VOL. II. No. 3. 



ALBION, N. Y., FEBEUAKY 15, 1896. 



Whole No. 55. 



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 3."i words 

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

 ditional word. No notice inserted lor less than 

 86c. 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:— Davies' Taxidermy, 2d hand, for 

 wM.'h I will offer shells, minerals, foreign 

 stamps, single eggs and butterflies; aiso eggs 

 for sale cheap. W. H. CONNERV. 20'M 'New 

 Houston St., Savami.ih, Ga. 



MANDOLIN (Rica) to exchange for a good 

 camera. HOWARD L. WOOD, 207 Madison 

 Ave.. Albany, N. Y. 55-2t 



FOR EXCHANGE : —One Gordon Setter dog, 

 one adding machine worth $5.00, one three- 

 joint fishing rod lancewood cost one live 

 Wood Duck male, one live Horned Owl female. 

 Want skins of game birds. Passenger Pigeons 

 or books on natural history or best offer.. A. 

 I. JOHN -ON, 406 E. 5th St.. Des Moines. Ia. 



FOR SALE: — Sea Shells by the doz. by the 

 100 or by the bbl and more reasonable than 

 any one else ean sell them; also curios and 

 birds eggs of different kinds. Coriespondenee 

 solicited. MISS IDA B. KIMBALL, New Ca- 

 diz, Fla, 



VOLUME I Natural, Soiemce News Cook's 

 "Bh'ds of Michigan" (new) and sets and sin- 

 gles to exchange for singles and supplies. 

 Would like pair of climbers. EDWIN NUT- 

 TING. Howell, Michigan 



LEAST BITTERN'S EGGS very cheap for 

 sale or exchange this coming season. Also 

 ffne U. S. Revenues and Postage to exchange 

 for same. EDWIN NUTTING^ Howell. Mich. 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE: — Back num- 

 bers Century. Harper's. American Agricultur- 

 ist. Latin. German. French. Greek Text Books, 

 Arithmetics, Histories, oRhetoric, 'Sun' Type- 

 writer. Wanted Indian relics, camera, shot 

 gun or telescope. ifS Steven rifle (list $9.50) 

 used one season, for best offer above $5. New 

 $2 copy "Lite of Blaine." 33 illustrations.' Rus- 

 sia binding, price SI. JOS. N. PATTERSON, 

 Sewickley Penna. 



FOR EXCHANGE: — \ taxidermist's collect- 

 ing gun with shells and instruments torGiues' 

 Key, camera, western sets or skins or small 

 rifle. A. WELLS KIRKPATRICK. 212 Ash- 

 mont St., Dorchester, Mass. O. 



FOR SALE:— Sooty Albatross 1-1 at $3.00, 

 Whooping swan 1 2 at $2 00. American Flamin- 

 go 1-1 at $1.50. Purple Galinule 1-7 at $1.25. 

 American Woodcock 1-2 at $1 25. American Os- 

 prey 1-2 at $.50. All are first class and with 

 data, cash with order. W.J. WIRT, Box 137. 

 Gaines, Orleans Co.. N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE: — 50 single eggs from New 

 Jersey for U S. stamps, collections of stamps 

 for sale. HENRY HIBLER, 6331 Sheridan 

 Ave., Chicago, 111. 5.5-2t 



ANIMATE CREATION. 60 partS.4tO. 32 pages 

 each. 30 oleographs. 60 full page engravings, 

 many hundreds of other illustrations. 20 parts 

 (Mammals) bound, cost $18.00. never used, will 

 take $s.o». Extra large wild cat skeleton 

 (rough) $.'.00. J. J. W1RZ, Taxidermist. Au- 

 gusta, Ga. 55-2t O. 



WANTED Auks:— Complete file Arehceoloqist 

 (except No. 1 of Vol. II), 17 Oologists, 5 Orno- 

 Iholorjiet mid Oologis/s for 1891 for be* t offer. 

 Address V. H. CHASE, Wady Petra, Illinois. 



55-2t O 



OLD Peruvian, Mexican, French and Spanish 

 dollar size silver pieces, also other foreign 

 coins to exchange for United States stamps of 

 value. H. E. BTJKER. Rockford, 111. 53-2t 



WANTED. Meteorites, pieces and whole 

 "finds" or "falls." Cood cash prices paid also 

 for mineral*, shells, indian relics, coins and 

 skins. I desire coi-respondence with reliable 

 collectors of above. Send catalogue or list. 

 RUSSELL NEVILLE, Kewanee, 111 



WANTED.— Good pair climbers. Can offer 

 back numbers of Century. Vols. 3. 4 and 12 of 

 Oologint, Apgar's Kev. eggs, or some cash. 

 WARREN SMITH, Fairmount. Cuy. Co., Ohio. 



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 n.nd what vou can use for the 

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



OPALS. Minerals, Cut Gems and Natural 

 History Specimens. Will buy. sell or ex- 

 change. List for stamp. ROBERT BURN- 

 HAM, Dennis. Mass. 51-25t 



"AU^S" Wanted.— I will allow 50c each for 

 anv hack number of the "Auk" you may ha.ve 

 if in good condition and sent prepaid. You 

 to take your full pav in Bird '•kins. Eggs. 

 Shells (show or scientific). Corals. Hchino- 

 derms. Fossils. Minerals. Indian Relics. Cu- 

 rios or Novelties as listed in the Premium 

 List Supplement. I can also use on same 

 terms the following Numbers of the Om.o- 

 gist at prices quoted: June. 1888. 25c: Julv- 

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

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

 18S9. 12c. All must be complete, clean and in 

 good condition. I will also accept bark No's 

 of the Ornithologist and Oo/nr/ist or Nidiolor/ht 

 any issue a.nd in any quantity at 5c per copy 

 on same terms. T can also use hooks on sub- 

 jects pertaining to Natural History if in good 

 condition and chea.p. also A No. 1 sets of eggs 

 with data at Yt "Standard" rates. Lists of 

 hooks and eggs must be submitted for mv se- 

 lection or approval before sending. Address 

 atonce FRANK H. LATTIN. Albion. N. Y. 



COLUMBIAN STAMPS in set. used or un- 

 used, for cash or in exchange for curiosities. 

 LINDEGARD BROS., HallocK. Minn. 54-2t 



FOR PALE OR EXCHANGE. — Malachite. 

 Crvsocolla. Chalcedony. Quartz Azurite. Mon- 

 azlte 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' 

 •L O. & N. tf 



WANTED.— Meteorites. New and unde- 

 scrihed ones e rpeciallv desired. Good price* 

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

 HOWEL Tj._B\ 2. 1 7th St. N .W. .Washington. D.C. 



PUBLICATIONS wanted: During February 

 I will allow the following prices for numbers 

 named of the following publications in ex- 

 chnnge. The Auk Vol. I ('84) and II T85) anv 

 number and Vol IVC87).No. 2 (April), 75 cts 

 each : NidiologUt, Feb. '91 and April '94 at 10 cts 

 each ; Ooi.o«ist for Jan '95 at Sets each 



FRANK H. LATTIN. Albion, N. Y. 



BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS! -Rinding for 

 Naturalists at reduced rates. Art works with 

 special designed covers. Commercial Ruling 

 and artistic printing on short notice. Trv us" 

 ADOLPH LAUX. Book-binder, Lockport N. 

 Y - 53-4t 



New Subscribers. 



MINERALS, 



Ancient Indian Relics. Stamps and 

 Curiosities. 

 Price List, Postage Free. 

 W. Perry Arnold, Stonnington, Ct. 



New subscribers to Natural Science 

 News are always in demand, and dur- 

 ing the months of February and March 

 its publisher will give 50 cents worth of 

 premiums for each new subscriber a 

 present subscriber may send him. This 

 50 cents worth of premiums must be se- 

 lected from the list of premiums given 

 in last issue, and ten cents must be ad- 

 ded to cover the mailing expenses of the 

 dresent. Remember the new subscriber 

 can accept the $1 premium offer made 

 on another page, and will secure all the 

 perquisites connected with the same 

 and this 50 cents worth of presents is 

 an additional offer on our part made 

 to present subscribers who will assist 

 in enlarging the subscription list of our 

 little weekly. 



ERNEST H. SHORT, 



ALBION, N. Y. 



Successor to the Retail Mail and Catalogue 

 Business o: Frank H. Lattin. 

 I have purchased and control all of the 

 Glass Eyes. Oologist's and Taxidermist's in- 

 struments and supplies, rom the stock of 

 Fkank H. Lattin of this place. All orders N to 

 receive prompt attention, should be sent di- 

 rectly to me. Eyes for A ligator (any size) Wild 

 Cat. Fox. Deer, etc., always in stock. Also 

 Climbing Irons. Books on' Natural History, 

 etc. Birds and mammals mounted in A 1 

 shape. Give me a trial. 



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