The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



YOL XV. NO. 4. ALBION, N. Y , APRIL, 1898. Whole No. 143 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



Brief special announcements. "Wants," "Exchanges" "For Sales," inserted In this department 

 tor 2.5c per -2.5 words. Notices over 2.5 words, charged at the rate of one-half cent per each additional 

 word. No notice Inserted for less than 25c. Terms, cash with order. 



Strictly First-class specimens will be accepted in payment at one-third list rates. 



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 on the wrapper of this month's Oologist. It 

 ■denotes when your subscription expired or 

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 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify. 



Xlils niontli's OOI^OGISX was 

 mailed subscribers April 11. d 



WANTED.- Sets of Terns, Gulls, Ducks. 

 Rails. Grouse, Ibises, Willet, Lapwing and 

 others common and rare. Give cash, sets, etc. 

 ALLEN PETERSON, Woodstown, N. J. A2t 



SEE HERE :— On account of moving I want 

 to close up my business at once. Send by re- 

 turn mail complete list of wants for estimates 

 on job taxidermy work, skins, sets and curios. 

 Prices will satisfy you. 13. S. BOWDISH,. 

 Phelps, N. Y. 



GREAT HORNED OWLS for sale. I have 

 one pair and one egg belonging to ?ame birds 

 $6.50. Also one female of the same species, 

 $3.03. First class work and satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. Cash only. Also the following A. O. 

 U. Nos. to exchange for complete sets with 

 data: 333 1-4, 11, 1-.5; 41S 1-7: LOS 1 8. Parties 

 meaning business please write. C R. MOSES, 

 Lake Crystal, Minn. 



EXCHANGE :--Fine Field Glasses and car- 

 rying case, pair pearl Opera Glasses and case. 

 Silver Watch and Rolled Gold Chain, old Pa- 

 per Money, Stamps and Albums, hundreds of 

 Novels. Story Papers, etc.. to exchange for 

 fine Indian Relics, such as Pipes. Arrows, etc., 

 also old coins and eggs wanted. Enclose 

 stamp. R. D. HAY, Winston, N. C. A2t 



WANTED.— A few well marked sets of Red- 

 tailed and Red-shouldered Hawk, Broad-wing- 

 ed Hawk. Sharp-shinned Hawk, Osprey and 

 other.«, also sets of Horned and Screech Owls. 

 I can offer rare eggs from Pr>bilof Islands, 

 Behring Sea. such as Least Auklet, Ancient 

 Murrelet. nests and eggs of Lapland Longspur, 

 nests and egus of Aleutian L3ucosticte, Murre- 

 letts and 01 her rarities found In few collect- 

 tions. W. RAINE, Toronto, Canada. 



SETS of 325, £90, 406, 456, 598, 617 and others, 

 to exchange for sets not in my collection. Send 

 list. JOHN G. SCOTT, Greenwood, Ind. 



FOR SALE CHEAP.— Scientific Books, state 

 what you are interested in. "Birds," Vol. I and 

 II, half leather, 11. .50. Send for list now. H. 

 NEUMANN, 204 Rock St., Watertown, Wis. 



I HAVE SflO 00 worth of eggs in sets left for 

 exchange: one pair oi Great Horned Owls, in 

 fine shape will lay in captivity, one year old, 

 for the best offer in fine tets. All letters an- 

 swered. First come, first served. D. R.WAL- 

 LACE, 940 No. S7 Ave , Omaha, Neb. 



DAVIE'S "NESTS AND EGGS," fifth edi- 

 tion, extra cloth, and a new subsci'iption to 

 either The Osprey or RfiC7^eation for only J2.50. 

 The book prepaid. BENJAMIN HOAG, Steph- 

 entown, New York. 



CAMERAS WANTED.— Send description. I 

 will give rare --'ea Birds Eggs and Hawks Eggs 

 or rare Bird Skins and cash. I particularly 

 want a good 5x7 Camera with tripod and a 

 good hand Camera. W. RAINE, 181 Blecker 

 St., Toronto, Canada. 



WANTP:D.— Bendire's Life Histories, Vol. II. 

 Will give rare Birds Eggs or rare Birds Skins 

 from Northwest Canada and Prybilof Islands. 

 W. RAINES, Toronto, Canada. 



DAVJD WARD, the lucky gold miner, who 

 brought back the news of a rich find of gold on 

 the AiP"rican side of A'aska, and who says that 

 the rush next spring will be far down the Yu- 

 kon on the American side, spent three years in 

 prospectinj: in Alaska and in Ihat time only re- 

 ceived seven letters from;home. Sincehis return 

 •he has had more than that many thousands of 

 letters from would-be argonauts in three 

 months. He is now in Philadelphia, Pa., and 

 tries to answer every inquiry concerning the 

 Far North, its perils, rigors of climate and 

 wonderful riches. His practical experience 

 makes his advice highly valuable, and anyone 

 Interested in Alaska should avail themselves 

 of his knowledge by writing to him. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-Skins of 343, 3.37, 360, 368, 

 390, .507, 608 619, 131. Also some good sets for 

 mounted birds. Wants flrst-clai-s skins of Quail, 

 Grouse and Pheasants. Could use Bicycle. A. 

 I. JOH.VSON. Taxidermist, 6.'0 East Grand 

 Ave., Des Moines, la. a2t 



