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THE HUMMING BIRD. 



[August i, 1 89 1. 



FOR SALE.— Shells. 



Private Collection of Mr. Boucard. 

 Land, Fluviatile and Marine Shells. 



Glandinidse, is. each. Helicidse, 6d. each. Bulimidse 

 is. each. Achatinidae, is. each. Chlindrellidae, is. 6d. 

 each. Clausilidae, 3d. each. Ampularidse, 6d. each. 

 Lymmea, Physa, and Planorbis, 3d. each. Cyclosto- 

 nidse, 6d. each. Helicinidae, 3d. each. Unio, 

 Anodonta, and Ostrea, 6d. each. 



Marine Shells — All the Collection including 

 Argonyuta, Murex, Fusus, Triton, Ranella, Nassa, 

 Oliva, Marginella, Harpa, Terebra, Conus, Sfrombus, 

 Cypraea, Neritina, Patella, Chiton, Haliotis, Turbo, 

 Venus, Cardium, &c, 6d. each. 



Can be divided if required. 



All applications to be made at the Journal's Office. 



Insects Coleoptera. 



Private Collection of Mr. Boucard. 



Cicindelidse, including types of Oxygonia, 

 Boucardi Chev, Cincindela costaricensis and others, 

 2j.each. Carabidse, including many types, is. each. 

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



Pselaphidae, Gnostidae, Paussidae, Scydmaenidae, 

 Silphidae, Scaphididae, Histeridae, Nitidulidae, Trog- 

 ositidae, Rhyssodidae, Cucujidae, Cryptophagidae, 

 Derodontidae, Latrididae, Mycetophagidae, Dermestidae 

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

 Lucanidae and Passalidae, including many types, uf« 

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

 Rutelidse, including all the types of Plusiotis, 

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

 each. Cetonidae, is. each. Buprestidas, is. each. 

 Trixagidae, Monommidas, Eucnemidae, and Elateridae, 

 6d. each. Cebrionidae. Rhipidoceridae, Dascillidae, 

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

 Lymexilonidae, Cupesidae, Ptinidee, Bostrychidae, and 

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

 idse, Pythidae, Melandryidae, Lagriidae, Pedilidae. 

 Anthicinae, Pyrochroidae, Mordellidae, and Rhipidoph- 

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

 Oedemeridae, and Mycteridae, 3d. each. Curculionidae 

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

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

 Chrysomelidae, 3d. each. Cassididse, 6d. each. 

 Languridae and Erotylidae, 6d. each. Tritomidae and 

 Coccinellidae, 3d. each. 



Postage Stamps 

 FOR SALE. 



A large variety of rare Stamps and New Issues from all parts 

 of the World. For prices &c. apply to Naturalists Agency, 



225, High Holborn, W.C. 



WANTED TO BUY. 



Old collections containing from 500 varieties upwards^ 

 which none have beeu added since the last 20 years. 



Old stamps on their original letter sheet or envelope, especi- 

 ally Colonials and old German states. 



Mulready Wrappers and Envelopes. 



Old unused English and Colonials. 



Old works on stamps. 



Proofs of stamps, etc. etc. 



TO ORNITHOLOGISTS. 



FOB SALE. 



Fine mounted specimen of Aha impennis, the Great Auk, 

 (extinct species). Pedigree from date of capture, 1836, will 

 be given to buyer. 



Fine male specimen of the exceedingly rare new genus of 

 bird Remhardtia ocellata Bp., the greatest discovery of the 

 century. p r i C e £50 



FOR SALE.— From Kina Balu {Borneo). 

 Calyptomena whiteheadi, male, 100s. A magnifi- 

 cent bird, discovered lately by Mr. Whitehead in the 

 interior of Borneo. Many other species from the 

 same collector (magnificent skins). 



FOR SALE. 

 A magnificent Collection of Woods from all parts 

 of the world. 2,000 varieties. Fifty years work. 

 Will be sold at a bargain. 



Fourteen species of Carabus from Chili. In the 

 most perfect condition. 23 specimens, at 5s. each. 



Great Reduction in Prices. 



Bird Skins for Sale. 



AT NATURALIST'S AGENCY, 



225, HIGH HOLBORN. 



LONDON, W.C. 



Wild Pigeon 12/- 



Parrots, various ... ... ... 12/- 



Mandarin Duck ... ... ... 30/- 



Red Partridge ... ... ... ... 20/- 



Small Owl (Scops) ... ... ... 30/- 



Medium Owl ... ... ... ... 12/- 



Barn Owl ... ... ... .., 36/- 



Large Owls, various ... ... ... 24/- 



King Fisher (fiat skins) 12/- 



Pheasant heads ... ... ... 1/- 



Metallic Merle ... 10/- 



Metallic blue Merle ... 24/- 



Longtail ... ... ... ... 24/- 



Longtail Trojan ... ... ... 200/- 



Short ,, „ ... ... ... 50/- 



Red Tanager ... ... ... 12/- 



Orange Tanager ... ... 8/- to 24/- 



Black and Yellow ditto ... ... 24/- 



Large Grey King Fisher ... ... 24/- 



Californian Quail ... ... ... 12/- 



Grey Starling ... ... ... ... 6/- 



Starling (fine skins) ... ... ... 6/- 



„ (poor made skins) ... ... 2/- 



Large African Bee Eater ... ... 20/- 



Grey Heron (Breast) ... ... ... 20/- 



Indian Partridge ... ... ... 6/- 



African Hoopooe (fine skins) ... ... 24/- 



Small Bustard ... ... ... ... 36/- 



Red Bird of Paradise (round skins) ... 120/- 



Yellow, ditto ... ... ... ... 200/- 



Australian Rifle Bird ... ... ... 200/- 



New Guinea, ditto ... ... ... 180/- 



Californian Woodpecker ... ... 24/- 



Red Mackaw (flat skins) 30/- 



American Jay ... ... ... ■•• 10/- 



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