THE OOLOGIST's DIRECTORY 
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Their stock of minerals and shells is also very large, but for full 
particulars we advise you to send 25 cts. for their full catalogue 
of birds, minerals and shells, &c. 
With 1884 they started a monthly paper entitled "Random 
Notes on Natural History, "which has taken a high stand for excel- 
lence, and is worth the price of 50 cts, a year to any naturalist. 
This firm whose history we have briefly given, is none other 
than Southwick & Jencks, Providence, R. L,who are so well known 
for the fine quality of their specimens and naturalists' supplies. 
The kind instructor of the younger partner was Prof. J. W. P. 
Jencks, whose kindly interest has helped so many young naturalists. 
OUR ADVERTISERS. 
Our patrons would do well to notice the announcement of the 
removal of Mr. Frank H. Lattin from Gaines to Albion, N. Y. 
We have noted with pleasure the long strides made by this gentle- 
man in his business of egg dealing and publishing, and we can say 
in all our dealings with him we have found him uniformly prompt, 
courteous and strictly reliable. Besides having the largest dealer's 
collection in the United States, he keeps everything needed by 
the oologist, from robin's eggs to climbers. To him is due our 
thanks for his kind assistance in the preparing of this little volume. 
"Tidings from Nature" is a spicy little paper published by 
H. M. Downs, Rutland, Vt. While not being devoted exclusive- 
ly to oology, it should find a place on every collector's table. Mr. 
D. also makes a speciality of printing for naturalists. We have 
employed him on several occasions and find his work very neat 
and executed with dispatch. 
The handsome magazine published by Theo. H. Wise, 
Wheaton, 111., called the Young Mineralogist and Antequar- 
lAN, handles the subjects of which it treats, in a masterly way. 
It is remarkably fine in its get-up and is a credit to its publisher. 
The handsomest paper published on oology, etc., is the 
Ornithologist and Oologist edited by Frank B. Webster, Paw- 
tucket, R. I. The dollar and a half invested for this paper will 
be money well invested. 
"Random Notes on Natural History," is a spicy little 
sheet published by Southwick & Jencks, Providence, R. I. Sub- 
scription price, 50 cents per year. 
