CONTENTS. 



A Botanical Trip in Virginia J, IV. Chickering, Jr. i 



Collecting Nets for Insects Chas. R. Dodge. 4 



Exploration of Ancient Aboriginal Graves in New Mexico . Dr. H. C. Yarrotv. 8 



Mrs. Maxwell's Colorado Museum. — Additional No.es .... Robert Ridgtvay. 11 



The Sacrificial Stone Collars E. Foreman. 11 



The Potomac-Side Naturalists' Club J. W. Chickering, Jr. 14 



Pencillings 19 



Field Record 16 



The Water Chinquapin. — Ravages of White Ants. — Arrivals of Birds. — The Big 

 bed-bug. — An Extensive weed. — Ememy to the Potato Beetles. — Gas Lime. — Re- 

 cent Arrivals at the Zoolological Gardens, Phila. — New method of Illumination (p. 

 15.)— Phytoptus Galls (p. 16.) 



Gleanings 19 



Our Book Shelf ..." 20 



Minerals, Shells, Birds, &c. 



The Naturalists' Agency has been established at 3725 Lancaster Av8HUe, Philadelphia, for the pur- 

 pose of giving collectors of Natural History, an opportunity of buying selling or exchanging their dupli- 

 cates or collections. 



Specimens sent to any part of the world by mail. An illustrated bulletin of eight pages sent free. 



I received the highest award given to any one at thj Centennial Exposition of 1876, and the only award and 

 me-lal given to any American for " Collections of Minerals." 



My Mineralogical Catalogue, of 50 pages is distributed free to all customers, to others on receipt of 10 cents. 

 It is profusely illustrated and the printer and engraver charged me about $jdo,oo before a copy was struck off. 

 By means of the table of species and accompanying tables most species may be verified. The price list is an 

 excellent check list containing the names of all the species and the more common varieties, arranged alphabet- 

 tically and preceeded by the species number. The species number indicates the place of any mineral in the 

 table of species, after it will be founl the species name, composition, streak or lustre, cleavage or fracture, 

 hardnesss, specific gravity, fusibility and chrystalization. 



The large increase of my business has compelled me to rent the store No. 3727, and use it entirely for Birds, 

 Mammals, Shells, Plants, Books, Fossils, Mound Builders' Relics and other objects of Natural History. I 

 have secured the services of one of the best taxidermists in the country, and can do the best custom work. 



Over 38 tons, and nearly $35,000 worth of Minerals on hand. $19,000 worth sold since the 17th day of Jan- 

 uary when the first box was put into my establishment. November 13th, my cash sales were over $1,500 and 

 cash receipts over $1,200. 



COLLECTIONS OF MINERALS 

 For Students, Amateurs, Professors, Physicians, and other Professional Men. 



The collections of 100 illustrate all the principal species and all the grand subdivisions in Dana and other 

 works of Mineralogy ; every Crystalline System ; and all the principal Ores and every known Element. The 

 collections are labelled with a printed label that can only be removed by soaking. The labels of the $5.00 and 

 higher priced collections give Dana's species number, the name, locality, and in most cases, the composition 

 of the mineral. All collections accompanied by my Illustrated Catalogue and table of contents. 



Number of Specimens. 



Crystals and fragments 



Student's size, larger 



Amateur's size, 2% in. x j]4 



High school or academy size, 2% x 3^ in. shelf specimens 

 College size, 3^ x 6 in., shelf specimens 



25 



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Send for the bulletin stating where you saw this advertisement. 



.A.. IE. FOOTE, JUL. ID. 



Prof, of Chemistry and Mineralogy, 



Fellozv of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ; Life Member of the 

 Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences and of the American Museum 

 of Natnral history, Central Park, New York. 



CATALOGUE OF BIRDS of the DISTRICT of COLUMBIA. 



The Catalogue of Birds of the District of Columbia has just been issued in pamphlet form. The list, num- 

 bering 240 species, was prepared by Mr. P. L. Jouy, and Drs. Coues and Prentiss — the compilers of the for- 

 mer list, published in the Smithsonian Report for 1861 — have added several pages of notes, making in all an 

 octavo pamphlet of eleven pages. Price, 10 cents, post-paid. Address Editor Field and Forest, 



Box 273, Washington, D. C. 



