The Oologist 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



WANTS, FOR SALES AND EXCHANGES. 



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Strictly first-class specimens will be accepted in payment at 1-3 list rates. 



Vol. XXIV. No. 9. 



ALBION, N. Y., SEP., 1907. 



Whole No. 242 



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Entered as second-class matter De- 

 cembed 21, 1903, at the post office, at 

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

 gress of March 3, 1879. 



LANTERN SLIDES.-A lot, many 2nd 

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

 very good for best cash or exchange offer. 

 B. S. BOWDISH, Demarest, N. Y. 



EOR EXCHANGE FOR DESIRABLE 

 RAPTORES OR OTHERS-Nuttall's "Birda 

 of U. S. and Canada, with 110 colored illus- 

 trations, 1905 edition, absolutely new. CHAS. 

 S. THOMPSON, Box 214, Buena, Vista.. Colo. 



TO EjX CHANGE. - Sets 187 L4 

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

 Also shells and curios. Wanted first class 

 sets. Address, ERNEST H. SHORT. Box 

 173, Rochester, N. Y. 



WANT.— Eggs in sets and good Indian 

 relics. I offer eggs, shells and showy mount- 

 ed butterflies. ERNEST H. SHORT, Box 173, 

 Rochester. N. Y. 



SETS TO EXCHANGE FOR SAME. -4 1-4; 

 12 1-1: 49 5-2: 51 3-2; 58 1-3: 59 1-2: 63 1-2: 69 1-2; 70 

 1-3; 71 1-3: 77 1-2; 118 1-2; 126 1-3; 140 n-8; 184 1-3; 

 187 1-3:; 194 1-4 1-5; 210 1-7: 212 1-6 1-7 1-8; 214 1-8; 

 2191-6; 2211-10: 226 1-4; 263 1-4; 2r,7 1-3; 269 1-4; 

 285 1-3; Eu. Curlew 1-3; 337b 1-3; 366 1-3; 368 1-3; 

 447 1-5; 457 1-3; 458 n-5: 461 n-3: 475 1-5 1-6 1-7; 

 497 2-4; 498d 4-4; 517 n-4; 596 1-3: 605 n-2 runts; 

 605 n-3; 622a 1-6: singles of 2; 49; 51; 155: 224; 229; 

 243; Eu. Curlew; 294; 529b: 721a. All with data. 

 Want anything not in collection. Will give 

 bonus, in singles for sets. CHAS. S. THOMP- 

 SON Box 214, Buena Vista, Colo. 



WANTED-For cash, skins of Albino birda 

 or mammals, rare nests, eggs and skina 

 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 NUTTALL'S BULLETIN com- 

 plete for $100. Auk 1884-1905. 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. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-A choice list of sets 

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

 353 1-3, 354 1-3, 370a 1-5, 376 1-6, 459 1-3, 536 1-4, 

 534 1-5,6411-4,639 1-5, 654a, 6181-4 for species 

 unt in my collection. THOS. H. JACKSON. 

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



OFFER— A long series of rare and beautiful 

 butterflies from all partsof the World, either 

 spread or in papers for a first class collection 

 of stamps. Also wanted first class bird 

 skins, eggs with data. LEVI W. MENGEL, 

 Boys' High School, Reading, Pa. 



ENGLISH CAVIES.-Black, buff, silver- 

 grey, red and white and red Aljsynnians. 

 Also Brown Leghorn'Cockerels and registered 

 Shropshire ram lambs. Will exchange for 

 A. No. 1 sets, choice Indian relics, bird books 

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



OAMERA.—For exchange for best offer of 

 eggs in seta. Desire Raptores especially, any 

 number of one species. This is a 4 x 5 plate, 

 fixed focus 6 tolOOfeet, time or instantaneous. 

 Adlake Camera. Three plate holders and 

 printing frame. Has been used only a short 

 time Can be used with tripod. Cost $6.50. 

 CHAS. S. THOxMPSON, Box 214, Buena Vista. 

 Colo. 



I HAVE Fossils, Minerals, land and fresh 

 water Shells, Stone Relics, Curios. I want 

 eggs in sets. Flint lock pistols, coins, stamps, 

 paper money, books, etc. T. S. HILL, 

 .Moodys. Ind. Ter. 



WANTED.— First class authentic singles 

 and sets with original data. Will give in ex- 

 change some first class singles and sets or 

 cash. D. E. OLSON, Titusville, Penna. 



