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PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT GAINES, N. Y.; 50 CENTS PER YEAR. 



VOI^. 1. 



MAY, 1884. 



NO, 1. 



THE PUBLISHER OF 



THE YOUNG OOLOGIST 



In order to obtain a large circulation for his 

 little journal, offers the following induce- 

 ments, which he believes have never been 

 equaled by any publisher. 



To any jperson sending us 50 cents for one 

 year's subscription to The Yotmo Oologist, 

 vfiih. 15 cents additional to pay the postage, 

 packing, &c. , we will send any one of the 

 following articles as a premium : 



1. One egg of the Yucatan Jay. 



2. " " Eiiphonia. 



3. " " Gular(?) Oriole, Icterus 

 Gularis. 



4. One Mazan Creek Fossil Fern. 



5. Two Abalone or Pearl Shells. 

 Eemember, we do not and mil not offer 



these jDremiums for sale at less than the re- 

 tail prices of regular Natural History speci- 

 men dealers (which range from 50 cents to 

 •fl.OO for each of these premiums). 



After receiving the premium, should you 

 be dissatisfied vfith it, we will gladly refiind 

 the amount that it actually cost you, includ- 

 ing the return postage. 



Some parties may think this offer a ' ' snap 

 game " to obtain their money. For the ben- 

 efit of such persons, we beg to state that 

 these premiums we have obtained in im- 

 mense quantities, direct from the collectors 

 or importers at oue o-m>T peices, and can \ise 

 them as j^remiums for our paper at no loss 

 to ourself (as long as our stipply lasts). 



As Natural History specimens are some- 

 thing that cannot be manufactiired, and 

 must be obtained through collectors, our 

 offer will hold good only as long as our 

 present stipply lasts, therefore, to secui'e one 

 of the premiums, we would advise our 

 friends to send in their subscriptions hj re- 

 turn mail, as- our supply is limited- (We 

 have only about one thousand of these pre- 

 miums in stock.) 



l>escriptioii of Our PremiiiHis. 



1. The egg of the Yucatan Jay is one of 

 the handsomest eggs we have ever seen. It 



is of a creamy flesh color, spotted with ob- 

 scure and reddish brown spots. Size and 

 shape similar to the Blue Jay's. 



2. The egg of the Euphonia resembles a 

 miniature Robin's egg, the color being of a 

 light blue, without spots. Size, a little smaller 

 than Chipping Sparrow's. 



3. The egg of the Gular (?) Oriole in 

 color and markings is similar to that of the 

 Baltimore Oriole, and in size nearly if not 

 quite as large as a Robin's egg. Premiums 

 1, 2 and 3 were collected in Yucatan, Mex- 

 ico. We obtained our entire stock direct 

 from the collector. 



4. Our Fossil Ferns are from the famou'3 

 Mazan Creek locahty in Grundy Co. , Illinois, 

 at which place are found the finest fossil 

 ferns in the world. These Fossil Ferns xisu- 

 ally occur in kidney-shaped nodules, and 

 are readily sold at from 50cts. to $1 each. 



5. The Hahotis or Abalone shells, which 

 we offer as our fifth premium, came from 

 China, and are one of the finest kinds of 

 shells we have in stock.. These shells range 

 from ten to sixteen inches in circumference. 

 Dealers tisually retail them at about 50 cents 

 each, and sell large quantities of them for 

 ornamental jDurposes. 



Inducements to Club GetteiT. 



We authorize every collector in the world 

 to solicit subscriptions for The Yoxma Oolo- 

 gist, and will pay them well for their 

 trouble. We have no "confidential terms." 

 Our rates are the same to all, viz : For each 

 and every subscriber j^ou will obtain, we 

 will allow jrou a cash commission of 15 cts. , 

 or, should you prefer, we will give 20 cts. 

 worth of books, instruments or specimens, 

 yoiir own selection from our hsts (which Ave 

 send uiDon receipt of stamp). 



To be entitled to the above commission 

 yoiT must (if not already a subscriber) send 

 in your subscription for The Young Oolo- 

 gist with your first order. We can allow 

 you no commission on your own name. 



As some of our friends mil work more 

 faithfully and obtain more subscribers than 

 others, we, to show our appreciation of their 

 work in our behalf, will give, in addition to 

 the above commission, valuable peerents 

 and CASH amounting to over ^lOO.OO. 



■1^ For full particulars see page 14. 



Address all communications to 



THE YOUNG OOLOGIST, 



Gaines, Orleans Co., N. Y, 



