THE COLLECTORS' MONTHLY 



The Collectors' monthly. 



A Monthly Masazine DeTOted to the Study of 

 Ornithology. Oology pud Natural History. 



CHARLES H. PRIXCE, 



Editor and Publisher, Danielsonville, Conn. 



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Editorials. 



A.dve and exchanges received to late 



lor this number will appear in our next issue. 



Or, A G. Prill late of Sweet Home, Oregon, is has had no 

 now located at Springville, Erie Co., N.Y., where 

 he will be clad to hear from all his old patrons 

 and oological friends. 



W. R. asks us how many known species of hum- 

 ming birds there are. Wehave a list of fifty-four 

 outside ofthe Unit Will some of our 



readers plea - ionniore defi" 



nitely ? 



"The Taxidermist." edited and published by E. 

 W. Martin, of Medina, Ohio, is a wide 

 page Monthly. Th" August number comes to us 

 full of valnal tion for those interested 



in Taxiden 



Since our last issue, parti- "ten us 



confin. b it made in regard to F. 



M. Kinne. Knoxville, Iowa. They claim to have 



nothing in return 



Collectors what do you call it ? 



For a number o: years a pair of Storks have 



:iiy in The park of the 



in Berlin. A few years ago one 



of the servants placed a ring with the name ofthe 

 place and date on the leg of the male bird, in or- 

 der to be certain that the samebird returned each 

 year. This spring the stork came back to its 

 customary place, the bearer of two rings instead 

 of one. The second one bore the inscription, 

 "India sends greetings to Germ: 



One of the finest and most complete catalogues 

 is that of Wards Natural Science, establishment 

 ^.ve, Rochester, N. Y It contains 

 170 pages, with prices for skin and mounted speci- 

 men of nearly all mammals, birds, reptiles, batra- 

 chians and fishes It surely does credit to the 

 establishment and will be sent to your address 

 upon receipt of tUiity cents. 



The Naturalists' Bureau of 43 West St., Bos- 

 ton, Mass.. has been recently organized for 

 The pur; ylyiug schools, colleges and 



educational institutions, as well as private in- 

 dividuals, with specimens in all departments of 

 Natural History, together with instruments to 

 aid in gathering the same. Selected series of 

 specimens in Zoology, Mineralogy and Botany, 

 will be made up for the use of schools and labeled 

 carefully by trained Naturalists. This includes 

 the Zoological series upon which Mr. C. J. May- 

 nard, has beer, working for fifteen years, and 

 which is now being introduced into schools. Cata- 

 logues of the material in stock, which can be fur- 

 nished, will be issued as fast as possible, but 

 prices will be quoted to those wishing any parti- 

 cular article, upon application. The Bureau is 

 under the management of Mr. C. J. Maynard.who 

 - experience as a naturalist 

 and as a dealer in all branches of Natural Science. 

 The business of C J. Maynard & Co., established 

 n 1865 has been merged into that of the Bureau. 

 We understand that H. E. Berry, of Darmaris- 

 cotta, Maine, has sold his interest in the Bittern 

 to Mr. C. W Hillmaa, of Canisteo. N. Y., who will 

 add a colored ever to it, and issue it about the 

 middle of each month. It is also rumored that 

 Mr. Hillman is soon to buy the Maine O. and O., 

 and increasing its size somewhat, issue it as the 

 Empire State Exchange. We wish him every suc- 

 cess in his adventure. 



ame of person receiving prize and prize 

 M.S.S. will appear in our next issue. 



Taxidermy and Zoological collecting. A com- 

 plete handbook for the amatuer Taxidermist and 

 collector. By Wm. T. Hornnaday. containing 24 

 104 text illustrations and nearly 400 pages. 

 d for 10 new subscribers at 30 

 cents each. A valuable book. 



