The Oologist 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



Vol. XXI. No. 1. ALBION, N. Y., JANUARY, 15)04. Whole No. 198. 



WANTS, FOR SALES AND EXCHANGES, 



Brief Special announcements, "' Wants." " Kxchanges." " Fur Sale.s." inserted in this de- 

 partment tor 25 cents per 25 words. Notices over 25 words charged at the rate (jf 1-2 cent fur 

 each additional word. No notice inserted for less than 25 cents. Terms, cash with order. 



Strictly first-class specimens will be accepted in payment at !-;'■ list rates. 



What's Your Number ? 



Examine the number following your name 

 on the wrapper of this month's (Jologist. It 

 denotes when your subscription e.xpired or 

 will expire. 



198 your subscriiition expires with this issue 

 200 •' •• •• •■ Mar.. 1904 



20.T *• •' " •' Aug., 1904 



207 •' " " '■ Oct.. 1904 



209 '• ■' " '• Dec, 1904 



257 •■ ■■ " ■' Dec, 1908 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify, 



FOR SALE-One half section. 320 acres, 

 choice unimproved land in Assiniboia, Can- 

 ada. Where wheat yields 40 bus. to the acre 

 and other grain crops in proportion, Is the 

 safest and best investment of the present 

 time. Intending buyers write for descrip- 

 tion, price and terms to EDW. W. SPRING- 

 ER, Owatoima, Minnesota. 



Will exchange one fine cloth copy of "Fred- 

 erick Young, " the naturalist, a story, for ^i 

 worth of Al bird skins. Send list CH.\S. L: 

 PHILLIPS. Taunton, Mass. 



WANTED— Prehistoric copper-relics, also 

 extra large ancient stone spears aud knives, 

 REV. E. C. MITCHELL, 534 Summit Ave, 

 St. Paul, Minn. 



WANTED- At once, choice sets of Ruffed 

 <Trouse, Passenger Pigeon. American Spar- 

 row Hawk, Bald Eagle. Short-eared and 

 Saw-whet Owls, Purple Finch Arkansas 

 <ioldfinch. Lawrence's Goldfinch, Snowflake, 

 Savannah Sparrow, (iambel's Sp irrow, Tree 

 Sparrow, Slate-colored .Tunco. Bell's Spar- 

 row. Pine-wood Sparrow, Fox-colored Spar- 

 row. Texan Cardinal, Blue (irosbeak, Lazuli 

 Bunting, Lark Bunting, etc. I can otfer sets 

 from this and other localities in exchange, 

 (iivemean idea what is wanted in return. 

 EDW. W. SPRIN<iER, Owatonna. Minn. R. 

 F. D. No. 4. 



TO EXCHANGE-Stone Mortars and Pes- 

 tles, M'ampum, white and black Necklaces of 

 Beads. Shells and Bones, Pottery etc. from 

 mounds and graves. China and large Ameri- 

 can cents. Farallone Cormorant eggs, for 

 eggs in sets, J. B. LEWIS. '.HO Washington 

 St. Pelaluiua. Sonoma Co. Cal. 



TO EXCH.VN(;E- Fifty named varieties of 

 California shells for others. Send list bv 

 mail, or shells rightly named by express 

 and I will return those not wanted and full 

 value in other varieties. C. M. SLAYTON. 

 Belding. Mich. K. F. D. 3. 



FOB SALE OR EXCHANGE. - Indian 

 Wampum white and black beads. Neck- 

 laces etc. from mounds and graves, old 

 American and foreign copper and silver 

 coins. Prehistoric M'^rtars and Pestels, 

 Bows, Arrows, Points, Shell Necklaces and 

 Work Faralone Coromorant and Ostrich 

 eggs. J. B. LEWIS, 910 Washington St,. 

 Petaluma Sonoma Co., California. 



WANTED-For Cash or Exchange, com- 

 plete sets of nearly every species of Maine 

 eggs. Have fine western sets. Indian arrow 

 points and baskets. J. HAROLD EVANS. 

 Santa Rosa Cal. 



FOR EXCHANGE— Books and magazines 

 on Surgery, Medicine, Oology and Ornith- 

 ology, fur books on same subject and Taxi- 

 dermy. J, D, ANTHONY, Waubeek, Iowa. 



WANTED-Personally collected sets of 

 nearly all species of Maine eggs; tor cash or 

 good exchange in western sets, Indian bas- 

 kets, beads and arrow heads. J. HAROLD 

 EVANS, R, F. D. Santa Rosa California, 



NOTICE— Should like to exchange sets of 

 Western birds for those of common eastern 

 species; Also other natural history speci- 

 mens. Address, JOHN M. BENEDICT, Jr. 

 Centralia. Lewis Co., Wash. 



" TO EXCHANGE-Collection of stamps and 

 album for first clas.s skins. Many common 

 ones wanted. All answered. WILLIAM 

 WILKOWSKI, Jr.. 1409 .\lamo Ave. Kalama- 

 zoo, .Mich. 



Taxidermist, Ooloifists, I leave in .March 

 for my third trip to the North, collecting. 

 Parties wishing skins or eggs should write 

 fur list. J.D.ANTHONY, Waubeek. Iowa. 



OSPREY — Vol. 2 complete and 6 numbers 

 vol. 111.50, lOodd numbers all different 50c. 

 4 pounds of magazines of interest to bird 

 men and lovers of outdoor sport 25c.. all pre- 

 paid. BENJAMIN HOA(t. Stephentown. 

 New York. 



