VOL. L No. 47. 



ALBION, N. Y., DECEMBER 21, 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 oyer 35 words 

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

 ditional word. No notice Inserted for less than 

 25c. 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. 



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, 

 O. O 44-4t 



WANTED:— At all times, fine sets for which 

 I oiler fine fossils, Indian relics, polished 

 agates, books and mounted birds. GEO. W 

 DIXON, Watertown, So. Dak. 015-3t 



I HAVE for sale the following fine sets, full 

 original data and authentic. First class. 

 Makeoffers. A. O. U. 16 1-1, 108 1-1, 177 1-10, 130c 

 1-5, 127 1-3. 173 1-5. 264 1-4. 308b 1-14, 348 1-3, 384 

 1-5,393 1-4, 394a 1-5, 396 1-4 1-5. 410 1-4 1-5, 420c 

 1-2, 429 n-2. 430 n-2, 431 n-2. 433 n-2, 433 n-2, 505 

 1-5, 505a 1-4, 539 1-3 n-5, 629 n-3, 751a 1-5. (348% 

 second class). GEO. W. DIXON, Watertown" 

 S. D. O 



TO EXCHANGE. — Volumes LIX, LX, LXI. 

 LXII of the Youth Companion, twenty-five 

 numbers of the Century, twenty volumes of 

 Government Reports, Cooes' Birds of N. w., 

 Gray's School and Field Botany, Magic Lan- 

 tern, a few sets, skins, and fossils, "i desire 

 Coues' ;Key or perfect Indian Relics. Make 

 offers. L. V. CASL, Naples, N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE, — Good sets A 1 for sets or 

 birds in the meat. Birds Skins. Revolver or 

 Davie's Key latest edition. E. B. PECK, Hol- 

 ley, N. Y. 



WANTED. — Back numbers 'of O. and O. in 

 good, clean condition, will exchange some good 

 eggs or pay cash for same. W. F. COBLEIGH, 

 527 E. 2-_,Vn St.. Los Angeles, Cal. O. 



PTARMIGAN (willow) freshly skinned, post- 

 paid $1.50. Hawk Owls $2.25. OLIVER SPAN- 

 NER & CO., 35 S. Gorge St., Toronto Canada. 

 472t 



WANTED —American and foreign birds 

 eggs, sets and singles, Indian relics, shells, 

 curios and books on birds and eggs. I can of- 

 fer a new $5 bicycle lamp, Cook's Birds of 

 Michigan, sets and singles, stamps and stamp 

 journals, etc.: also Scott's Standard Color 

 Chart, and Mekeel's Stamp Collectors Souven- 

 er, 1892 edition. Send your lists and receive 

 mine. WM. J. WIRT. Box 137, Gaines. Orleans 

 Co., N. Y. 



WANTED.— Insects of any order. Can offer, 

 and will also sell very cheap, fine bird skins, 

 mounted specimens, curios, arrowheads and 

 insects. Correspondence solicited. E. J. 

 SCHAEFER, 650 Ninth St., Milwaukee. Wis. 



NOTICE.— Large arrowheads from old In- 

 dian camping ground, 40c a doz. Good spear 

 heads. 3 l / 2 to 4 inches long, 55c a doz. Stock 

 limited. LEE ROY J. TAPPAN, Newark Val- 

 ley, N. Y. 



TO EXCHANNE.— For Plymouth Rock Poul- 

 try a 32 cal. Remington rifle nearly new and in 

 perfect condition. Value $8. E. P. MARVIN 

 JR., Lockport, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Books on ornithology or eggs in 

 sets for "Cook's Birds of Michigan," and 

 Sterns' Bird Life in Labrador." R. w. HEG- 

 NER, Decorah, Iowa. 



"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, Echino- 

 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 

 at 10c each and the following No's of the Oolo- 

 g ist at prices quoted: June, 1888, 25c: July- 

 Aug., 188C, 15c: Jan.-Feb., 1887 or Dec, 1880 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 Ooloc/ist 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 % "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. 



FOR f'ALE 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. LAT'TIN, Albion, N. Y. 



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. 



FINE 



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NATURALISTS 



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C\UST GLASS 

 1 WHOLESALE & RETAIL 



MINERALS 

 BIRDS EGGS 



^ ff\fSE€T$<= 

 BIROS^ ANIMALS 



llustrated Catalogue 

 4-cents in stamps. 



Main St. 

 WORCESTER 



Mass. i 



When answering advertisements always men- 

 tion the MATURALSCIENCE NEWS. 



First-class Bird Skins. 



Mammal Skins. 



Rare Reptiles in Alcohol. 



Batrachians in Alcohol. 



Live Batrachians. 



Live Reptiles. 



Cleaned Skulls, Bo ™ mmal . 



Histological Material. 



LIST ON APPLICATION. 



H. H. & C. S. BRIMLEY, 



RALEIGH, N. C. 



You can get 



Minerals 



of nie you cannot tiud in any other lo- 

 cality. Peculiarly local, tine and cheap 

 enough. 



White Chalcedony Geodes, Sherry 

 colored Barite, Golden (Jalcites, Needle 

 Tourmaline, Deep Rose Quart/,, Petri- 

 fied Knots of Black Wood, Tin Ore, 

 Griphite (new and only here), etc. Four 

 tons of Crystals, Ores, etc. 



Send $1, S3 or $5 and see what a line 

 "layout" you will get postpaid. 



Bad Land Fossils. 10,00J Arrow 

 Heads from all over the United States 

 — Sioux, Alaska, etc., Indian Relics and 

 Photos Large priced Catalogue for 

 stamp. A series of 7 Geodes, all differ- 

 ent, by mail for $1.75. Unequalled in 

 the whole world . 



Black Hills Natural History Establishment, 



L W. ST I L WELL, 

 Deadwood, S- D 



THE LITTLE MIDGET 



SELF-INKING RUBBER STAMP. 



Every Naturalist should liave one. 

 Sent complete with your name and 

 address tor only 50 CENTS. 



E. BREWSTER MYERS, 



Mfr of Rubber Stamps, 



117 Clifton Street, Rochester, N. Y. 



MINERALS and Indian Relics. List 

 tor 2c stamp. Isaac S. Kirk, Fremont, Pa. 



