THE OOLOGIST. 



CnD CAIC A coUeciion of Minerals. Fos- 

 rUn OALClKils, Rellcs. insects. Curiosi- 

 ties. A cabinet Pea-Fowl Skin, etc, 



R. M. DALKYIMPLE; Baker. Darke Co.. O. 



TO EYF,liY person sendius me one egg 

 worth 15 (.•fills or more, I will mail one fiui'. 

 Stereoscopic view. Address, THOS. E. STU- 

 ART. Corning, Iowa. 



Rare Opportunity. 



As I wish to devote all my time to the Taxi- 

 dermy and Natural History business, I will 

 close out luj' entire stock of live birds, cages 

 and bird goods at a reasonable figure. Here is 

 a good chance for any one wishing to estal)lish 

 a Bird Store. Would take desirable Natural 

 History Specimens for part payment. 



C. F. CARR, Madison, Wis, 



"E^Kperlmental Electricity/' 



It will give practical information upon t)! ■ 

 following subjects: Some Easy Experiiivjrls 

 in Electricity and Magnetisni. ' How to ?J:ik 

 Electric Batteries, a Galvanometer, an Iin.lui- 

 tion Coil, an Electric Bell, a Magneto Machine, 

 a Telegraph Instrument, a.n Electric Motor, a 

 Dynamo, Electric Gas Eighting and Bell Fit- 

 ting. Some practical directions f(^r araaleui-s. 

 Some informatiou in regard to Electi-ic La.mps. 

 176 Pages, i!X) Illustrations. .Inst the Iiook for 

 am;iteurs. Price, cloth bound. *!. ';-'^i'ni\ Tynwy 

 by ■RegiBtev.-;i!_ letter uv P. O. irMii.-y ( .r':lei;. 

 Send for cataLigue. 



B. F. EVANS, Madison, Wis. 



SOMETHING NEW and ORIGINAL. 

 But Already Popular. 



Practical taxidermy inade so plain any one 

 (■HU master it in a few trials. 



Consists of three bird skins in the ditter.--'nL 

 stages of preparation for rnonuting. 



1st showing ma.inier of removing skin. 



2ud showi' e ' •■--eT of .stuffing the body and 

 neck. 



.5ril sli<->Y-, r of mounting fastening/ 



on stand, e: "" ' 



A.ccomp I nie hnnd-booi<. g-iving fnl] 



instruction:-. mounting of birds, inaju 



mals. reptilt- , n . 



I will .senii the complete outfit post-paid, on 

 rec.eipt of only ^1.2."x Satisfaction and success 

 guaranteed. Or send me a list of what eggs, 

 .Shells, Fossils. Scientific books, etc., you have 

 to exchange. Address all inquiries, etc,, to 

 E. W. MARTIN, Taxidermist, 

 Medina, O. 



A Rj^RE CHANCE 



To get the best TANNING PROCESS now in 

 use. I have used this process for ;30 years and 

 know its n.ierit. Have tanned from a rat skin 

 to a sheep pelt. I will send the process in full 

 for One Dollar in cash or ^].'A) in first-class sets 

 of eggs not in my Collection, by F. H. Lattin's 

 list. Sample of tanning for stamp. First-class 

 sets of eggs to exchange for oi her sets. 



A. E. KIBBE, Mayville, N. Y. 

 ***The Publisher of the Oologist has careful- 

 ly examined skins prepared by my process and 

 can attest to Its value. 



JAMES P» BABBITT 



-DEALER IN- 



ALL ARTICLES REQUIRED BY 



ORNITHOLOGSSTS, OOLOQISTS, ENTO- 

 i^OLQGISTS, BOTAiyaSTS, 



j ALSO A VERY LARGE STOCK OF 



! BIRDS' EGGS, SETS OR SINGLES, BIRDS' 

 I SKINS, STUFFED BIRDS AND CUR. 

 I lOSITIESOF ALL KINDS. 



I Send 2c stainp for written price-list of Eggs. 



singles oi' in sets. State which yon wish. 

 ] Horned Toads, nicely stuffed, o'n black walmit 

 I base, ve^ivet bottom, can be used as pajier 

 I weights. A .great curiosity, every collector 



should have one in their calnnet. Price, ?1,10, 



prepaid. Send for one.. 



I lo Hodges Ave,, Taunton, Mass. 



WANTED.— To buy first class eggs in sets 

 i-i'ith full data. Parties having such for sale 

 •heap. Address. Fred C. Van Valkenburg. 

 jjox 15, Topeka, Kansas. 



I U A\/P a COLLECTION of 70 varie- 

 1 nr\ V C ties and ;J1,'> Eggs, worth mr^ 

 according to Lattin's prices, -which I will sell 

 for ?12. H. J. M.ENDENHALL. 



Mendeuhall, Chester Co., Pa. 



VIISA. O. SMITH, 



•— COLLECTOR OF— 



iSird^, W\aynm&i\^ and £^^5, 



LOVELAND, COLORADO. 



I make a specialty of mailing birds same day 

 as skiniied. or sent in the flesh after subjecting 

 them to a preservative preparation. Enclose 

 stamp for Price List. 



AR <^l5T17 I have, a fine Collection of 

 I n^"^ UhiiLi. Stamps, valued at $15. I will 

 ■ sell for $^i. It contains over BX) varieties. 

 ERNEST E.,LEE, Covington, Ga. 



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THE MARCH ISPf) OOLOGIST contains full 

 and complete instriictions lor making a 

 Bird or Mammal Skin. A copy will be 

 mailed you for 5c, or 6 copies lor '35c. 2tf 



FOR ^ A I P T^® following Eggs: 

 r V-/r\ 0/-\LC. No. 7,1c; 12, Ic; 13, 2c; 



22, Ic: 63, 4c: 149a. fie; 157, 3c; 211, 2c; 214. 3c; 2.>4. 

 4c;2.5S, 2c;3Ma, 7c;263, 1,5c; 370,8c; 289,3c; 301, 

 3c; 315.4c; 320, 12c; 4t50, 2c; 540, $1..50. G. H, 

 YOUNGMAN, McLean, Ills. 



IMPORTED JAPANESE 



aNd INDIAN SILK Worm eggs for seed, 



In Silk cnlture. Different species, 

 also the celebrated Madras Silk Cocoons 

 warranted to be raised successfully in 

 this country. Directions given how to 

 raise them profitably. Prices low, 



PROF. CARL BRAUN, 



NATURALIST, 



BANGOR, - - MAINE. 



