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. 12. ALBION, N. Y., DEC, 1907. 



Whole No. 245 



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 209 your subscription expired Dec, 1904 

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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. 



TO E»X CHANGE. - Sets 187 ~i 

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



STAMPS.— To exchange for birds' eggs or 

 skins. Also a few skins and eggs to trade for 

 same. F. T. CORLESS, 804 E. 14 St. N., Port- 

 land. Or. Jy. 7. t. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Fine sets of eggs of 

 following spec'es for others not in my col- 

 lection. No"s. 9. 37. 40, 145, 269.1, 297a 327, 

 328. 342, 353, 354. 354a. 362, 370a. 376. 536, 5.34. 618. 

 654a, fi39. 748. THOMAS H. JACKSON, 304 N. 

 Franklin St.. West Chester. Pa. N. 3. t. 



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. 



WILL EXCHAN 



1, 5, 11, 47, 53, 65, 70, 

 194. 201, 202. 212, 214, 

 331. 333, 335, 337, 337a 

 378, .387, .388. 390, 406, 

 510. 581, 584, 595, 612. 

 684, 687, 725, 727, 735, 

 for equally rare 

 REINECKE, 400 



GE for others, full sets of 

 77. 80, 120, 132. 146. 190, 191, 

 219, 263. 273. .300. 308. 316, 326 

 .339. 341, 342, 355. 367, 373, 

 412, 423, 441. 461. 488, 494, 533. 

 613. 616. 627, 652, 659, 674. 681. 

 755. 756. and 228, 658 and 679 

 and valuable eggs. O. 

 Elm St., Buffalo, N. Y. 

 N. 2. t. 



CAMERA.— Seneca No. 9, 4x5 longfocus,all 

 adjustments. O. K. for birds, etc.. as will 

 photograph life size. Will sell at less than 

 half price. CLIFTON E. WEB.STER, North. 

 Yakima. Wash. 



WANTED.— Exchange in eggs with any re- 

 liable collector. Skins exchanged for eggs. 

 Particularly desire 607, 610a, 611a, 707a, 709, 711, 

 .503. 504 and 505. 702, with nest, H. H. 

 BAILEY. Newport News, Va. 



FOR SALE.— Complete file of Osprey ex- 

 cepting October a id December, No. of Vol. 1 

 an<I 3 No's, of Vol. 3. Also Vol. 5 of Condor. 

 All for $5.00 F. O. B. W. H. BINGAMAN. 

 Box 931, Algona. Iowa. 



FOR SALE. -Auk and Nuttall Bulletin. 

 Complete up to and including 1907. Thirty 

 twi ) Vols, in all. The entire set is bound in 

 half morocco excepting the last two Vols, of 

 the Auk. An extra fine set. Price one hun- 

 dred dollars for the set. PHILIP LAURENT, 

 31 East Mt. Airy Ave., Philadelphia. Penn. 



WANTED.-Birds' eggs from Cuba. Philip- 

 pines, Hawaii and Laysan Islands. Offer 

 cash or exchange. M. KUSCHEL. Guhrau. 

 Germany, Bz Breslau. 



WANTED.- Bird skins No. 209.210,211,211a, 

 211b, 213. 217. 218, 222, 225, 227. 229, 231, 232, 233. 

 235.236.237,238,243.244, 245, 250, 251, 252, 2.56a, 

 258. 259,, 261, 262, 264, 265. 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 27L 

 272. 272a. 274. 275, 276, 277. 277a, 279, 281, 283. 283.1. 

 285. 286. 287, 289a. 291. 292. 292a, 292b, 293a. 296, 

 297a. 297b, 297c, 298. 298b. 298c, 299. Also others 

 not on list. Offer in exchange, mounted bird, 

 bird skins, eggs in sets, and singles. Please 

 send list. JESSE T. CRAVEN. 811 Roosevelt 

 Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



