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. XXII. No. 12. ALBION, N. Y., DECEMBER, 1905. Whole No. 221 



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Entered as second-cla'^s matter December 

 21, 1903. at the post office at Albion, N. Y., 

 under the Act of Congress of .March 3. 1879. 



\VANTP:D. — Fresh skins of the Great 

 Horned Owl ( or subspecies ). Snowy 

 Owl.. Ptarmigan, Mountain Partridge, 

 Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck, and other 

 sets of Cuckoos. Am, Herring Oull, LeastTern, 

 Laughing Gull, Any Sandpii)er or Plover. 

 What can you offer and whsit can you use? 

 ERNEST H. SHORT, Rochester. N. Y. 



«®= NOTICE.-We will give the "Oologist' 

 for Four Years or 75c in cnsh for every copy 

 of "Oologist" for June 1888, Vol. VI. No. 4, 

 sent us in good condition. Will give 3 years. 

 or 50c for April, 1889. Address, Manager 

 Oologist, Chili. N. V. 



PEACOCK.— A magnificent male specimen 

 in full plumage, well worth $10. Will box 

 and ship at purchaser's expense for an even 

 $5. FRANK H. LATTIN. Albion. N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE.- A tine lot of shells, 

 minerals, curios etc, for American or For- 

 eign stamps new to ray collection. Wish to 

 correspond with beginners. \^'iri bnv collect- 

 ions for cash. A. t. f. RUTH WEBB, 202 

 Westminister Road. Rochester. N. Y. 



FOR SALE.— A. 1. scientific skins of Ari- 

 zona birds. Will collect to order during 

 season of 1905. First class eggs in sets, skins 

 or insects. Correspondence scjlicited. H. 

 H. Kimball, Tucson, Ariz, t.f. 



WANTED.— Eggs in sets, large or small 

 lots. Will give in exchange fine collections 

 of minerals and shells. A few sets and skins 

 and some books. Can use many common 

 species. ERNEST H. SHORT, Rochester. 

 N. Y. 



FOR SALE.— New pair of Bausch field 

 glasses cheap, cost $45. Also will buy live 

 Fox Squirrels, Black-squirrels, Gophers 

 and Prairie dogs. S.5.t. C. A. CURRIER, 

 Lexington, Mass. 



TO EXCHANGE for A 1 sets process for 

 tanning small or large pelts, good squirrel 

 cage with wheel, book on breeding the skunk 

 in captivity find removing the scent gland. 

 Mnny common sets wanted. ALMON 

 KIP>BE. Mayville, N. Y. O. 4 t. 



A NICE LOT of gold-filled jewelry consist- 

 ing of fobs, charms, lockets, shirt waist sets, 

 baby pin sets, scarf pins and brooches, also 

 silver plated forks, butter knife and sugar 

 spoon set. childs knife, fork and spoon set. 

 knife and spuon set. gilt easel photo frames, 

 hand mirrors, atomizers and silk handker- 

 chiefs to exchange for eggs in sets. Send me 

 your list of sets and your wants and I will 

 make you offers. VERDI BURTCH, Branch- 

 port. N. Y. (). 3. t. 



RAW FURS.-^Would like to hear from 

 trappers in New Vork. Vermont, Connecticut 

 and Maine who can furnish me with prime 

 skins of mink, mnskrat, skunk, fox. raccoon, 

 etc. L. S. HORTON. Hyde Park. N. Y. 



AMll you please discontinue publishing 

 my advertisement in your magazine "The 

 Oologist" as I have disposed of all my sets 

 and singles' The Oologist is the best ad- 

 vertisement medium for the Ornithologist 

 and Oologist. DR. M. T. CLECKLEY. 



112 Alexandrine Ave., Detroit, Mich. 

 Dear Sir:— It may be of interest to you to 

 know that the "Oologist" is the best adver- 

 tising medium with which we exchange. 

 Replies came in answer to our advertisement 

 from almost every state in the union, as well 

 as Canada. 



Yours very truly, 

 FREDERICK C. HUBEL. 

 Bus. Mngr. "Bulletin of the Mich. Ornith. 

 Club." 



