July i, 1891, 



THE HUMMING BIRD. 



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N AT U RALIST 5 



DEALER IN 



■auaL AND BIRD SKINS, REPTILES, FISHES, INSECTS, SHELLS, EGGS, 



SEEDS, etc, etc., etc., etc, etc. 



PURCHASE -SALE -EXCHANGE. 



Collections and Libraries bought and sold on Commission. 



225, high: holboe,w, jLOjsrxioisr, w.o. 



A. BOÙCAFiD undertakes the sale of Collections 

 and Books of natural history ; and offers his services 

 to Scientific Institutions and Authors, for the sale 

 of their Works. 



The situation of his establishment in the centre 

 of London, and his relations with the principal 

 Museums of Natural History in all parts of the 

 world, offer great opportunities for the sale of the 

 Collections and Books which may be intrusted to his 

 care. 



He can procure for his clients zoological collec- 

 tions from all parts of the world; as well as scientific 

 Books and Apparatus for collecting and preserving 

 collections. All offers of purchase or sale submitted 

 to him will be carefully examined and answered 

 immediately. 



A. B. wishing to increase the number of his Corre- 

 sponde nts iu all parts, begs all persons who have 

 collections, to communicate with him, for the pur- 

 chase or exchange of their duplicates on advantageous 

 terms. 



Museums and Scientific Institutions are invited to 

 send him a list of their desiderata, which he will 

 undertake to suppy in reasonable time, even in the 

 case of the rarest animals wanted. 



Professors who require specimens of natural history 

 for study preserved in alcohol or otherwise, can sent 

 their instructions, which will be well attended to. 



A. B. reminds his Friends and Naturalists iu 

 general, that he has now in store 30,000 species of 

 Insects, G,500 species of Birds, Mammals, .Reptiles 

 and Fishes, Eggs, Shells, Seeds, many bright Insects 

 for Jewellers, Florists and Modists, etc., etc., etc., etc. 



Every month he receives new Collections from his 

 Travellers and Correspondents. 



A. B. is very much interested with Coleoptera from 

 Vancouver, Oregon, California, Sonora, Texas. New 

 England, Mexico, Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras. 

 Costa Bica, Yeragua, Nicaragua, and Panama. He 

 wishes to acquire collections from these countries, 

 either by exchange or by purchase. 



He thanks sincerely all his Friends and Corre- 

 spondents who have honoured him with then- 



patronage to the present time, and hopes they will 

 help him in the work he has undertaken ; which is 

 to facilitate to all the study of Natural History. 



' FOR SALE 

 CHEAP COLLECTIONS FOR STUDY AS UNDER : 



Typical Collection of Birds classified and named 

 after the celebrated works of Professors Bonaparte, 

 Gray, Gould, Sclater, etc. 100 specimens £'8 



Typical Collections of Insects (specimens 

 of alHhe orders) £10 



Typical Collection of Insects Coleoptera, 

 classified and named after the celebrated 

 Genera of Professor Lacordaire 



100 specimens £10 



Collection of Insects ol all orders 



100 specimens £10 



Typical Collection of Insects Coleoptera, 

 by family, genus, or country 100 specimens £10 



Collection of Bright Insects Coleoptera, 

 classified and named 100 specimens £10 



Typical Collection of Marine, Land and 

 Fresh Water Shells, classified and named 

 after the celebrated works of Prof. Pfeifers, 

 Chenu, Pieeves, Deshayes, etc. 100 specimens £10 



These collections are proper for Museums, Scien- 

 tific Institutions and Schools, as well as for all 

 persons who desire to study Natural History. 



They contain many rare species, and my purpose 

 in disposing of them at such a low price is to make 

 them accessible to every one. 



This Study will procure infinite enjoyment to all 

 those who will dedicate themselves to it. 



With the love of Collections, there are no more 

 useless walks, all is interesting, each day you dis- 

 cover new marvels of Nature. 



They are very good for acquiring order and know- 

 ledge, and you become useful to your country by 

 your discoveries. 



