The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



WANTS, FOR SALES AND EXCHANGES. 



Brief Special announcements "Wants," " Exchanges," "For Sales," inserted in this de- 

 partment for 25 cents per 25 words. Notices over 25 words charged at the rate of 1-2 cent for 

 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 1-3 list rates. 



Vol. XXIV. No. 7. 



ALBION, N. Y., JULY, 1907. 



Whole No. 240 



Take Notice. 



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 Oologist. It denotes when your sub- 

 scription expired or will expire. 



Remember we must be notified if 

 you wish paper discontinued and all 

 arrearages must be paid. 

 209 your subscription expired Dec, 1904 

 240 vour subscription expires with this issue 

 245 • " " " Dec, 1907 



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Intermediate numbers can easily be 

 determined. If we have you credited 

 wrong we wish to rectify. 



Entered as second-class matter De- 

 cembed 21, 1903. at the post office, at 

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

 gress of Marcli 3, 1S79. 



LANTERN .'GLIDES. -A lot, many 2nd 

 grade (a little dense or thin), all fair, some 

 very good for best cash or exchange offer. 

 B. S. BOWDISII, Demarest, N. Y. 



I DESIRE a chance to exchange f<.>r your 

 good and rare sets this season ;ind will have 

 a choice li'st for you to select from. FRED 

 M. DILLE, :j07 Continental Bldg.. Denver, 

 Colo. 



ENGLISH CAVIES.-Black, buff, silver- 

 grey, red and whi'e and red Absynnians. 

 Also Brown Leghorn Cockerels and registered 

 Shropshire ram lambs. Will exchange for 

 A. No. I sets, choice Indian reli's, bird books 

 or cash. FRANK H. LATTIX. Albion. N.Y, 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. - English 

 and Abyssinian Cavies. Homing Pigeons, 

 Foreign and United States Coins, Book on 

 breeding Skunks, 50c, Tanning Process; will 

 tan large or smnll Pelts very soft. Some 

 sets. ALMON KIBBE, Mayville. N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE. - Sets 187 1-4. 177 1-7. 

 297a 1-8, 707 1-4, 487 1-6, 32 I 1, 64 l-I, 385 1-4. 

 Also shells and curios. Wanted first class 

 sets. Address. ERNEST H. SHORT. Box 

 173, Rochester, N. Y. 



ATTENTION'. -If you want a real bargain 

 in high grade taxidermists' tools, (slightly 

 used,) write enclosing stamp for particulars 

 to ROB'T. W. GLENN. Wooster. Ohio. 



WANTED.-The coming season. A. I. 

 aw?/ie?><«csetsof 10. 36, 81,82. 124, 204, 299, 334a. 

 345, 352a. 372. 379, 660, 662, 664, 672, 749. Offer 

 Loons, Albatross, Ducks and Geese. Raptorcs 

 as Kites. Eagles, Grey Gyr. Falcons or dol- 

 lars if you want them. Reliable collectors 

 write. A. E. PRICE. Grant Park, HI. 



\VANT.— Eggs in sets and good Indian 

 relics. I offer eggs, shells and showy mount- 

 ed butterflies. ERNEST H. SHORT, Box 173. 

 Rochester, N, Y. 



WANTED— For cash, skins of Albino birds 

 or mammals, rare nests, eggs and skins 

 Eskimo Curlew in particular. Nesting sites 

 of all birds that preed in holes or cavities in 

 trees. Quote anything of the sort you may 

 have to offer. .JOHN LEWIS CHILDS 

 Floral Park. N. Y. Dec t. f. 



AUK AND NUTTALI.'S BULLETIN com- 

 plete for $100. Auk IS84-1905. 22 vols, com- 

 plete! All except last are finely bound in 

 cloth. Nuttal's Bulletin complete in 8 vols, 

 bound. J. L. CHILDS, Floral Park, N. Y. 



\\'ILL GIVE good exchange for flying st^uir- 

 rel>^. females, with young preferred, also for 

 reds, chipmunks and other small mammals. 

 Young mink, beaver and otter greatly desired 

 Box F. Rowley, Mass. 



FOR EXCHANGE.- A choice list of sets 

 including No's. 9 1-2, 82.1 M. 145 1-8. 141 1-8 1-6, 

 353 1-3, 354 1-3, 370a 1-5, 376 1-fi, 459 1-3, 536 1-4. 

 534 1-5, 641 1-4, 639 1-5, 654a. 618 1-4 for species 

 not in my collection. THOS. H. .JACKSON, 

 304 N. Franklin St., W. Chester. Pa. 



HAWKS. ETC.-Red shouldered Hawk 2-3 

 1-4. 22c. per egg; Chicken Tortoise 2-8 1-9, 6c. 

 per egg: 3 draw telescope, 20 times power. 

 12.75: old style cap lock pistol. comp]ete work- 

 ing order, $1.50: old Flint lock horse pistol, 

 complete. $5.00. All the above prepaid. 

 Homeing Pieeons, 1907 banded. 80 cents pair, 

 JAS. O. .KJHNSON, Southington, Conn. 



OFFER — A long series of rare and beautiful 

 butterflies from all partsof the World, either 

 spread or in papers for a first class collection 

 ot stamps. Also wanted first class bird 

 skins, eygs with data. LEVI W. MENGEL, 

 Boys' High School, Reading, Pa. 



