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. 



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 JKB^Cash must accompany all advertisements. 



Write for special rates on standing advertise- 

 ments. 



Articles and items of interest in any branch of 

 Natural History solicited for publication. 



j£g=Address all communications to the Editor 

 and Publisher. 



Entered at the Post Office at Danielsonville 

 Conn., as second class mail matter. 



Editorials. 



Advetisements and exchanges received to late 

 lor this number will appear in our next issue. 



Mr. E. W. Martin"of Medina, Ohio, is expecting: 

 to push "the Taxidermist." for all, its worth was 

 expected to appear about July 1st. as yet we have 

 rec'd no copy. — "Let her go." Bro. Martin, 



Mr. F. M. Kinne, of Knoxville, Towa, by letters 

 we are receiving from parties at a distance is not 

 dealing on the square. Parties write us that he has 

 owed them for several months, and pays no at- 

 tention to repeated requst for an answer'to their 

 bills and notices to settle. We also "find ;the 

 above correct in our experience with dealings'with 

 him. — Collectors Beware of Frauds. 



flS=NOTICE : Change of terms in Exchange Col. 



Eggs accepted for exchange notices during the 

 month of August only, those who wish to use our 

 exchange column and send eggs for payment 

 should improve the opportunities at once, as we 

 shall accept e«KS only during the month of Au- 

 gust. On September 1st we shall change onr 

 terms to cash only. For exchanges 30 words or 

 less will be 20 cents (cash with notice), over 30 

 words l-'_* cent a wordf no exchanges inserted for 

 less then 20 cents cash, so send in. your exchanges 

 with eggs before the 1st of September. 



OUR OFFER. 



We make you the following- special and very 

 liberal offer for the best interesting and instruc- 

 tive MSS. or article on "Our Birds" (to be the 

 title), not to be less than 2 pages in length, we 

 reserving the right to publish all MSS.— We will 

 give oxe column advertisement to the party 

 sending us the prize MSS., contest to close and 

 MSS, to be in our hand on or before September 

 1st. We will notify party securing prize soon as 

 contest closes, also will publish name securing 

 prize in the following issue. 



We want everybody who reads this paper to 

 help us make the Collector's Monthly interesting 

 and instructive, send us fresh items of news which 

 you think would be interesting to collectors, also 

 get you neighbors to subscribe, don't be afraid to 

 speak a good word for one who speaks two for 

 you. We want to get acquainted with all reliable 

 Collectors. We mean you? Why not try for the 

 prize MSS. to begin with. 



\hT a nr\c ■ Natural Science establishment 

 V V AKi/O ■ Rochester, N. Y., furnishes a 

 fine new catalogue of N. America and Foreign 

 Birds eggs. Numbered according to A. O. U. 

 Nomenclature with common and scientific names 

 and eontaing prices. Sentfor 10 cents well worth 

 the price asked. 



FOR SALE. 



One set of 2 Mississippi Kite for SI 5.00 and one 

 set of 3 Florida Red Shouldered Hawk for $7.50. 

 both sets are first class with full data. 



E. K.COLLETT, 

 1400 Colorado, St. Austin, Texas. 



To Exchange, 



Would like to exchange California eggs for 

 Eastern or Foreign eggs with square dealing and 

 experienced Collectors. 



Will give very satisfactory exchanges. 



Shall send out none but first-class, full sets and 

 with unquestionable datas. We hope through 

 this little ad. to form acquaintances which will be 

 of benefit tojboth parties. Write or send list. 



Address H.. 

 Box 11S5 Station C. Los Angeles, Cal. 



