Waker. 

 lllusti-ated Paper Cover. 



Price post-paid, 50 cent.s, or with The 

 OoLOGlST one year 80 cents. Given tor 



The Favorite Pictorial 

 Dictionary. 



The Pocket Pictorial 

 Detiuin^ and Pronounc- 

 ing Dictionary of the 

 English Language, con- 



thousand words r 



and plainly define 



,Vj the syllable: 



undo pi; 



one who consults this book can miss 

 using the projMjr word And givcu it the 

 jToper pronounclrttion. S20 pages. 



a subscribent. 



I3:o-<w to Caiaap OTit. 



By Jokn M Gould. Givinp fnll in- 

 orrmition as to Getting Ready, Small 

 ■r Lai-ge Piirtiea TrAveling aloot and 

 .lamping. Clothing. Cookiiig^Marching, 

 L'he Camu, Tents, Teat Foles, etf , 

 InneiTiI Atlvicu. How lo do it. Hygonic 

 iotes, etc,, etc.. et*-. One vol. Ifl mo. 



Price post-paid 75 ■■■'01*. or with Thk 

 >OLOGlBT on« yearii.OQ. Iriven f»M- » 



One Pint of each, S«d, Bluo, 



Violet and Green Ink. 



We have been using these inks for 



iver 6ye years, and think they are 



equal to any made^ they are not injured 



by fi-eeziug, and will not corrode a pon. 



For this premium we send a packa-^e, 



in powders, suflicient for one pint of 



each. Red, Bhie, Green and Violet Ink. 



To make the ink, you simply add one 



pint of pure raiu water to each package. 



.Price post-paid 25 cents, or with Tbe 



OoLOGlST one year 60 cents. Given for 



3 subscribers. 



The Animal Life of Oor Sea Show. 



With special reference to the New 

 Jersey Coast and the f;outhern,shore of 

 Long Island. By Angelo Heilprin, Pro- 

 fessor of Invertebrate Paleontology at 

 the Academy of Natural Sciences of 

 Philadelphia. Fully Illustrated. 12mo. 



very much to the plei 



les. The volume is very readable, and 

 will prove an agreeable cbaug© for 

 those surfeited with the ordinary aum 

 light reading, and a frnitful source 



render the identification of speolmony 

 very easy and materially to the value of 

 the work. Pric« post-paid ei. 25, or mt!i 

 The OotOGlST on« year W.59. Give* 

 for • siiftstrfbers. 



Resurrection Plin:e. 



One of the greatest i-uriositie^ of the 

 :iK«^ This singular (jlaot )6 rwaij one of 

 ih^ vvouders ..f ore^iLtoc. Imagine a 

 l.unch of w-ithcid lontrjDQ curled irp 

 .•■IIO..IS, brown, Biiff. and ivpparentlj 

 'lead. re,stmblin^ .. biids nePt PUc* 

 It io Water, in hiilf an hour wluit -a 

 trHiisfoi-mationt The wilbcied l<»oking 

 buiirh has now opened and is, 'tn*as- 

 fnrniwl iuto a lovely patth of ffreen, 

 mo.ss, entirely covering ftu ora'jnarv 

 plate In its native h:*bit. when the dry 

 swvson seta in the plant curls op into a 

 round ball and Is Wrtft««l away by winds 

 /ro;n place U> pla^-f. s^imctime* tor 

 hundreds of miles, when at iasi it 

 rcAL-hes H moist spot it gradually n: 

 folds ilM«|f. makes new m ' ■ ■ - 

 in its new fi>und homt- 



Wt have two 



Price \Mst\nvH\. L"; 

 OoLOuiST one yea 

 foi 1 aubscilber. 



Brazil- Kut Pod. 



iiul or "Nigger-t-oe " are seede 

 of the Bertholleiia excel-ia This 

 l^eantiful ti-ee attajns :i heichl of 100 ft. 

 or more, abounding in the northern 

 part uJ Brazil, and bearj a round woody 

 pericarp ('"Pod"} nearly as lai^ as, a 

 man's head, This pericarp contadns 

 about twenty-fimr longish, triangular,- 

 shaped seeds or nuts As a premium 

 we offer one of these unopened peri- 

 Price post-paid, 40 oentB, or wHh Tbb 

 OoLOGier oneyear 75cent«. Givett for 

 3 aubscribers. 



Kla^ or Horsdioe Crab. 



{Liiftuiub polyphcmuA.) 



Our most inter 

 esting crustacean 

 and the only liv- 



H of Its order. 

 [Though perfectly 

 harmless, these 

 rreatures c»n be 

 made very ofl'en- 



ives' ..I Molucca 



are accustouied 



to nse the long 



tail-spii 



bawHsh Saw. 



Pristim antifjvomiiy 



Thtt Sawfish IB found 

 In the tropical Seas 

 1 h*' ^;uout of this fish is 

 gieatly pioloiigcd. aid 

 fliiltened like a awoid 

 b.'adc. thii^ beek or saw 

 as it is ciilled, is wtll ill 



ing. It ie Said that this 

 weapon ia ased for both 

 protection fi;^m and de 

 straction of* otfier fish 

 The speoimoDs we offer 

 art verj' fine eight inch 



Price post-paid, 85ota. 

 or with The Ooloc^tst 

 4ja6 year 70 ceat5, Given 

 for S subsmbers. 



, bonesUy c/ieatf al*!.«H_v 



ea^^hi and we Attkat that as fim a speci' 

 men as we offer cannot be obtained of 

 a low priced dealer for less than thrf^ 

 times our price for them. 



Price post-paid. 40 cents, or with Tbk 

 DoLOOiST one year 75 cents. Given ivt 



A good trap, ena^ 

 L Spring, ^ inch jaw 



thin^ for catching Owla, B&wka, A^ 



Price post-paid 8fi c«ifla, or with Tteu, 



OOLOQifiT otin year 70 centa. Olven lev 



"L 



head fo 



feet, 



the length of tv 



.hat the auike is m-arly a f(i. 



length, and ia iMpabie of inflicting J 



deadly wimnd. The specimens we of- 

 fer are very fine, perfe<'.t one^s. 



Priec^ post-paid 35 cents, or with ToE 

 OOLOGIST one year 70 cent-s. Given for 

 D suliscribers. 



SEA CUSHION. 



dermal ttk^^leto 



pieces 



iged ill segments 

 The Joints of tbew 

 pieces are generally ele 

 vated and keeled. 

 A good epe«:iiuon ol the S^a Hor>ti .*v. 

 -irely found in the cabinet of' fto iolar^.. 

 coile-itor for as a nile they art not onr, 

 Tcpensive, but it is a very dflJeoit muv 

 er for even i_ ialers to supnly the de. 

 mand. Last swasoa we otf*ed Se-A. 

 Horeos, taken from Delaware Bh,y, aof* 



- ippiy ran shortearly i- *'--- — 



Our prese-* •■'■'■ 

 coHecHxl I 

 MediLcrrat..... ^„, 

 selected specimens fi 

 p<)st-paid 36 



- . - ... . ^.-y fi^p. and wi 

 tbe Italian cOafit fn if 



wdor. ar can furnish them with spim^ 

 off and bleached pure white, while iu 

 thiH last condition ihey may not be 

 quite a0 valaable to oup scientjtic 

 menda, they are certaiDly much mon; 

 beautiful and showy, and in selecting 

 this premium aa a c|^o, we would atf 

 vise you to select a *' bleached " one 

 Price po8t-pam 39 cents, or with The 

 OoLoaiST one year 70 ceott. Given tor 

 S aabacriberB. 



PCD OF THE ROYAr, PDNCIAKA 

 BEAK. 



ThK P^al Ponci;.r.;.- li 

 When in full hbfom, onw of 

 the must beautiful ij-e^ja *.i- 

 the Bahamas'.;^ The bUn. 

 eouis are scarlet, ana ar 

 rangiMl similav to our L^ 

 cu,»t, ha.riging in biin^hi^. 

 as large .vi 4 lialf-bii.«hf! 

 making tbe (re« a soIkj 

 ' masf <if sc^arU't. Vhe |H"'f 

 art nearly two fert i*-tj^., 

 and about twoJLnc^tt-wiitii, 

 ol a hardw-oody^uliBtaBrcc ; 



Price post-pud^ c«Dts 

 or with The oSwwwff oi>' ** 

 year 60 centa. Qiv eit lor e,' ' 

 AQbecrUnn. 



