The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDBRMY 



Vol. XXVII. No. 8. 



ALBION, N. Y., AUG. 15, 1910. Whole No. 277 



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BIROS 



WANTED.— One first set each of Sandhill 

 and Whooping Crane, one pair of skins of 

 Whooping Crane. Will exchange specimens 

 from Northwest Canada. MACKAY A* 

 DIPPIE. 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 (Mexico) and good exchange in well 



made Western skins. 



lists. 

 <Jal. 



PINGREE L 



, Please send complete 

 OSBURNE, Pasadena. 



TO EXCHANGE. -Finely mounted birds 

 and deer heads, several hundred Natuial 

 History and Sportsman's magazines, for 

 bird and mammal skins. GEO. F. GUELF, 

 Taxidermist. Brockport, N. Y. 



Any collectors having a few good labeled 

 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. -A few good skins of the Aleu- 

 tian Tern (Sterna aleutica) Thayer Museum, 

 Lancaster, Mass. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Set of three Corey 

 Least Bittern for handsome set (iolden Eagle 

 Many common Florida sets for Terns and 

 Hummers. O. E. BAYNAlID, (iainesvllle, 

 Fla. (le) 



WANTED. - Prothonotary Warbler 1-5. 

 Parula Warbler 1-5. If you have these send 

 for my list. D. I. SHEPARDSON, 1128 

 Hobard Blvd.. Los Angeles, Cal. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Bird skins. Hooker's 

 Natural History, Davies' 4th Edition, com- 

 mon tame Pigeons. Desire books on birds, 

 bird skins, or mounted birds. O. M. GREEN- 

 WOOD, Manchester, Iowa. (le) 



I want 1 perfect skin in full breeding plum- 

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

 No, 396, 454. 45(), 4(;0, 468. 470a, 471, 477, 483, 495a, 

 498,506.515, 511b, 528, 530b, 534, 542c, 567, 558. 

 581d. 583. 585, 593c, 594, 6ll, 643, 644, 646, 651, 655, 

 657, 659. 660, 675, 679, 680, 681, 683, 685, 715, 757, 

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

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

 608, 636, 648, 662, 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 (iray, 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. OSBFRK. Pasadena, Calif. 



THE CELEBRATED HUNGARIAN AND 

 ENGLISH PAHTRIDGES AND PHEAS- 

 ANTS, capercailzies, black game, wild 

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

 purposes. Fancy pheasants, peafowl, swans, 

 cranes, storks, ornaiiaental geese and ducks, 

 foxes, si]uirrels, ferrets, and all kinds of 

 birds and animals. WENZ ct M ACKENSEN, 

 Dept. H. Pheasantry it Game Park, Yardley, 

 Pa. 



WANTED.— Eggs in sets with original 

 data. Send list of everything you have. 

 GEORGE SETH GUION, Napoleonville, La. 



