NATUEAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



Naturalists, Attention! 



Ou June 1st there will be issued at Abingdon, Illinois, a new 32 page 

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A Valuable Private 

 Collection of Birds Skins 



To be sold at a Sacrifice. 



An exceptional opportunity for any School, Museum, or private party de- 

 siring fine collection of skins of North American Birds at less than one-third 

 their actual value. This collection has been made during the past four years 

 and the specimens in the same are unusually fine, in fact, are the "selects" from 

 thousands. 



The collection is well worth $250.00, but if takeu within the next thirty 

 days, will sell for only $75.00. All carefully packed and will be delivered F. O. 

 B., Philadelphia. 



Parties meaning business will address 



WILLIAM T. SMITH, 



No. i 145 So. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



iglPAny prospective buyer living or happening in the vicinity of Philadel- 

 phia is most earnestly requested to call and make a personal inspection of the 

 collection. 



THE COLLECTION: 



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SEE THAT 

 ARROW? 



That is the size of the beautiful Ore- 

 gon, New Mexico and Arizona points 

 of Chalcedony, Obsidian and Jasper 

 found in those states. 



Give reference and you can get a few 

 on selection postpaid one way. 



Have 10,000 flint arrows and spears 

 from a dozen states. 



Don't forget one of those new frost- 

 like crystalliz.id Chalcedony Geodes 

 from Cheyenne river, size of hen's eggs 

 $.25 postpaid or half-size $.15. 



Beautiful orange crystals of Calcite, 

 Cheyenne river 8.15 to $.50. 



Wine-colored Barite xls $.10 to $.50. 



Tetrahedron xls Chalcopyrite in Do- 

 loimte $.25 to $.50. 



Ruby Blende xld $.25 to $1.00. 



Fine Marcasite xld $.25 to $1.00. 



Deep rose-colored Quartz $.10 to $.25. 



Glassy Actinolite xld $.15 to $.35. 



Polished Peristerite, large $.75. 



Boryblawite, Mineral Wax, polished, 

 new $1.25. 



Large piece Lapis Lazuli $.85. 



Fine xld Rhodocorsite $.50 to $2.00. 



Xls Amazon Stoue $.15 to $.40. 



Xls Beryl $,20 to $1.00. 



Xls Apatite $.15 to $.75. 



Iridescent Hematite, Elba xls $.75 to 

 $1.25. 



Elegant xld Pyrites $.20 to $1.50. 



Sioux Indian Relics, Cheyenne River 

 Fossils, Sea Shells and Alumnium 

 Goods. 



Large Priced Catalog for Stamp. 

 Natural History Establishment of 



L W. STILWELL, 



Deadwood, S- D. 



MINERALS, 



Ancient Indian Relics. Stamps and 

 Curiosities. 

 Price List, Postage Free. 

 W. Perry Arnold, Stonnington, Ct. 



North American Bird Skins. 



Horned Grebe pr & m $ 1 50 



Pied-biiled Grebe f 1 85 



Loon m 4 00 



Brunnioh's Murre f 2 00 



Herring Gull m 2 00 



Bonaparte's Gull m 1 50 



Black Skimmer f 1 50 



Anhinga m 3 50 



Baird's Cormorant m 3 50 



American Merganser m 1 75 



Red -breasted Merganser pr 3 00 



Mallard pr 3 50 



Black Duck pr & m 5' 25 



Green-winged Teal 2 pr 6 00 



Blue " " pr&2m 5 00 



Pintail pr & f 6 00 



Wood Duck m 2 50 



Redhead m 2 50 



Lesser Scaup Duck pr 4 00 



American Goldeneye m 1 75 



Barrow's " m 2 25 



Buffle-head pr 3 00 



Old-squaw pr 4 00 



White-winged Scoter f 2 50 



Surf " m 2 as 



Ruddy Duck pr 4 00 



Lesser Snow Goose f 4 00 



Hutchin's •• m 3 50 



Black-bellied Tree Duck pr 7 00 



Fulvous pr & m 10 50 



Great Blue Heron pr 8 00 



Louisiana " m 1 25 



Green " pr 2 00 



Black -crowned Night Heron pr 3 ou 



King Rail m 1 50 



California Clapper Rail m ' 2 50 



Clapper Rail pr 3 00 



Virginia " 2 f 1 so 



Sora pr & f 1 so 



Florida Gallinule pr 2 (0 



American Coot pi 2 00 



Northern Phalarope pr 3 00 



Wilson's " m 1 on 



American Avocet pr 4 00 



Black-necked Stilt m 10 



American Woodcock pr 3 00 



Wilson's Snipe m 75 



Dowitcher m 1 00 



Knot pr & 2 m 101 



Pectoral Sandpiper pr 1 00 



White-rumped Sandpiper f 75 



Least '• pr 60 



Semipalmated " m -10 



Sanderling f 75 



Greater Yellow-legs pr & f ,3 00 



Yellow-legs pr 1 50 



Solitary Sandpiper pr & f 2 25 



Willet m 1 50 



Bartramian Sandpiper m 1 00 



Spotted " pr & 2 m 160 



Long-billed Curlew m 2 00 



Kildeer m 75 



Semipalmated Plover 2m 80 



Snowy " pr 4 00 



Wilson's " m 75 



Turnstone pr & m 3 00 



Bobwhite 2 pr 4 00 



Texan Bobwhite m 75 



California Partridge m 1 00 



Gambel's " in 1 00 



Ruffed Grouse m 1 25 



Oregon Ruffed Grouse m 2 25 



Red-billed Pigeon m 2 oO 



Mourning Dove pr 1 50 



Harris's Hawk 2 m 5 00 



Bald Eagle f 8 00 



Screech Owl pr 2 50 



Downy Woodpecker f„ 25 



Flicker pr 70 



Ruby -throated Hummer pr & f 3 00 



Horned Lark 40 



Bl ue Jay m 30 



American Crow m 75 



Cowbird m 25 



Red-winged Blackbird m 25 



Grass Finch m 25 



Tree Sparrow 2 pr 1 00 



Chipping Sparrow 2 pr 1 00 



Lincoln's Sparrow m 30 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak m 45 



Cedar Wax wing 2 f 50 



Yellow-throated Vireo 2 m 60 



White-eyed " m 30 



Parula Warbler 2 m 50 



Prairie " pr 80 



Maryland Yellow-throat m 25 



Catbird pr 50 



Short-billed Marsh Wren f 75 



Chickadee pr & m 75 



Golden-crowned Kinglet f .30 



Olive-backed Thrush pr 60 



American Robin pr 60 



Foreign Bird Skins. 



Mongolian Pheasant m $5 00 



Australian Catbird m 2 50 



Satin Bower Bird m 2 50 



Mammal Skins. 



Ermine 2 m $6 00 



North American Bird Skins $212 05 



Foreign Bird Skins 10 00 



Mammal Skins 6 00 



