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THE HUMMING BIRD. 



[March i, 1891 



Report on the two last Public Sales of 

 Natural History Specimens at Stevens'. 



In November Sale, lot 90, Omithoptera durvillana 

 realized £2 2 o ; lot 109, Morpho centralis, fetched 

 1 6s ; Morpho AI exandrowna 24s; Morpho Achhillides 

 i6$.; lot 119, Morpho up. sold at 15^.; lot 66, a 

 splendid series of Carabus from Chili realized ^12. 

 It was bought by Messrs Boucard, Potter & Co. Lot 

 220, Moth* from China 30s. ; lots 283 to 286 inclusive, 

 a small collection of birds from Gaboon was bought 

 by Messrs. Boucard, Potter & Co. for 47s. 



In January Sale some very rare species of Butter- 

 flies were offered, and a very good collection of 

 Cetonidae which sold at very fair prices. 



Coliathus abbosignatus, Kirby, was knocked down 

 at j£>5 T 5 °"> l ot 58, 21 Cetonidae, including 

 D. ivallichi ; bowrimji berloloni, nireus, moryani, 

 der jiana, homimani and others 40s. ; all the other 

 lots of Cetonidae were sold from 7s. to 35^. each ; 

 lot 1 00 a, two very fine Owls under glass shades 

 realized 9 guineas; lot 101 a, one specimen of 

 Frilled Bustard 45s.; lot 103 a, Three Armadillos in 

 Case 50s. ; Lot 105 a, pair of Common Pheasants with 

 young, in case, 2 guineas. Several lots of Goliathus 

 D'ruryi imperfect fetched 20s. and 2ij>\ ; Omithoptera 

 Durvillana 30s. ; two large collections of Darjeeling 

 "Butterflies and Moths were knocked down at £4 10s. 

 and 5 guineas ; Omithoptera priamvs 14s. ; Ornithop- 

 iera hippolythus 1 5s. ; several pairs of Charaxes 

 pyrrhus were sold at 10s. / Charaxes euryalus £1 126 

 Stichopthalma howqua from North China 16s.; Morpho 

 anaxibia female, 24s. ; Morpho ega female, 18s. ; 

 Agrias claudia female, 2 guineas; Agrias amydon male, 

 2 guineas; Agrias phalcidion male. 50s. ; Omithoptera 

 platen i, £2 18 o ; Omithoptera ruf colli* 20s. ; 

 Morpho cisseis 3 guineas, (Boucard, Pottier & Co.); 

 Morpho Centralis, 12s. ; Morpho achillides, 15s. ; 

 Papilio telegonus, 2\s. ; Papilio penelope, 22s.; Papilio 

 blumei, 26s. ; Papilio daedalus 14s. ; Papilio deip hontes, 

 16s. ; Papilio evan, 16s. ; Teniopalpus imperialis 

 female, £1 15 o ; Charaxes imperialis, 26s.; Charaxes 

 ameliœ, 17s. ; Sphynx Moth from North-east Sumatra 

 fetched £3 10 o; a unique British specimen of 

 Cuculia abrotana taken in Devonshire fetched the 

 nice sum of i8.r. 



There was a large attendance and the competition 

 for some of the best lots was very keen. 



Report on January and February Public 

 Sales of Postage Stamps. 



At Mr. Thomas Bull's sale on January 9th and 

 10th several lots realised good prices. 



Bahamas, imperf., id., 22s.; Canada, 12^/. black, 

 surcharged, "Specimen," 26s.; Ceylon, imperf., 

 4d., rose 90s. New Brunswick, is., violet, unused, 

 one corner of margin a little cut, 95s. Barbadoes, 

 provisional, id. on half 5s., 36s. Cape of Good 

 Hope, wood block, id. ; red grand copy, 45s. ; India, 

 \ anna, red, grand copy, 115s. 



On Saturday, January 24th, Mr. W. Hadlow held 

 his first sale at Tottenham, the best lots realised fair 

 prizes. Vancouver Island, 10c, blue, imperf., 

 22s.; Brazil, 180 R, slanting figures, 25s.; Canada, 

 6d., purple black, perf., 30s. ; ditto, dd., green, fine 



margins, i6.r. ; ditto, \od., blue fine pair on original 

 paper, 2<~s. Messrs. Boucard, Pottier and Co. 



Ceylon, imperf., 8c/., fine margins, 90s. ; ditto, 

 gd., brown violet, 305. Great Britain, Mulready, 2d.., 

 blue, with 2d. blue, no lines attached, 40s. ; ditto, 

 ^"5 orange, 29s.; India, long rect, service postage, 

 2 annas, splendid copy, 24s. New South Wales, $s., 

 imperf. ; fine margins, 30^. Prince Edward Isle, 

 2d., rose, a fine pair, unused, 30s. Queensland, 6d., 

 emerald green, no W'mark, thin wove paper, 5s. 

 Tuscany, 6, crazie red, 57s. 6d. Virgin Isles, id., 

 green on buff, imperf., 275-. Western Australia, 

 6d., bronze, good copy, 21s. 



Messrs. Cheveley and Co. started their sixteenth 

 sale on Friday, February 13th. Below we give a few 

 prices. Columbia (1861), 5^. yellow, unused and 

 used, ios. United States (185 1), splendid pair of 

 5c. imperf., 18s. Victoria, beaded oval, 6^/., orange, 

 perf., sli, cut, 29s. West x\ustralia, 6d., green, 

 unused, 14s. Tasmania, 3d., red-brown, imperf., 

 unused, 65s. Costa Rica, 10 pesos, black, unused, 

 20s. New Zealand, 4-/., yellow, no watermark, a 

 pair unused, and original gum, perf., 32s. New 

 South Wales, id. and 3d., 26s. British East Africa, 

 first issue, pair of 4 annas, used, 32^. Suez Canal, 

 20c, used, original (guaranteed), 77s. 6d. 



Messrs. Boucard, Pottier and Co, will be happy to 

 execute commissions for gentlemen who cannot 

 attend the sales. 



Bird Skins, and Feather Sales. 



There was no Feather and Bird Skin Sale this 

 month. 



The next Sale will take place on the 6th of March. 



FOR SALE.— Insects Coleoptera. 



Private Collection of Mr. Boucard. 



Cicindelidae, including types of Oxygonia, 

 Boucardi Chev, Cicindela costaricensis and others, 

 2s. each. Carabidae, including many types, is. each. 

 Dytiscidae, 6d. each. Staphylinidae, 3d. each. 



Pselaphidas, Gnostidae, Paussidae, Scydmaenidae, 

 Silphidae, Scaphididae, Histeridae, Nitidulidae, Trog- 

 ositidas, Rhyssodidae, Cucujidae, Cryptophagidae, 

 Derodontidse, Latrididae, Mycetophagidae, Dermestidae 

 Byrrhidae, Parnidae, and Heteroceridae, 3d. each. 

 Lucanidae and Passalidae, including many types, is. 

 each. Copridae, 6d. each. Melolonthidae, 6d. each. 

 Rutelidae, including all the types of Plusiotis, 

 Chrysina, Heterosternus, 2s. each. Scarabaeidae, is. 

 each. Cetonidae, is. each. Buprestidaa, is. each. 

 Trixagidae, Monommidae, Eucnemidae, and Elateridae, 

 6d. each. Cebrionidae, Rhipidoceridae, Dascillidae, 

 and Malacodermidae, 3d. each. Cleridae, 6d. each. 

 Lymexilonidae, Cupesidae, Ptinidae, Bostrychidae, and 

 Cioidae, 3d. eaeh. Tenebrionidae, 3d. each. Nilion- 

 idae, Pythidae, Melandryidae, Lagriidas, Pedilidae. 

 Anthicidse, Pyrochroidae, Mordellidae, and Rhipidoph- 

 oridae, 3d. each, Cantharidae, 6d. each. Cephaloidae, 

 Oedemeridae, and Mycteridae, 3d. each. Curculionidae 

 and Scolytidae, 3d. each. Brenthidas and Anthotribidae, 

 6d. each. Cerambycidae, is. each: Bruchidae, 3d. each. 

 Chrysomelidae, 3d. each. Cassididas, 6d. each. 

 Languridae and Erotylidae, 6d. each. Tritomidae and 

 Cocciaellidae, 3d. each. 



