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THE COLLECTORS' MONTHLY. 



The Collectors' Monthly. 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Study of 

 Ornithology, Oology and Natural History. 



CHARLES H. PRINCE 



Editor and Publisher, Danielsonville, Conn. 

 U. S. A. 



SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 



Single Subscriptions, 30c. 



Foreign ■' - - - - i2cts extra. 



Single Copies, 3c each. 



ADVERTISING RATES: 



$4 00 

 2 25 

 1 20 



One p:ige, one insertion, 



One Column, one insertion, 



Half Coiumn, one insertion, 



One Inch, one insertion, - - - 50 



Cash must accompany all advertisements. 



Write for special rates on standing advertise- 

 ments. 



Articles and items of interest to the student of 

 Natural History will be thankfully received. 



46g=Acldress all communications to the Editor 

 and Publisher. 



EDITORIALS. 



Advertisements and exchanges received too 

 late for this number will appear in our next issue. 



All advertisements and exchange notices must 

 be in our hands, to insure insertion, by the 20th of 

 the month previous to our next publication. 



We will send a eopy of the Collectors' 1 

 Monthly free to any editor or publisher who 

 will give it a notice and send a marked copy 

 of the same. 



full value for the money invested in our 

 enterprise. We hope that from time to 

 we may be able to give something that is of 

 real value to every collector, and that 

 through the columns of this magazine both 

 subcriber and editor may be the means of 

 accomplishing much good and of advanc ; ng 

 the interests of collecting naturalists through- 

 out the Universe. 



The Auk, published as the organ of the 

 American Ornithologists Union is a quarter- 

 ly Magazine devoted exclusively to Ornithol- 

 olgy. It is edited by J. A. Allen with the 

 assistance of Mr. C. F. Batchelder, and is 

 published by L. S. Foster, 35 Pine St., New 

 York. It is an ably conducted Magazine, 

 which with 1890 commences its seventh 

 year. Readers may feel assured of being 

 kept abreast of the advances in the sciences 

 and all interested should not fail to become 

 a subscriber. . 



We want the readers of this little paper 

 to bear in mind that it is our desire and aim 

 to make this a first-class publication, and 

 with your assistance we can do it. Will you 

 aid us in our undertaking ? We are thank- 

 ful for small favors, even 30 cts for a year's 

 subscription will help us. Items of interest 

 wouldn't be amiss Unless by earnest re- 

 quests we shall have no Monthly Directory 

 in the Collector's Monthly. 



To anyone who will send us a first-class 

 side-blown eggs worth 35c or over we will 

 send this paper free. 



We wish to say that the publication of the 

 "Oologisfr Advertiser" has been discontinued 

 as it was considered unwise and unprofitable 

 to maintain such a paper for so little money. 

 To those who were subscribers to the 

 "Oologist's Advertiser" we will send the 

 Collectors Monthly until the expiration of 

 their subscription. We think that we have 

 entered upon a larger field and can accom- 

 plish more good and obtain better results in 

 so doing we shall endeavor to give every one 



We have just received the Bittern, Vol, 1, 

 No. 1, edited and published by Henry E. 

 Berry, Damariscotta, Me. It is a 4 paged 

 monthly devoted to Ornithology and Oology 

 we wish you success with the "Booming 

 Bittern," Brother Berry. 



Mr Rippon of Canada, who was awarded 

 the silver medal at the Toronto exhibition of 

 '89 and '90, sends us a very neat and com- 

 plete price-list of eggs. 



If those who receive a sample copy of 

 this issue and are not interested will please 

 hand it to some friend, collector or student 

 in Natural Historv, thev will greatly oblige 

 the Editor. 



