The OOlogist. 



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Vol. XXVII. No. 6. ALBION, N. Y., JUNE 15, 1910. Whole No. 275 



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WANTED.— One first set each of Sandhill 

 and Whooping Crane, one pair of skins of 

 Whooping Crane. Will exchange specimens 

 from Northwest Canada. MACKaY ct 

 DIPPIE. Calgary. Alberta. 



WANTED. -Skins of birds of the Rocky 

 Mountain and (julf states, also a few rare 

 Eastern. Can offer material from Raja Cali- 

 fornia (Mexico,! and good exchange in well 

 made Western skins. Please send complete 

 lists. PINGREE I. OSBURNE, Pasadena. 

 Cal. 



TO EXCHANGE.-Finely mounted i>irds 

 and deer heads, several hundred Natural 

 History and Sportsman's magazines, for 

 bird and mammal skins. GEO. F. GCELF, 

 Taxidermist. Brockport. N. Y. 



Any collectors having a few good labeled 

 specimens of foreign birds, .'^end list. I will 

 give A 1 skins of Illinois and California birds. 

 Also offer skins of common specimens from 

 Illinois for nests and sets of small species. 

 HENRY K. COALE. Highland Park. Lake 

 Co.. 111. 



WANTED. -Male and female of Wood 

 Duck, (ireat Horned Owl. Screech Owl, Spar- 

 row Hawk. Flicker, Baltimore Oriole. Blue 

 Jay and Scarlet Tanager. The first five with 

 nests in section of hollow tree and the latter 

 three with nests and eggs in section of original 

 branches. For further particulars address 

 J. FRIESSER. 5620 Lake Ave.. Chicago. 111. 



WAXTED.-Alleggsof the English Spar- 

 row in any stage of incubation. Will pay 3c. 

 per egg. No fresh or blown eggs wanted. 

 Send me all you can get. P. (t. Ho WES. 

 The Maplewood Museum of Natural Science, 

 Stampford, Conn. 



Nicely mounted birds sold at bargain 

 prices; Canvasback, $3.00: Robins, etc., 75c. 

 Many others. Send stamp for complete list. 

 A. RUSSELL SMITH. Edge Hill. Pa. 



WANTED.— American and Foreign bird 

 skins. Can offer in exchange moimted birds, 

 bird skins and eggs in sets. Send list with 

 exchange prices. JESSE T. CRAVEN. 811 

 Roosevelt Ave., I)etroit, Mich. 



I want 1 perfect skin in full breeding plum- 

 age of each of the following species: A. O. U, 

 No, 396, 454. 45ii,l()0, 168, 170a, 171,177, 1,83, 495a. 

 498,506,515. 511b, 528, 530b. 534. 542c, 557, 558. 

 =581d. 58:3. 585. 5;i3r. 594. 6t!. 613. 644. 616. 651. 655, 

 657,659,660,675. <i79. 6s0. 681, eKl. 6><5. 715. 757. 

 758a. 761, 725. I have duiilicates for exchange 

 of \. O. U. .No. 373. 495, 498, 507, 529. 558. 559, 601, 

 608, 636, 648. 6f:2. 594, 666. R. M. BARNES, 

 Lacon. 111. • 



WANTED.— First class skins of -Murrelets, 

 Gulls, Shearwaters, Rails, Shore Birds, 

 Grouse, Hawks, Owls, particularly Snowy 

 and Great Gray, and certain small land birds. 

 Offer representative Southern California 

 species, also tine sets of personally taken 

 Heermann's Gulls and Blue-footed Boobies^ 

 All reliable collectors send lists. PINGREY 

 I. OSBU RX. Pasadena, Calif. ^^^ 



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 turkeys, quails, rabbits, deer, etc. for stock 

 purposes. Fancy pheasants, peafowl, swans, 

 cranes, storks, ornaitiental geese and ducks, 

 foxes, squirrels, ferrets, and all kinds of 

 birds and animals. WEXZ A- -M ACKENSEN, 

 Dept. H. Pheasantry ct Game Park, "i ardley. 

 Pa. 



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