THE OOLOGIST, ALBION, N. Y. 



No. 57. Club-spined Urchin. 



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Cidn-is I iibei vj / c?.v. 



This very rare 

 ecUinodi rm is from 

 riie clpep waters ott 

 tlip Pjaliamas. Out- 

 collector to ootalu 

 ^tlie ones we offei'. 

 w IS obllg-ed to divf* 

 ^Nj:^ in 3 1 tt. of watei', sncl 

 to thus obtain tlieffi. 

 one It a time in ;i 

 local'tv where they 



aTP l)v no means 



plentltul, has a ten- 

 1 1 t ou]\ L pensive, but ex- 



i 1 1 n fli cabinet of a collector. 



Specimens ot the qujlit> we offer usually sell at 

 from Horn 75 tts to ^\ on each Our Premium 

 List is mailed onlj lo colleciois and we win 

 venture^ that there is not over one oui, of one 

 hundred that receive It, that has seen a speci- 

 men of this species. 



Price post-paid 25 cents, or with The 

 OOLoGisT one year 60 c-ciits. Given for 

 2 snlisci'iljei's. 



Popular Natural History 



Treat.s of Bii(Ls,-x\niinals, Fishes, Ke])- 

 tiles, Insects mentioned in the Script- 

 ures with sket<'he,s of their haoits, etc., 

 by D..G. W(»od, B. A.; 3::;!8 pages, hand- 

 somely ))onnd in cloth and gilt; illustrat- 

 ed. 



Price post-paid ."0 cents, or with The 

 OoLOGi.sT one yeai- 80 cents. 'Given for 

 4 sul)scril)ers. 



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Seven parts in one Ulino. volume as 

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 of Animals. Parts Two and Three. 

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 Parts Six and Seven. Anatomy and 

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"It is a wonderfully lucid and thoiwic^hlv 

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 It does not attempt too much in any one, but 

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"The book is certainly the most remarkable 

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Price po.s't-paid 75 cents, or with The 

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 (J .stdjscribt'rs. 



THREE KINGDOMS. 



Hand-book of Agassiz Ass'n 



[LAST EDITION.] 



Tbis book contains full Instructions in everv 

 depart ment of Na tural 11 istory. It has direction's 

 for collecting and preserving- Flowers. Ferns, 

 seaweed, and woods; f"r the capture and maunt- 

 ins' of Motlis, Butterflies, I'eetles, and other 

 insects: for the shooting, skinning and stuffing 

 of bii'tis: for the collection and mounting of 

 Minerals, for buildhig a cabinet: for organizing a 

 Society, with rules of Parllmenliiry Laws: direc- 

 tions for conducting eX(«iianges and preparing 

 pnckfigrs for the rrail. etc. etc. 



Illustrated: i<;t pages, cloih; 



Price })()st-i)aid 75 c(Mits, or with The 

 OoLOGiST one year $1.00. (liven ,for 

 (i sul)sci'il)ers. * 



No. 61, Collection of N'icfs di' Seeds. 



This premiuni contains the 

 following; i Rajah or Betel 

 Nut from Australia, 2 Red, 

 2 Gray, 1 Long Red and 1 

 Brown-banded Sea Beau from 

 the liahamas; 3 white Nicker 

 Beans and 1.'^' Guinea Peas, or 



Black-eyed Susans from the Bahamas; 

 1 unopened four-inch pod of the Gray 

 Sea Bean, very handsome, curious and 

 desirable; one Vegetable Ivory Nut 

 from Brazil. 



Price post-paid, 85 cents, or with The 

 OoL(.)GiST one year 70 cents Gi\'en for 

 3 subscribers. 



Nest of tk Tarantula. 



OR TRAP- 

 DOOR SPIDER 

 ^ _ Our cut is a, 



^-]| very good one 



%_=of the subter- 

 :rauean home 

 :0f rhe Myo:alc 

 Iwnzu. The 

 nest is closed 

 Switn a water- 

 =tlght trap- 

 idoor, having 

 ■an elastic 



.liiuge, theoui- 



=side mlmicKIng 

 the soil around 

 :it. When the 

 spider suspects 

 danger it closes 

 Itself into its 

 home and 



■grasps the low- 



. s-er side of thi- 



cover, effectually locking It to all its enemies. 

 The t'.irantula nest is one of the most curious as 

 well as wonderful pieces of insect mechanism 

 known, nnd is a valuable addition to any cabin- 

 et. The ones >ve offer were collected in s'outheru 

 California. Western dealers charge from 7.5 cts. 

 to si .-n for nests no better tnan we offer as a 

 premium. 



Price })ost paid 85 cents, or with Thp: 

 OoLOGiST one year 70 im uts. Given for 

 3 sul)scribers. 



C/RHART-EN^ 



