MIDSUMMER BARGAINS. 



ORNITHOLOGY. We have a fine line of 

 bird books, Ornithological and Oological 

 Magazines and Pamphlets, all of which we 

 offer at reduced prices. Send for complete 

 list if you wish to purchase. 



MINE R ALOGY. We have 200 kinds of Min- 

 erals and Rocks, in small specimens at 4c. 

 each, or in High School size for 10c. each. Full 

 list free. Over 150 volumes on Geology and 

 Paleontology, including the finest illustrated 

 works obtainable, at low rates. 



BOTANY. A full line of Botany books will 

 be offered very low. A new library just pur- 

 chased. A collection of 900 mounted speci- 

 mens of Marine Algea just being offered for 



CONCHOLOGY. Our stock in this branch 

 covers over a quarter of a million specimens 

 from every part of the world. Almost every 

 genera represented. Write for lists if you 

 have or wish to form a collection. Some 

 specially fine Polished Shells just received. 



CURIOS. Under this head we group a 

 great variety of objects, such as Indian rel- 

 ics, both ancient and modern, marine speci- 

 mens both wet and dry, sponges, corals, sea 

 beans, fossils, and hundreds of interesting 

 objects which go to make up handsome and 

 interesting CURIO CABINETS. Write for 

 lists of anything you desire in Natural His- 

 tory. 



Please bear in mind that our stock is ex- 

 tensive, but that if we are out of what you 

 want we will try to obtain it for you. Our fa- 

 cilities are unequalled. Our new building is 

 now in course of erection and rather than 

 move all of our big stock, we will make spec- 

 ially low offers to liberal buyers. One to one 

 hundred dollars now will buy you more speci- 

 mens from us than it will next Fall or later. 

 Write at once. WALTER F. WEBB, 



416 Grand Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. 



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Your attention is called to my data blanks 

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 Address. 

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THE OOLOGI8T 



A monthly publication devoted to 

 Oology, Ornithology and Taxider- 

 my. Published by Frank H. 

 Lattin, M. D., Albion, N. Y. The 

 Oldest, Cheapest and most popu- 

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" BIRD" PUBLICATION 



in America. The best exchange 

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 application. Address, 



ERNEST H. SHORT, 

 Editor and Manager Chili, N. Y. 



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Notice: All Lovers of Birds and Eggs 



will please send name and address to Dr. S. 

 D. Luther & Son, Fayetteville, Ark. for in- 

 sertion in our Ornithologists' and Oologists' 

 Directory. We want every subscriber of 

 this magazine to comply with this request, 

 as we desire this Directory to be complete, 

 and to serve as a medium of exchange, be- 

 tween all of the bird lovers in the U, S., East, 

 West, North and South. If you desire to ad- 

 vance this fascinating Nature Study to the 

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The Moth Book. 



•By W. J. Holland. 

 Fully illustrated by color photog- 

 raphy. The illustrations of the moths 

 are natural size and the coloring is 

 perfect. With this book it is easy to 

 identify any moth at a glance. It is 

 by far the best work on moths ever 

 published. 



$4.00 PREPAID. 

 CHAS. K. REED, Worcester, Mass. 



