NATUKAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



HORNED TOAD, 

 Phrynosoma. 



Beautifully mounted on California 

 Orangevvood. No poor shoddy work. 

 An ornament to any collection. It is 

 well known that my work iu this line 

 is the best on the market. Sent by 

 mail for 50 cts. Postage stamps not 

 taken. 



G. W.TUTTLE, 



Pasadena, Calif. 



Magnifying Glasses! 



Insect Pins! 



| Botanical Collect- 

 ing Cases and 

 Presses! 



Our sale in liquidation still continues at 

 GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. 



Send for 16-page circular and circular 623. 



QUEEN & CO., Inc., 

 Makers of Acme Microscopes, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



J. G. GRAY, Assignee. 



MINERALS, 



Ancient Indian Relics. Stamps and 

 Curiosities. 

 Price List, Postage Free. 

 W. Perry Arnold, Stonnington. Ct. 



Modern Indian Relics. 



For sale at a bargain, for cash, a collection 

 of Modern Sioux Relics. Ghost Shirt, War 

 Club, Moccasin, Bow and Quiver of Arrows, 

 Knives. Scabbard and Whetstone. Fine Pipe- 

 stone Pipe and ornamented Tobacco Pouch. 

 Points, Bags, Whip, Bone Necklace, Waist 

 Belts, &c. All collected at Pine Ridge and in 

 first-class condition. E. H. HARN, Henrv 

 Lincoln Co., N. C. 



Southern Indian Relics. 



Ancient stone relics from Southern 

 States Sale. 



Arrow points 20, 35 and 50c per doz. 

 Spearheads 10, 20, 35 aud 50 cents, some 

 7 inches and more long. Grooved axes 

 large 50c. to $1.00 each. Celts, all si/.es, 

 15 to 75c. Idols, perforated stone 

 knives, charms and many other imple- 

 ments at reasonable prices. Perfectly 

 transparent arrow points from 10 to 50c 

 each. These are beautiful gems All 

 these relics show a wide range of ma- 

 terial and workmanship. 



We make a specialty of fine NorthCar- 

 lina Quartzes and Gem stones in rough, 

 and have on hand a large stock at all 

 times for sale at reasonable prices. 



Write to us what you want. 

 SOUTHERN MINERAL CO., 

 Successors to E. H. Harn, 

 Henry, Lincoln Co., N. C. 



CALIFORNIA WOODS! c ^^ s % 



difierent varieties cut in plaques, half plaques 

 &c, each kind stamped with name, mailed for 

 only 75c. These collections include such woods 

 as Orange, Almond, Pomegranite, Prune, 

 Manzanita, Mountain Mahogany, Umbrella 

 Wild Coffee, &c. G. W. TUTTLE. Pasadena', 



cam. i9tf-o 



Relief Maps, 



Systematic Collections, 



FOR SCHOOLS OF ALL GRADES. 

 LANTERN SLIDES, ETC. 



Washington School Collections. 



Minerals, Rocksand Invertebrate Animals 



t Is safe to say that no collections of equal excellence have ever before been offered In this country at 

 so low a price ($2 each). Send for circular. 



EDWIN E. HOWELL, 612 17th St., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 



The Chance of a Lifetime. 



Special Bargains in Bird Skins, Mounted Specimens, etc. 



BIRD SKINS. 



reg.pr. sp.pr. 



Pintail Duck, very tine.. *2 00 St 00 



Black Duck 1 25 75 



American Bittern 1 00 65 



Hairy Woodpecker 30 12 



Downy Woodpecker 25 10 



Anna's Hummer - 75 30 



Rufous Hummer 75 30 



Rusty Blackbird 40 15 



Snowflake 25 12 



Grassfinch 25 12 



Tree Sparrow 25 11 



Slate-colored Junco 25 13 



Townee, very fine 25 13 



Spurred Towhee 40 19 



Rose -breasted Grosbeak, very fine.. 45 25 



indigo Bunting, very tine 30 14 



Scarlet Tanager 01 31 



Cedar Waxwing 25 11 



Blue-winged Warbler 75 20 



Parula " 25 10 



Yellow " _ 30 10 



Myrtle " 25 10 



Audubon"s " 50 20 



Chestnut-sided " 25 11 



Bay-breasted " 00 25 



Black-poll " 25 13 



Blackburnian " 40 18 



Bl'k-throafd g'n " SO 13 



Mourning " 75 35 



Maryland Yellow-throat, fine 21 11 



Yellow-breasted Chat, fine 40 13 



Brown Creeper 30 hi 



White-breasted Nuthatch 30 13 



Chickadee 25 10 



Wren-tit 60 20 



Western Golden-crowned Kinglet.. 4J U 



Rubv-crowned Kinglet 35 11 



6 species showy S. Am. Birds 3 00 85 



All these skins (except the S. Am. which 

 were put up by the natives) are good; some of 

 them, especially most of the Warblers, are ex- 

 tra line. The S. Am. skins are very brilliantly 

 colored and have to be seen to be appreciated. 



Any sent prepaid at price named. 



MOUNTED BIRDS. 



Reg. pr. Sp. pr. 



Yellow-billed Tropic Bird I 9 00 $5 50 



Man'o'war Bird 12 00 6 00 



Laughing Gull 3 00 1 25 



Wood Duck 4 50 2 20 



Cotinga, rare S. Am 5 00 2 55 



Calif. Quail, in fancy case 6 00 3 00 



Hummer, in round covered plaque 1 50 75 

 Mounted specimens sent by express at pur- 

 chasers expense. 



MAMMAL SKINS. 



reg.pr sp. pr. 



Red Bat. N. Carolina 2 00 65 



Least Mole, N. Carolina 1 50 40 



Pocket Gopher, Minn 3 03 1 00 



Pacific Pocket Gopher, Oregon 2 50 85 



Harvest Mouse, Indiana 1 00 35 



Common Mouse, " 50 20 



Big-eared Mouse, " 1 50 50 



Michigan Mouse, " 2 00 75 



Common Rat, " 1 00 30 



Chipmunk " 1 00 30 



Oregon Chipmunk. Oregon 1 50 50 



Pine Squirrel, Oregon 2 00 68 



Red Squirrel, Indiana 1 00 32 



Plying Squirrel, " 1 25 42 



Mammal skins always accompanied by skull 

 and Scientific name with full data. Sent pre- 

 paid at prices mentioned. 



MOUNTED MAMMALS. 



reg.pr. sp.pr 



Black Squirrel, not on base $ 3 00 $1 00 



Skunk, 10-in. nicely striped 5 50 1 50 



Deer Head with antlers, 3 prong 15 00 8 00 



Deer Head without an'rs, on shield 12 00 6 00 

 Fancy base for squirrel or skunk, SI. 00 extra; 

 shield for large deer head, $1.50 extra. Sent by 

 express at purchasers expense. 



These special prices good only until August 30th. Order early as I have but a few 

 of some species. 



Address, ERNEST H. SHORT, Albion, N. Y. 



THE LITTLE MIDGET 



SELF-INKING RUBBER STAMP. 



Every Naturalist should have one. 

 Sent complete with your name and 

 address for only 50 CENTS. 



E. BREWSTER MYERS, 



Mfr of Rubber Stamps, 



117 Clifton Street, Rochester, N. Y. 



RARE SPECIES 



Of North American Bird Skins a specialty, 

 also fine Mammal Skins, with Skulls, etc. Over 

 10.0J0 tine Bird and Mammal Skins in stock. 

 Finely mounted heads of Deer, Elk, Caribou, 

 Rocky Mountain Sheep and Goats, etc. Fine 

 Geodes of many varieties— order a few beauties 

 for your cabinet. I also have a few sets of Illi- 

 nois Geological Reports, (Vols. 1 to 8) complete 

 and elegantly illustrated. This magnificent 

 work is now becoming extremely rare, and will 

 soon be beyond reach. Send two f-tamps for 

 catalog, or with letters of inquiry. Refer- 

 ence, all prominent Scientists or Institutions 

 throughout the country. CHAS. K. WORTH- 

 EN, Naturalist, Taxidermist and Dealer, War- 

 saw, 111., TJ. S. A. Established In 1873. 



BAKER & HANSON, 



Collectors of 



Florida Sea Shells and Curios. 



Bird Skins and Eggs a S pecialty. 

 PRICE LIST FURNISHED FOR STAMP. 



FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. 



MIMED AIC SHELLS, etc. The White 

 IVIiriCnALO City Collections. 50 fine cabi- 

 net specimens. S3. 50 smaller size, $2. 50 ama- 

 teur size, $1. Printed name and locality with 

 each specimen. 50 Shells, Corals, and Marine 

 Specimens, only $3. 100 Fossils, including fine 

 Fish, Trilobite, Crinoids, Corals, Sponges, 

 several fine Ferns, etc., only $8. A great varie- 

 ty Unios with one valve highly published from 

 35c to $1, very showy. Taxidermy in all its 

 branches at reasonable prices. Illustrated 

 catalogue by mail, 10c. J.M.WIERS, Natural- 

 ists Agency, 357 W. VanBuren St., Chicago, IU. 



Large Resurrection Plants, 



By mail, IOq. 

 19tf-o 



Small, 5e.. 



G. W. TUTTLE, 



Pasadena, Calif , 



