NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



New York 

 Central 



And Hudson River Railroad. 



WESTWARD. 



Stations. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m 



Rochester 8:00 10:30 2:20 5:35 10:00 



Albion 7:00 9:10 11:35 3:25 6:50 11:06 



LoCkport ...... 8:05 10:05 12:22 4:20 T:40 12:00 



Susp. Bridge .. 8:45 10:45 1:00 5:05 8:20 12:35 



Niagara Falls. 9:06 10:50 1:10 5:10 8:30 12:45 



Buffalo 8:55 10:55 1:25 5:15 8:45 



EASTWARD. 



Buffalo 6:25 11:00 1:30 5:00 5:5C 



Niagara Falls. 6:35 8:05 11:18 1:40 6:00 



Susp. Bridge . 6:45 8:10 11:25 1:4S 6:05 



Lockport 6:00 7:25 8:50 12:00 2:25 5:55 6:45 



Albion 6:50 8:15 1:00 3:25 6:45 7:50 



Rochester 8:00 9:30 2:05 4:35 9:00 



FLORIDA SHELLS 



In reach of all. Cheaper than the 

 cheapest. Now is the time to start a 

 collection. 



1. S trombus alatus, 2 to 3>f inches 4c 



2. Fulgur perversus, 3 to 8 inch 6 



3. Fasciolaria tulipa,2 to 6 inch 8 



4. •' distans, 1 to 3 inches 4 



5. " fllamentosa, 1 to 3 inch 2 



6. Cardium magnum, 354 to 4 inches 6 



7. " muricatum.minch single valves 1 



8. " serratium.l to 2i4 inch 3 



9. Area ponderosa, 2 to 3 inch 3 



10. " nose. 1 to 4 inch 3 



11. " floridanum, 2 to inch 3 



12. Cytherea (callista) gigantea, 3 to 5 inch. .10 



13. " '" maculata, 1 to 2 l / 2 inch 6 



14 Natica duplicata, 1 to 3 inch 2 



15 Chama Arcinella. 1 to 2 inch 5 



16 Dosinia discus, 2 to 4 inch 5 



17 Pholas costatus.3 to 6 inch, double valve. .15 



18 Murex pomum, 1 to 3 inch 3 



19 " salleanus, 1 to 3 inch 5 



20 Pyrula papyratia. 3 to 5 inch 8 



21 Pecten exasperatus, !4 to 3 inch, single 1 



22 Conus Floridanus. % to 1 inch 2 



23 " nroteus, 1 to 3 inch 10 



21 Pinna muricata, 4 to 10 inch 8 



25 Lucina edentula. IM to 3 inch, single 2 



26 Cancellarla carolinensis, 1 to 1% inch 3 



27 Oliva litterata. 1 to 2V4 _ 3 



28 Anomia ephippium, 1 to 2% Inch 1 



29 Melongena subcoronata, 2 to 6 inch 8 



30 Cerithiumeburnum, 1 to \ V % inch 3 



31 Turritella, 1 to l'/ 2 inch 2 



32 Tellina, Y 2 inch 1 



33 Marginella, hi inch 2 



34 Large liver sea bean, 3c ; black banded sea 



bean, 2c; grey sea beans 1 



35 Sea beaver ..15 



36 Conch spawn ribbon, 18 inch to 2 feet _20 



37 Skate eggs 5 



38 Kose coral, shaped like a rose 10 



39i Florida air plants 10 



40 Tarpon scales 2 



$2 15 



Retail price for the above 40 specimens is $2.15 

 by our price list. We will send any one of the 

 above numbered specimens upon receipt of 

 price quoted, or the entire collection, 40 speci- 

 mens, upon reclept of only $1.50. We gather 

 our own shells and gather only first class shells. 

 By comparison our prices will be found a half 

 lower than other dealers, because we are right 

 on the coast and are put to no extra expense. 

 Give me an order and you will be convinced. 

 Send stamp for price list. 



J.C. Baker successor to Baker & Hanson 

 Myers, Lee Co., Florida. 



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. 



I R-I-P-A-N-S I 



J ONE G1TJ3S RELIEF. I 



Just Received 



A large and fine stock of Indian Relics and Birds Eggs which 

 I am selling lower than ever before. 



Postage extra. , 



Two-cent stamps taken in sums of less than $1.00. 



25 per cent, discount on orders of $5.00 or over. 



All goods strictly first-class with data. 



STONE INDIAN RELICS. 



Arrowheads from Pennsylvania, Ohio, New 

 Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut 

 Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon. California, 

 Missouri, etc., vaiious kinds, sizes and shapes. 

 3 to 5c each ; per doz. assorted, 40c. 

 Spear Heads from above states, each .10 to 30c 



Per doz. assorted $2.00 



Axe Heads or Celts from above states, each 

 15 to 50c 



Per doz. assorted $3.50 



Bird Points from Cal. and Oregon, each 3c 



Per doz.. assorted 30c 



Sinkers from New York 8c 



Pestles from Ohio, Ind., 111., Penn.. Conn. 

 N. J. and Pal., fnch ! o •*> 



Per doz. assort-ed 1 



Wampum from Oregon and Cal., eiu.ii o i.jo 



Per doz. assorted 95c 



Whole Pottery from mounds of Missouri, 



each 25c to $5.C0 



Whole Pottery fragments from mounds of 

 Missouri, each 5c 



Per doz... 50 



CENT. AMERICAN INDIAN RELICS. 



Axe Heads of jade, stone, jasper etc., each, 



15 to 25C 



Per doz $2.25 



Spear 1 leads of jade, stone and jasper rare 



each 30c 



Arrow Heads of jade. stone, jasper, rare each, 20c 

 Whole pottery from Costa Rica, various 



sizes and shapes. Three-legged pots. 



bowls, whistles, idols, animals at .50 to $2.00 



Fragments of above, each. 5c 



Outlines of above will be sent to intending 



purchasers for two two-cent stamps. 

 Photos of graves from which above were 



taken, each. 25c 



Stone Metals from above graves, each 



$1.00 to $10.00 



MEXICO. 



each. 



Carved alabaster Idol.Esmall $1.50 



" stone, head 3.00 



rings of jasper, agate, etc 50c to 2.00 



ornaments of jasper.agate.etc.10 to 3.00 



Heads of clay, images, rare 20 to .75 



Whole nottery 20 to 2.00 



Metals.:. 1.00 to 6.00 



Stone axe heads, rare, each 40 



" spear " rare -25 



arrow " rare 15 



Obsidian arrow heads, fine 20 



spear heads, " 40 



Jade axe heads, fine 50 



ALASKAN INDIAN RELICS. 



each. 



Pipes, carved stone, very fine $1.50 



wooden, metal bowl 75 



Musks, Carved, wooden, small 1-00 



Ivory spear heads, carved 50 



Sea Lion teeth, used as ornaments 15 



Horn spoons, carved and decorated, large... 1.00 



" " made from bears' claws 25 



Carved bone picks, fine fO 



Braclets of teeth, etc 75 



MODERN SIOUX RELICS. 



each. 



Beaded pouch, large, very fine $2.00 



small, " 1.00' 



knife sheath, " 75 



bracelets, 75c per pair 40 



War clubs, stone head decorated l aw hide 



handle 2.00 



Red stone pipes, plain wooden stems 1.25 



Bows, plain 1 00 



BIRDS EGGS. 



Birds eggs in sets, post-paid, full data with 

 all sets. 25 per cent, discount on orders of $5.00 

 or over. 



per egg. 



Whip-poor-will, seis of 1 and 2 50 



Fla. Night Hawk, sets of 2 50. 



Chuck- wills- widow, sets of 1 _ 60 



Kennicott's Screech Owl. sets of 5 1.00 



Rusty Song Sparrow, sets of 6 20 



White-eyed Towhee.sets of 4 25 



Pacific Kittiwake. sets of 2 70 



Roseate Tern, sets of 2 06 



Sooty Tern, sets of 1 30 



W. winged Black Tern, sets of 2 25 



Wood Ibis, sets of 2 40 



Fla, Crow, sets of 3 10 



Am. Crow, sets of 5. 6 and 7 02 



Pied-billed Grebe, sets of 6 05 



Nieht Heron, sets of 2 05 



Black Skimmer, sets of 3 and 4 06 



Mex. Wild Turkey, sets of 2 60 



White-tailed Hawk, sets of 2 60 



Virginia Rail, sets of 3 08 



Limpkin. sets of 2 35 



Purple Gallinule, sets of 4 .10 



Cabot's Tern, sets of 2 1® 



Royal Tern, sets of 1 and 2 15 



Hooded Oriole, sets of 5 25 



Texan Cardinal, sets of 4 15 



Ked -eyed Vireo. sets of 4 05 



Catbird, sets of 4 01 



Am. Robin, sets of 4 and 5 01 



Towhej, sets of 4 05 



Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, sets of 4 45 



Gilded Flicker, sets of 6 25 



Prothonotary Warbler, sets of 6 10 



Chestnut-sided Warbler, sets of 4 08 



American Redstart, sets of 4 08 



Yellow Warbler, sets af 3 and 4 02 



Swainson's Thrush, sets of 3 10 



Yellow -winged Sparrow, sets of 5 10 



American Goldfinch, sets of 4 02 



Scarlet Tanager.sets of 3 and 4 10 



Pacific Eider, sets of 3 60 



Kingbird, sets of 3 01 



Baltimore Oriole, sets of 4 03 



Bobolink, sets of 3 10 



Sooty Albatross.'sets of 1 2.50, 



Yellow nosed Albatross, sets of 1 2.50 



Maccaroni Penguin, sets of 2 50 



A. H. VERRILL, Box 1649, New Haven, Ct. 



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