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The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIOERMY 



Vol. XXVII. No. 7. ALBION, N. Y., JULY 15, 1910. Whole No. 276 



BRIER SPECIAl^ ANNOUNCEMENTS 



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 words for one issue ; each additional word 1 cent. No notice inserted for less than 25 cents. 



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BIRDS 



WANTED.— One tirst set each of Sandhill 

 and Whooping Crane, one pair of skins of 

 Whooping Crane. Will exchange specimens 

 from Northwest Canada. MACKAY it 

 DIPPIK. Calgary. Alberta. 



WANTED. -Skins of birds of the Rocky 

 Mountain and Gulf states, also a few rare 

 Eastern. Can offer material from Baja Cali- 

 fornia (Mexino) and good exchange In well 

 made Western skins. Please send complete 

 lists. PINGREE I. OSBURNE, Pasadena, 

 Cal. 



TO EXCHANGE. -Finely mounted birds 

 and deer heads, several hundred Natural 

 Histor5' and Sportsman's magazines, for 

 bird and mammal skins. GEO. F..GUELF, 

 Taxidermist. Brockport. N. Y. 



Any collectors having a few good Jabeled 

 specimens of foreign birds, send 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 tirst five with 

 nests in section of hollow tree and the latter 

 three with nest s and eggs in section of original 

 branches. For further particulars address 

 J. FRIESSER. 5(20 Lake Ave.. Chicago. 111. 



WANTED.-Alleggsof the English Spar- 

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

 §er egg. No fresh or blown eggs wanted, 

 end me all you can get. P. G. HOWES. 

 The Maplewood Museum of Natural Science. 

 Stampford. Conn. 



Entered as second-class matter De- 

 cember 21, 1903, at the post office, at 

 Albion, N. Y., under the Act of Con- 

 gress of March 3, 1879. 



In aiiswerint? advertisements in these 

 columns mention "The Oologist," 

 and thereby help us, as well as the ad- 

 vertiser and Vdurself. 



Nicel;> mounted birds sold at bargain 

 prices; Canvasback, 13.00: Robins, etc.. 75c. 

 Many others. Send stamp for complete list. 

 A. RCSSELL smith. Edge Hill, Pa. 



WANTED. -Nice skins of Bachman's, 

 Blue-winged. Cape May, Mangrove, (.olden 

 cheeked, Kirkland's. Kentucky Warblers 

 and Pileated Woodpecker. CHARLES L. 

 PHILLIPS. 5 West Weir St., Taunton, Mass. 

 (1) 



I want 1 perfect skin in full breeding plum- 

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

 No, 39ti, 454. 45(1. -KJO. 4(>s. 470a, 47L 477, 483, 4ii5a. 

 49S .30(i, 515. 511b. 52S, 53Ub, 5:^4. 542c, 557, 558. 

 581d. 0N3. 5S5. 593c. 594. (i4l, (i43. 644, (i46. 651. 655, 

 657, ()59, 6(i0. (575. 679, (isO, 6sl. {J83. ()S5, 715, 757, 

 758a. 7()1, 725. I have duplicates f(jr exchange 

 of A. O. U. No. 373. 495. 498. 507, 529. 55s. .559, 601. 

 608, 636, 648, 6(i2, 594, 666. R. M. BARNES, 

 Lacon. 111. 



WANTED.— First class skins of Murreleti, 

 Gulls, Shearwaters, Rails, Shore Birds, 

 Grouse, Hawks, Owls, particularly Snowy 

 and ( ireat (jray. 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. OSBURN. Pasadena. Calif. 



THE CELEBRATED HUNGARIAN AND 

 ENGLISH PARTRIDGES AND PHEAS- 

 ANTS, capercailzies, black game, wild 

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

 purposes. Fancy pheasants, peafowl, swans, 

 cranes, storks, ornamental geese and ducks, 

 foxes, SQUirrels. ferrets, and all kinds of 

 birds and animals. WENZ J: MACKENSEN, 

 Dept. H, Pheasantry & Game Park. Yardley. 

 Pa 



