VOL. I. No. 48. ALBION, N. ¥., DECEMBER 28, 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 

 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. 



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. 



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Mammal Skins. 



Rare Reptiles in Alcohol. 



Batrachians in Alcohol. 



Live Batrachians. 



Live Reptiles. 



Cleaned Skulls, B - h d ^ a d mmal . 



Histological Material. 



LIST ON APPLICATION. 



H. H, & C. S. BRIMLEY, 



RALEIGH, N. C. 



BOOKS. I want good clean second-hand 

 copies of any Book which I offer for sale in my 



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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. 



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. 



EXCHANGE.— 339 2-2, 46? 3-4. 5R7 1-4 and 

 others for singles of Ma, 393, 405. 534, 675 with 

 data. A. L. BLANCHARD, No. Yarmouth. 

 Maine. 



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. 



WANTED. —The address of parties having 

 birds in the meat for sale. S. A. OGDEN. 

 Knoxville. Tenn. 



OPALS and minerals to exchange for any 

 natural science specimens except snaps, for 

 goodness sake don't send any more snaps or 

 postal cards. ROBERT BURNHAM. 68 Chest- 

 nut St., Providence, R. I. 



NOTICE.— Large arrowheads from old In- 

 dian camping ground. 40c a doz. Good spear 

 heads. 3;i to 4 inches long, 55c a doz. Stock 

 limited. LEE ROY J. TAPPAN. Newark Val- 

 ley, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Buck's head and birds in the 

 vnciit suitiiblG for mountin^c- Will p,iv© good, 

 exchange or pay cash. HOMER R. DILL. 

 Taxidermist, Gardiner. Maine. 



TO EXCHANNE.— For Plymouth Rock Poul- 

 try a 32 eal. Remingt on rifle nearly new and in 

 perfect condition. Value S68. E. P. MARVIN 

 JR., Lockport, N. Y. 



WILL EXCHANGE Wood's Illustrated Na- 

 tural History, cloth bound. containing 350 pages, 

 for sea shells, corals. Indian relics or bad land 

 fossils. ERNEST GROVE. Box 701, LeMars. 

 Iowa. 



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. 



J|w You can get 



TP**' Minerals 



of ii\6 you cannot Jiiicl iu any other lo- 

 cality. Peculiarly local, tine and cheap 

 tnoitgh. 



White Chalcedony Geodes, Sherry 

 colored Barite, Golden Oalcites, Needle 

 Tourmaline, Deep Rose Quartz, Petri- 

 fied Knots of Black Wood, Tin Ore, 

 Griphite (new and only here), etc. Four 

 tons of Crystals, Ores, etc. 



Send $1, $2 or 85 and see what a line 

 "layout" you will get postpaid. 



Bad Land Fossils. 10,000 Arrow 

 Heads from all over I he 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 HistDry Establishment, 



L W. ST IL WELL, 

 Dead w ood, S- D 



WANTED.— Raine's Bird Nesting in North- 

 west Canada, Fisher's Hawks and Owls. Will 

 give A. O. TJ. sets 339 1-3, 755 1-2, 756 1-3. or cash. 

 State condition and terms. THOS. POTTER. 



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



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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., 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 Ooloqist or Nidiologist 

 any issue and iii 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 y„ "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. 



2 5 small shells from the San Diego Bay re- 

 gion for shells from any other locality. All 

 shells are correctly labeled. H. de F. EARLE. 



WANTED.— Books on Taxidermy, Oology, 

 first class eggs in sets and skins, will give good 

 exchange in A No. 1 esjgs. skins, mounted birds 

 and mammals. BERT ROD WELL. Holley. 

 Orleans Co., N. Y. 



BARGAINS.— For 10 days only, large 8 in. 

 Atlantic starfish, regular price 35c, special. 20c 

 prepaid. Sawfish saw. 8 in., regular price 35c, 

 special, 15c. ; same. 10 in., regular 45c. special 21c 

 prepaid. Mail your letter before Jan. 8, '93. 



ERNEST H. SHORT. Albion, N. Y. 



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 desrre 

 Coues' tKey or perfect Indian Relics. Make 

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



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. 



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. 



RARE SPECIES 



Of North American Bird Skins a specialty, 

 also fine Mammal Skins, with Skulls, etc. Over 

 lO.OOOfine 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. 



ERNEST H. SHORT, 



ALBION, N. Y. 



Successor to the Retail Mail and Catalogue 

 Business of Frank H. Lattin. 



Catalogues of Birds Eggs, Shells, (both 

 showy and scientific) Minerals. Relics, Curios, 

 Bird and Mammal Skins, and Mounted Speci- 

 mens and Supplies of all kinds for Entomolo- 

 gists. Oologists. Taxidermists, etc. Full stock 

 of Glass Eyes always on hand. Send stamp 

 and mention your specialty. 



PTARMIGAN (willow) freshly skinned, post- 

 paid $1.50. Hawk Owls $3.25. 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. lean 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. 



