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The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL XV. NO. 5 



ALBION, N. Y., MAY, 1898. 



Whole No. 144 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



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

 for 2.>c per 2.=) 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. 



What's Your Number? 



Examine the number following your name 

 on the wrapper of this month's Oologist. It 

 denotes when your subscription expired or 

 will expire. 



No. 143 your subscription expires with this issue 

 H5 •' •■ •• '• June, " 



150 '■ " " '• Nov., " 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify. 



This iiioiitli's OOI^OGIST was 

 mailed subscribers Juiie 14. 



RAPID TAXIDERMY.— One can ea.sily do 

 up \i dozen birds in an afternoon with Oriental 

 embalming process. Send for circulars. OR- 

 IENTAL EMBALMING CO.. Box 92, New 

 Hamburg, Ontario. 



NOTICE.—! have fine sets of Hawks, Owls. 

 &c.. such as 337. 368, 37.^, 343, to exchange for 

 other good sets, not now in my collection. 

 JASPER BROWN, Box 77, Norway, Iowa. 



COLLECTORS who have 1st class sets for 

 sale send lowest cash price. A. E. PRICE, 

 Grant Park, 111. 



HAND EGG Blow-pipe for blowing and 

 rinsing eggs. Sent prepaid with instructions 

 for 75c or will exchange one for J3 worth of 

 Alsets. DR. M. T. CLECKLEV. 457 Greene 

 St.. Augusta, Ga. M3t 



VIVE Cameras to exchange, any style, for 

 desirable sets at one third Lattin's list. Also 

 rare typical singles. Send list of sets and sin- 

 «les. L. D. SUMNER, .503 State St., Madi.son, 

 Wis. a5t 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Telegraph outfit. Bat- 

 tery, sounder and key, nearly new, for good 

 camera or offers In Gray's Manual or Davie's 

 "Nests and Eggs." C H. SLEIGHT, Union 

 Grove, Wis. 



FOR SALE or EXCHANGE.— Shakespeare's 

 life and complete works with glossarlal notes; 

 one vol. 8 vo. full sheep.— /?yc«. Eggs of 289, 

 316. 412, 474b. . 511b, 611, 705 and others. LES- 

 TER I. BROWN, Box 205, Perrj', Iowa. 



WANTED.- Rare and odd built birds nests. 

 Write me what you have to offer and lowest 

 cash price. J. E. GROSJEAN. Lima. Ohio. 



FOR SALE.— The Nidiologist, complete, in 

 fine condition. Volumes 1. 2 and 3 bound with 

 klip file and binder, $8. MILTON C. HOWE. 

 Monson, Mass. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Vol. I Natural Science 

 News and first six vols. Oologist lacking eight 

 numbers. Wanted: sets, skins or photograhs 

 of birds and eggs. F. B. McKECHNIE,66 Bird 

 St., Dorchester, Mass. 



TO EXCHANGK.— 1 old relic muzzle loading 

 cap fire pistol. 125 years old at least, Allen pat- 

 ent, for best offer in egg sets with data. R. 

 WALLACE, 910 No. 27 Ave., Omaha, Neb. 



COINS.— I wtll send 10 foreign coins, all dif- 

 ferent, in good condition for 25c. JOHN R. 

 PHILLIPS, 344 E. Court St.. Jackisonville, 111. 



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 

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

 also old coins and eggs wanted. Enclose 

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



FOR EXCHANGE.— Skins of 343, 337, 360, 368, 

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

 mounted birds. Wants first-class skins of Quail, 

 Grouse and Pheasants. Could use Bicycle. A. 

 I. JOHVSON. Taxidermist, 620 East Grand 

 Ave., Des Moines, la. a2t 



FOR ^ALE.— 3501st (lass sets, full data, at 

 about ^4. I atalogue rates. Have to dispose of 

 them. W, ite for list. S. B. CRAYTON, Town- 

 ville, Anderson Co., S. C. 



WANTED.— Sets with, nests. Will exchange 

 .singles of Osprey, Nightliawk, Stormy Petrel, 

 or steel engraving of Audobon for each set. 

 W. P. YOUNG, Jamaica Plain. Mass. 



WANTED.— Volumes 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Oolo- 

 gist unbound. Will give in exchange fine sets 

 with full data. P. D. GETTY, 301, N. Main St., 

 Bloomington, 111. 



FOR EXCHANGE:— 3-4 2-5581,3-3.563. 3-4 687, 

 2 4 2-3 652. 1-5 4 3.529. 1-4 466, 1-4 4.5t), 1-4 507. 5 4 

 704. 3-3 2-4 498, 1-4 7.56. 3 4 761. 1-4 488. Eggs all 

 A 1 with data, for eggs of other rbcalitles. with 

 full data. All letters answered. M. J. CON- 

 WAY, .584 6th Avp., Lansingburg, Reus. Co., 

 N. Y. 



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