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THE HUMMING BIRD. 



[December i, 1891 



FOR SALE.— Shells. 



Private Collection of Mr. Boucard. 

 Land, Fluviatile and Marine Shells. 



Glandinidse, is. each. Helicidae, 6d. each. Bulimidae 

 is. each. Achatinidse, is. each. Cylindrellidse, is. 6d. 

 each. Clausilidse, 3*/. each. Ampularidae, 6d. each. 

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

 midae, 6d. each. Helicinidas, $d. each. Unio, 

 Anodonta, and Ostrea, 6d. each. 



Marine Shells — All the Collection including 

 Argonauta, 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. 



FOR SALE. 



One of the most magnificent Collections of Marine, 

 Fluviatile and Terrestrial Shells formed during the 

 last forty years. 



It contains 9,761 species by 37,686 specimens, all 

 of them in the most perfect condition. 



Species Specimens. 

 Marine and Fresh Univalves 5238 21,314 

 Bivalve, Marine and Freshwater 1850 5,900 



Foreign Land Shells 2673 | 9,442 



European „ 950 



Rare Shells in glass Cases 80 



9,761 37,686 



Very nearly all the rare species known are repre- 

 sented in the Collection and sometimes by several 

 specimens. 



For further informations and price, apply to Mr. 

 A. Boucard 225, High Holborn, London, W. C. 



TO ETHNOLOGISTS AND OTHERS 



FOR SALE. 



Twenty finely carved An ows and 1 Bow from New Guinea 



Price 20s. 



African Bhinoceros 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, Seeds, Owms, Resins, Medicinal 

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



Old and Modern Coins from Mexico from 1b. 



Etc, etc., eta. 



Priced List of Utensils necessary for 

 the collecting of Mammals and Birds 

 Skins, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, Shells. 



Bicarbolic Acid... ... ... quart 2/- 



Rectified Benzoline ... ... „ 2/- 



Boucard's Insecticide ... ... lb. 4/- 



Ammonia ... ... ... ,, 4/- 



Collecting corked Box. ... from 1/- to 5/- each. 



Pocket corked Box, ... ... ... from 1/- 



Corked Box for Museums ... ... 24/- doz. 



„ „ and glazed, splendid make. 36/- „ 



Larger sizes can be supplied. 

 Botanical box ... ... from 2/6 to 6/- each. 



Pin box, for 1 2 grosses of different sizes ... 1/6 

 „ with 1000 pins... ... ... 3/- 



Sea compass, ... ... from 2/- to 50/- 



Collectting bottles with large opening from 6d. 

 Boucard's tin collecting box with two partitions 2/- 

 Straight Scissors ... ... ... from 2/- 



Curved „ .... ... ... ... ,, 2/- 



Taxidermist knifes ... ... ... „ 1/6 



Long Forceps ... .. ... „ 3/- 



Small „ ... ... ... ... ,, 1/- 



Insects' Nippers, ... ... ... „ 1/6 



Sieve ... ... ... ... ,, 2/- 



Blowpipe for cleaning eggs ... ... ,, 2/- 



Digger „ 2/- & 4/- 



Folding ditto ... ... ... ... „ 6/- 



InsectPins, English, French orGermanfromi/6 per 100c 

 Steel Pins for setting butterflies ... „ 4/- per 1000 

 Setting Boards ... ... ... 1/- to 3/- each 



Butterfly Nets complete ... ... from 1/6 to 6/- 



Sweeping and Water Nets ... ... ,, 2/6 



Cork in sheets ... ... ... ,, 3/- doz. 



Magnifying Glasses ... ... ... „ 1/- to 5/- 



Hammers ... ... ... ... „ 1/6 to 5/- 



Napthaline ... ... ... ... ,, 4/- per lb. 



Botanical Grey paper... ... ... ,, 6/- ream. 



Folding Umbrella for collecting Insects,, 10/- 

 Steel Perforator for making holes in eggs „ 1/- 

 Cutting pliers ... ... ... ,, 2/- 



Flat „ „ 1/- 



Arsenical Soap ... ... ... „ 2/- per lb. 



Glass Tubes for small Insects and shells ,, 1/- doz. 

 Pill boxes for ditto .. . ... ... „ 4/- gross. 



Flax ... „ 6d. per lb 



Cotton wading per sheet ... ... ,, 6d 



Fishing rods with accessories from ,, 2/- 

 Dredge for collecting shells, &c. ... ,, 40/- 



Taxidermisfs Case, containing 1 Pair of Scissors 

 2 Knives, 1 Lime, 1 Grater, 2 Pliers, 1 Ham- 

 mer, 1 pair of Forceps, 1 Brush, 3 Gimlets, 

 etc., complete ... ... ... from 12/- to 40/- 



Shell-empting with handle .. . ... „ 1/- 



All other Utensils for Naturalists can be had at a 

 short notice, 225, High Holborn, London, W. C. 

 by ordering at the Naturalist's Agency. 



STANDS, NEW STYLE. 



Wholesale Price. 

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

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



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



,, 4 ,, Magpies up to Crows or Small 



Hawks at 32s. ,, 



„ 5 „ Small Hawks to Large Hawks 



and Owls at 40s. ,, 



