140 THEOOLOGIST 



THE NEW PRICE LIST 



We are pleased to announce that the New Catalogue of 

 Prices of North American Birds' Eggs, is now ready for dis- 

 tribution. This catalogue fills an acute necessity. It has 

 been sixteen years since a catalogue appeared that contained 

 prices upon which the worlcing Oologists of America as a 

 whole were willing to base their exchanges. In 1919 an elec- 

 tion was called to be participated in by the active Oologists 

 in North America, wlio selected a committee of twenty-five 

 well known Oologists to revise the prices. Then a committee 

 of three to pass finally on the prices agreed upon by the larger 

 committee. Two full years were occupied in this work and it 

 is now ready. 



The catalogue is published by the undersigned and its gen- 

 eral arrangement is as follows: 



1. An introduction. 



2. A history of Birds' Egg Catalogue. 



3. A history of this catalogue. 

 4 Prices in this Catalogue. 



5. Directions for collecting and preparing eggs. 



6. Copy of Standard Data. 



7. Illustration of proper way to mark eggs. 



8. Illustrations showing proper cabinet arrangements of 



collections. 



9. Report of the Committee of Twenty-five to revise prices. 



10. Names and prices adopted for each species. 



11. Advertisements. 



The size of the catalogue is the same size as The Oologist, 

 which it in general respect as to make-up resembles. 



This will be, without doubt, the standard price list of 

 North American Birds Eggs, for many years to come, and will 

 be used by all museums throughout the world. The catalogue 

 is printed on paper suitable to write on with pen and ink and 

 will be used by many as a record on which to keep track of 

 their own collection. 



The book retails at $1.00 per copy in paper covers, those de- 

 siring a cloth bound copy can procure it for $2.00. The first 

 edition is 500 copies. Send us your subscription on the blank 

 published in this issue. 



R. M. BARNES, LACON, ILLIONIS. 



