fuly i, 1 891] 



THE HUMMING BIRD. 



RARE STAMPS FOR SALE. 



A fine lot of unused Colonials in very fine condition 

 with original gum. 



ONLY ONE OF EACH~FOR SALE. 



Bahamas, 1859, imperf., no wmk., Id. lake, 



ine pair 



,, ,, perf., no wmk., Id. lake 



Barbados, 1852, imperf., on blue paper, Id. blue 

 ,, „ ,, „ 4d. red 



,, 1856, ,, on white paper, Jd. green 



„ ,, „ ,, Is. black, pair 



,, 1860, perf., Jd. green, Id. blu<\ 4d. red, 



the three 

 ,, ,, ,, 6d. red, Is. black, the two 



Ceylon, 1861, petf., wmk. star, 9d. brown ... 



„ 2s. blue 



Mauritius, 1858. Figure of Britannia, 4d. green... 

 St. Vincent, 1861, perf., no wmk., Id. lake... 



6d. green 



,, , ,, ,, ,, Is. purple black 



,, ,, ,, ,, Is. dark blue ... 



Trinidad, 1851, imperf., on blue paper. Id. brown 



,, ,, ,, 4d. purple brown ... 



6d. blue... 

 ,, ,, white paper, 4d. purple brown ... 



,, 1857, ,, ,, 4d. slate... 



„ Is. indigo 



Turks Islands, 1867, perf., no wmk., Id. rose 



„ 6d. black ... 



„ „ „ „ Is. blue 



Victoria, 1857, imperf., star wmk., Id. green, pair 



£ s. d. 



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10 







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15 







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TO ETHNOLOGISTS AND OTHERS. 



FOR SALE. 



Twenty finely carved An ows and 1 Bow from New Guinea 



Price 20s. 



African Rhinoceros War Club Price 30s. 



Three distinct Zulu War Clubs, made of iron wood and very 

 nicely carved Price 30s. each. 



Pagaie from New Guinea, made of palm tree Price 30s. 



Magnificent Gold Antiquity from Panama, representing what 

 appears to be Musicians, two large figures in the centre and 

 six small ones round. It weighs 6 oz. 187 grammes. It is 

 quite unique, and no Museum in the world possesses anything 

 like it Price £50. 



A great variety of American Antiquities, chiefly from Central 

 America, in hardstone, agathe, Idols, Vases, etc. from 5s. 



Modern pottery from Mexico and Central America 



from 6d. 

 Statuettes representing the Indians of Mexico and Guatemala 



from 3s. 

 Hats, Baskets, Mats and various Objects made with palm 

 leaves and various textile plants, from Central America, Mada- 

 gascar, New Guinea, etc. from 6d. 



Samples of Textile Fibres, Seed.s, Gums, Resins, Medicinal 

 Plants, etc, from Mexico and Central America from 6d. 



Old and Modern Coins from Mexico from Is. 



Etc., etc., etc. 



STANDS, NWA\ STYLE. 



Wholesale Price. 

 No. 1 for Humming birds and Small birds at 20s. per hundred 

 ,, 2 ,, Small birds up to Tanagers at 24s. ,, 



,, 3 ,, Tanagers up to Magpies at 28s. ,, 



,, 4 ,, Magpies up to Crows or Small 



Hawks at 32s. ,, 



„ 5 „ Small Hawks to Large Hawk» 



and Owls at 40s. ,, 



TO BOOKSELLERS AND OTHERS. 



Boucarrt. Catologus Avium, English or French preface, Syste- 

 matic Classification of Birds, 8s. instead of 12s. 



Catalogue of Birds, published by the British Museum. 



Vol. 1 to 6 inclusive. The first three Volumes are out of 

 print. Price £10. 



Hand List of Birds, Gray, published by the British Museum. 

 3 vol. 8vo. Price 25s. 



Guide pour collecter, préparer et expédier des Collections 

 d'histoire naturelle. ls. 



Guia para colectar, eonservar y despachar Colecciones de 

 historia natural. Is. 



Petit Atlas d'Ornithologie ou Collection choisie d'Oiseaux 

 les plus connus, dessinés d'après nature par Martinet, 

 Paris, 1784. 

 1 Vol. grand in folio, in magnificent condition. Contents : 



Spître à Buffon, Tableau général du classement des Oiseaux 



livisé? d'après Buffon en neuf Ordres et cent un Genres ou 



Familles. 150 splendid coloured plates par Martinet. Exceed- 

 ingly rare. £50. 



America, by John Ogilby Esq., London, 1671. Grand in folio, 

 675 pages, 121 splendid Engravings and Maps. £30. 



Historia de la Conquista de Mexico, etc., by Don Antonio Solis, 

 Brusselas, 1741. 



1 Vol. in folio, 276 pages, 13 Engravings and Maps. Pages 

 1 to 9 slightly stained. £20. 



Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva Espana, by Rev. 

 Bernardino de Sahagun, con notas y suplementos, por 

 Carlos Maria de Bustamante, Mexico, 1829. 4 vols, in 

 4to., uncut. £5. 



Historia de las Conquistas de Hernando Cortez, por Francisco 

 Lopez de Gomara, con varias notas y addiciones, por Carlos 

 Maria de Bustamante, Mexico, 1826. 1 vol. in 4to, 315 pp. 



£2. 



Tezcoco en los ultimos tiempos de sus antiguos Reyes. 

 Tomada de los manuscritos ineditos de Boturini y redac- 

 tados por el Lie. Mariano Veytia, Mexico, 1826. 1 vol- 

 16mo, 276 pages. £2. 



3atecismo y Declaracion de la Doctrina Christiana en lengua 

 OTOMI, con un Vocabulario del mismo idioma, por el 

 R. P. Joaquin Lopez Yepes, Mexico, 1826. 1 Vol. in 4to, 

 254 pages. £4. 



D. R. Kampuysens Stichtelyke Ryinen, by M. Mathieu, Rot- 

 terdam, 1688. 1 Vol. in 8vo., 680 pages. £2. 



Clara y Sucinta Exposicion del pequeno Catecismo impreso 

 en el idioma MEXICANO, por un Sacerdote devoto de la 

 Madré santissima de la Luz, etc. 



Puebla, 1819. 1 Vol., 67 doubJepages, one side in Mexican, 

 the other in Spanish. £2 10 



Various Calendarios Mexicanos, 1830 to 1860. 2s. each. 



ARTIFICIAL EYES. 



Wholesale Price. 



Black 



Coloured 







Cornered 



Cornered 

 & Veined 



per gross 







per 



ooz. pairs 



per doz. pairs 



No. 1 to 4 6d. 



ls. 6d. 



No. 



4 to 6 



3s. 6d. 



4s. 6d. 



„ 5 „ 8 8d. 



2s. 6d. 



, , 



7„ 8 



5s. 0d. 



6s. Od. 



,, 9 „ 10 ls.Od. 



4s. Od. 



,, 



9 



6s. Od. 



8s- Od. 



„ 11 2s. Od. 



5s. 6d. 





10 



7s. Od. 



9s. Od. 



„ 12 2s. 3d. 



7s. Od. 





11 



8s. Od. 



10s. Od. 



,, 13 2s. 6d. 



10s. Od. 



5, 



12 



9s. Od. 



lis. Od. 



doz. of pairs 











„ 14 3s. Od. 



Is. 6d. 



,, 



13 



10s. Od. 



12s. Od. 



„ 15 3s. 6d. 



2s. 6d. 





14 



lls.Od. 



13s. Od. 



„ 16 4s. Od. 



2s. 6d. 





15 



13s- Od. 



15s. Od. 



„ 17 8s. Od. 



3s. Od. 





Larger sizes can be made 



„ 18 12s. Od. 



4s. Od. 







to or 



der. 



Nr. 1 to 4 are good for humming birds and others up to 

 the size of Tanagers. 



No. 5 to 8 Tanagers to Magpies. 



No. 9 to 10 Magpies to Gulls. 



No. 11 to 12 Pheasants, etc. 



No. 13 to 18 Hawks, Owls, Herons, etc. 



