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THE OOLOGIST. 



NOTICE TO COLLECTORS OF 

 BIRDS. 



W. H. COLLINS' 

 PRESERVATIVE LIQUID . 



Preserves Birds from Decay and Drying. 



Birds treated with the I aquid can be skin- 

 ned in from ten to thirty days — in warm 

 weather — without trouble. In cold weath- 

 er it will keep them from drying for three 

 months. They will not spoil. 



My method of injecting preserves the bird 

 ENTIRE, without cutting or removing any 

 part of the bird. On receipt of 10 cents, to 

 pay postage, etc. , I will send a prepared bird 

 to any address by mail, to enable collectors 

 to see for themselves, what it will do. 



The Valley Naturalist. 



We have long been in need of a publication 

 treating on the beneficial, noxious and other 

 insects of our Western States; also on the 

 distribution of plants, birds, etc. Correspon- 

 dence solicited. Subscription 50 cents per 

 annum in advance. Advertising rates low. 



Address, 



HENRY SKAER, Publisher, 

 1213 South Sixth St., St. Louis, Mo. 



Jl^^Send stamp for sample copj^.^:^ 



Price, per l/g Pint Bottle, 

 1 Pint " . 



$1.00 

 . 1.75 



Injector, . . . ..... .75 



Instructions with each Bottle. 

 Address 



W. H. COLLESS, 



3il 152 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



TO OOLOGISTS. 



A Convenient Collecting Box. 



When not in use it can be folded up and 

 carried in the pocket, being scarcely an 

 inch in thickness, six inches long and three 

 inches wide. Opened, it will afford space 

 for twenty or more small eggs. Made very 

 substantially, and will be of service to ev- 

 ery naturalist for short collecting trips. 



Price, postpaid, 8o cents. 



With case for same, if to be carried in 

 the pocket, 85 cents 



Address S. L. Willard & Co., 



Oneida Street, Utica, N. Y. 



The American Sportsnnan's Journal. 

 A WEEKLY PAPER DEVOTED TO 



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This is the only journal in the country that 

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GENTLEMAN SPORTSMAN. 



Terms, $4 a year. Send for a specimen copy. 



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Ill Fulton St. (Old No. 103.) 

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