VOL. I. No. 44. 



ALBION, N. Y., NOVEMBER, 30, 1895. 



Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



Wants,. Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

 changes," "For Sales," inserted In this depart- 

 ment for 25c per 35 words. Notices over 35 words 

 charged at the rate of one-half cent per each ad- 

 ditional word. No notice inserted for less than 

 85c. Terms, cash with order. 



All copy must reach us at least three days 

 prior to date of issue in order to insure inser- 

 tion In any given number. 





WANTED.— A Gold Dollar in good condition, 

 and a good pair of Opera or Field Glasses. 

 "Will give extra good exchange in fine fossils 

 minerals, shells, polished agates, Indian relics, 

 books or mounted birds ; or pay cash. GEO. 

 W. DIXON, Watertown, So. Dak. 



'AUKS'' Wanted.— I will allow 30c each for 

 any back number of the ''Auk" you may have, 

 if in good condition and sent prepaid. You 

 to take your full pay in Bird Skins, Eggs, 

 Shells (showy or scientific), Corals, Echmo- 

 derms, Fossils, Minerals, Indian Relics, Cu- 

 rios or Novelties as listed in the Premium 

 List Supplement. I can also use on same 

 terms Nos. 1 and 2 of Natural Science News 

 tit 10c cjicli cLiicl tin? followiuff ^No's of the Oolo- 

 gist at prices quoted: June, 1888, 25c: July- 

 Aug., 1886, 15c: Jan.-Feb., 1887 or Dec. 1886 with 

 same attached, 20c; June-Sept., 1887, 15c; Apr., 

 1889, 12c. All must be complete, clean and in 

 good condition. I will also accept back No's 

 of the Ornithologist and Oologisf or Nidiologist 

 any issue and in any quantity at 5c per copy 

 on same terms. I can also use books on sub- 

 jects pertaining to Natural History if in good 

 condition and cheap, also A No. 1 sets of eggs 

 with data at V« "Standard" rates. Lists of 

 books and eggs must be submitted for my se- 

 lection or approval before sending. Address 

 at once FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion. N. Y. 



A FINE lot of sets and singles for sale cheap. 

 Write at once for list. Address F.G.MEYERS. 

 3131 Mantua Ave., West Phila., Pa. 



WANTED.— To exchange beetles for beetles 

 named or unnamed, [or butterflies and moths 

 named. Those wishing to get up collections 

 of beetles should address. D. B. YOUNG. New- 

 port, N. Y. 



FOR SALE. — 9 vols. Smithsonian Reports. 

 1859, '62, '63, '64, '66, '69, '70, '71, '72; 280 New 

 Brunswick 5c stamps (unused) and two coins 

 Province of Nova Scotia, V% d. - Token 1832, all 

 in good order. A. GORDON LEAVITT, Saint 

 John, N. B. 



WANTED. — A. O. U. Nos. 1, 7. 58, 80, 84, 118 

 172, 204, 206, 300, 309, 310, 328, 332, 313, 349, 352, 360, 

 362, also many common species. Send full list 

 and receive mine. Address. FRANK HARRIS, 

 La Crescent, Houston Co., Minn. 



"NOMENCLATURE of Colors for Natural- 

 ists," Rldgway. I want a good second hand 

 copy at once. State cash or exchange price. 



Jr xt.rt.lN rv IT.. IjiillllN, iilDlOn, IN. 1. 



WANTED.— Those having fossils named cor- 

 rectly, with geological formation, and locality, 

 to send list with lowest cash price. W. A. 

 STEARNS. Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga. 



FOR SALE. Complete set of the Natural 

 History of New York ; Botany. Zoology Min- 

 eralogy, Geology, Pateontoiogy, etc., with 

 many hundreds of plain and colored plates. 

 Low price. GEORGE P. HUMPHREY, Roch- 

 ester, N, Y. 44_4 t 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.— A collection 

 of 140 different kinds of singles valued at*21 for 

 $6.00 cash or for good breech loading shot gun. 

 All eggs will bear identification. Seven di Wer- 

 ent kinds of hawks. ROBERT J. HARDING 

 Chatham, N.<Y. 



WANTED to purchase eggs of 1896 collecting 

 full sets as follows: sLoon, Tropic Birds 

 Hooded Merganser, all Cranes.all Kites.Sharp- 

 shinned and Broad-wing Hawks, all Eagles, all 

 Gyrfalcons, Duck Hawk. Pigeon Hawk. Rich. 

 Merlin, Aplomado Falcon, Chuck-wills-widow 

 Whip-poor-will, Merrill's Parauque, etc. For 

 above I will pay good cash prices. C. W. 

 CRANDALL, Lock Box 3. W r ooclside. Queens 

 Co., New York. 



FOR PALE OR EXCHANGE.— Malachite, 

 Crysocolla, Chalcedony, Quartz, Azurite, Mon- 

 azite and Frankline, Microscopic slides. Infu- 

 sorial earth 100 localities, Trap-tufa and 

 rocks for sale or exchange for other minerals 

 or Microscope slides or Infusorial earths. 

 PROF. ARTHUR M. EDWARDS, Newark, N. 

 J. O. & N. tf- 



WANTED.— Meteorites. New and unde- 

 scribed ones especially desired. Good prices 

 paid for complete "falls"or 'finds., "EDWIN E. 

 HOWELL, 612, 17th St. N.W. .Washington, D.C. 



BOOKS. I want good clean second-hand 

 copies of any Book which I offer for sale in my 

 new (May issue) Naturalist's Bulletin. 

 Look over your old Books and send me a list of 

 the ones you will "swap," stating lowest ex- 

 change price and what you can use for the 

 same. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



GEODES, fossils, minerals, beautiful cave 

 specimens, buffalo horns (rough), sea curios 

 for sale. Fossils and crinoid stems in lime- 

 stone, petrified moss, (lb. pieces) for postage 

 if you'll return the cancelled stamps. CORA 

 JEWELL, Shannondale, Ind. 



FOR SALE or exchange, one gill net, 95 ft. 

 long, 3 ft. wide, good condition, nearly new, $2; 

 one good ferrit for sale or exchange. GEO. H. 

 BOCKOVEN, Palmyra. N. Y, 



WANTED.— Good cloth bound books, for 

 which I will exchange fine fossils, minerals 

 and eggs in sets. Send list. GEO.W. DIXON 

 Watertown, S. D. 



STAMP EXCHANGE.-Collection of 750 Pos- 

 tage Stamps, mounted in Mekeel's best 1894 Al- 

 bum; want best offer of eggs in sets, with data, 

 over $8. HARRY L. GRIFFITH, Santa Ana, 

 Orange Co., Calif. 



TO EXCHANGE.-Himalayan rabbits for 

 silver-grey rabbits and Peruvian guinea-pigs. 

 Send stamp for catalogue of Himalayan, and 

 Dutch rabbits, Abyssinian, and common guinea- 

 pigs. Mention Natural Science News. JOS- 

 EPH I. LAWRENCE. No. 123 West St., Wor- 

 cester Mass. 



FOR SALE CHEAP: — 18-drawer walnut coin 

 cabinet. Curios exchanged for binding of 

 magazines. EUG. SHUGART, Charlestown. 

 care^of Watson House, Jeff. Co., W. Va. 



I HAVE a number of Government Reports 

 that I would like to exchange for reports of 

 other years or for good sets with data. H, G. 

 HOSKIN, Tuttle, Colo. O 



A COLLECTION of 30 different arrow, spear 

 lance heads and scrapers sent by mail to any 

 address postpaid for 55c. These are from the 

 famous Scioto Valley mound region. All 

 fine. F. J. BROWN, Havden Block. Columbus, 

 0. O 44-4t 



WANTED: — No. 5 Autoharp or good guitar. 

 Have first class sets, banjo, novels, paper or 

 coins to offer. W. A. STRONG, Tulare, Cal. 

 44-2t 



I HAVE a Kombi Camera to exchange for a 

 good trained ferret. Express charges must be 

 prepaid. ALBERT CESAL, No, 760 W. 18th 

 St., Chicago, 111, 



1000 CIGARETTE cards to exchange for old 

 coins, rare stamps, minerals and curios of 

 any kind. For particulars apply to VICTOR 

 NEAL, Gardiner, Me. i 



WANTED.— A new Winchester shot gun and 

 rifle, high grade revolver and shot gun; will 

 give rare sets, singles and skins. CLARENCE 

 H. WATROUS, Chester, Conn. 



FOR SALE.— My collection of eggs, nearly 

 400 varieties, including Golden, Bald, Gray, Sea, 

 and Caracura Eagles, Spotted Owl, narly all the 

 Hawks, and many very rare sets, value, $1000; 

 will sell the collection or by the set, or will ex- 

 change for a place ; write for list and prices- 

 CLARENCE H. WATROUS, Chester, Conn. 



Send 1 5c stamps and you will receive my 

 I new Normal Catalogue of all European- 

 I palsearctic bird eggs, in over 600 numbers, 

 1 with prices and number of sets for each 

 species. Send $5 bill by registered letter and 

 ! you will receive, by return steamer, a fine col- 

 lection of European Birds Eggs, in- 

 I eluding Falco tinnunculus, etc., etc. 



HERMANN ROLLE, 



INSTITUTION FOR NATURAL HISTORY 

 Emdener-Str. 4, Berlin, N. W., Germany. 



IllUrn £ E O SHELLS, etc. The White 



IVIinCnMLO City Collections. 50 fine cabi- 

 net specimens. $3. 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, 111. 



MINERALS, 



Ancient Indian Relics. Stamps and 

 Curiosities. 

 Price List, Postage Free. 

 W. Perry Arnold, Stonnington, Ct. 



RARE SPECIES 



Of North American Bird Skins a specialty, 

 also fine Mammal Skins, with Skulls, etc. Over 

 10.000 fine 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 stamps 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., U. S. A. Established In 1873. 



Better Than a Shot Gun ! 



A Rare Chance 



to obtain a high-grade Op- 

 era or FIELD GLASS 

 at a very low price. 



The entire stock of Queen 

 & Co., Inc., being offered 

 at great reductions, including some special 

 forms for Naturalists. 



Send for circular No. 481 giving full descrip- 

 tions and prices. 



J. G. GRAY, Assignee for 



QUEEN & CO., Inc.. 



ioio Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA. 



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