Western 
A Collectors 
Look! 
Note the unheard of prices! 
$4.00 worth of Eastern skins only $ 1.50 
$ 2.00 worth of marine curio only $. 7 5 
Marine Algae, unfloated, suitable for 
mounting, only $.50 per lb., post¬ 
age extra. 
Fine sets of the Yellow Crowned Night 
Heron, (%) only $. 40 . 
We also have a limited amount of 
Marine Curio to exchange for books, 
papers, etc. 
Our collectors are skilled in their lines 
and we guarantee satisfaction. Write 
for an estimate upon large quantities of 
Marine Curio. 
PURDUM & ADAMS 
Woods Holl,Mass. 
The Iowa Ornithologist. 
The only illustrated quarterly magazine in 
the Mississippi Valley devoted to birds. 
The April issue, Vol. I, No. 3 , contains 
a full pa’ge colored plate of the Blue Jay. 
Subscription, $.40 a year. Sample copy $.10. 
DAVID L. SAVAGE, Editor, 
Salem, Iowa. 
Microscopical Preparations. 
Neat mounts of 1 Pollens and named 
fresh water Algae, for sale cheap. Just 
the thing for the amateur and the student. 
Also a few microscopical preparations 
of Insects, Tapeworms, etc. Will take 
in exchange Parasitic Insects and 
Trematodes, Microscopical and Zoo¬ 
logical literature. 
Will C Hall, Creston, Iowa. 
You will be conferring a fa¬ 
vor to the publishers, if, when 
answering advertisements, you 
will state that you saw the 
notice in this journal. 
Edw. S. Schmid 
Game Heads, Birds and 
Animals mounted by the 
modern and ap¬ 
proved methods 
of scientfic taxi¬ 
dermy. All work 
absolutely moth¬ 
proof. 
Edw. S Schmid, Washington. D.C. 
Advertising when properly 
placed is beneficial; THE 
NATURALIST AND COL¬ 
LECTOR is the proper place 
and will bring best results. 
F. G. Hillman, 
New Bedford, Mass. 
DEALER IN 
Natural Science Specimens 
OF ALL KINDS. 
Schools. Colleges and Museums 
Supplied on Reasonable Terms. 
Collecting for Scientific Institutions 
A Specialty. 
