The Oologist 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XV. NO. 6 



ALBION, N. Y., JUNE, 1898. 



Whole No. 145 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants,' "Exclianges" "For Sales," Inserted In this department 

 tor 2.5c per 2.'> words. Notices over 2.5 words, charged at the rate of one-lial£ cent per each additional 

 word. No notice Inserted lor 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. 145 your subscription expires with this issue 

 150 " " " " Nov, " 



1.55 " ■• " " Apr.'99 " 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify. 



Xlils niontIt*s OOI^OGIST -was 

 mailed subscribers June 14. 



WILiL exchange sets (A.1). also many singles 

 of 394, 511, 390, 300, 263 and more common ones 

 for singles, sets, shells, curios, etc. If any- 

 thingr wrong let me know. EMORY E. BRAN- 

 DOW, CatsklU, N. Y. 



STAMPS, Coins, Paper Money Arrow Points 

 for same. Want N. H. Points, also Coin and 

 Stamp papers, English plate numbers, one-half 

 penny to 10 shillings. ERWIN G. WARD, 

 Truant .School, Springflekl, Mass. 



SAMANTHA at Saratoga, in a New Dress.— 

 One of the funniest of all the funny books is 

 "Samantha at Saratoga." FDrmerly published 

 at $2.50, and sold by the hundred thousand, it 

 has recently been issued in an exquisite little 

 cloth-bound volume in the "Cambridge Clas- 

 sics" series by Hurst & Co., of New York, as a 

 means of widely advertising that series, and is 

 sold at the fabulously low price of 25 cents. 

 "They are sold by booksellers, or the publishers 

 direct. 



BIG EGGS.— African Ostrich Eggs only 78 

 ■cents each prepaid, fine specimens, one hole. 

 One egg prepaid, and a new subscription to 

 either Osprey or Recreation, %\.'Zh. Books and 

 periodicals of all sorts: let me quote you prices. 

 Birds eggs in line sets, list free. BENJAMIN 

 HO AG, Stephentown, N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE.— For first-class bird skins, 

 40 Natural Science Xews, 7 Popalur Science, 2 

 NidologistB, 3 0. and 0., 3 Muxemnx. and Pocket 

 Guide to Common Land Birds of New England 

 (by Wilcox.) O. S. Biggs, San .Jose, 111. 



WHO wants Pinnated Grouse eggs for hatch- 

 ing? Four (4) for $1.00, by mail, safe arrival 

 guaranteed. S. M. EDWARDS, Argusville, 

 Cass Co., N. D. 



FOR SALE.— A. O. U. No. 161-1, 50c: 401-3. 50c; 

 5a 2-3, 24c; 541-3, 3.5c; 651-4, 68c; 703-3, 17c ; 772-3, 

 80c; 791-1, 20c; 115 1-2, $1.20: 187 1-2, 70c; 188 1-4, 

 $1.20; 202 10-4, 25c; 212 1-7, 38c; 214 1-11, 50c; 300 

 1-19, $1.15; 333 1-5, 68; 337a 1-2, 70c; 339 5-3, 45c: 

 339a 1-3, 70c; 390 1-7, 68c; 498 1-5, 24c; 412 2-7; 19c: 

 420a 1-2, 39c; 423 1-4, 24c; 431 n-2, 60c; 461 2-3, 24c; 

 452 1-6, 40c. The above prices are per set, all 

 first-class data. Send for full list. All sets not 

 satisfactory can be returned and money refund- 

 ed at once. J. O. JOHNSON, Lock Box 550, 

 Southington, Conn. 



POLISHED Buffalo Horns, Eggs, Bird Skins 

 and Mounted, to exchange for books, useful 

 articles or cheap for cash. CHRIS P. FORGE, 

 Carman, Manitoba. 



TO EXCHANGE.— About 60 numbers Natur- 

 al Science News, also a Harvard Camera and 

 outfit. Camera takes picture 2V4x5. What 

 have you to offer? OLIVER HOTCHKISS, 

 Twinsburg, O. 



FOR EXCHANGE, Star Fish, Horse Foot 

 Crab, Skate Eggs, Shells such as we have here 

 lor Indian Relics or Minerals, or any Curios. 

 E. BISHOP, P. O. Box 261, Northport, Long 

 Island,.N. Y. 



FOR SALE.— Fine walnut egg cabinet, capac- 

 ity 10,000 eggs. 75 square drawers; also fine 

 powder and ball revolver, rebored for shot. 

 Big bargain. PHILO W. SMITH, JR., Mona 

 House, St. Louis, Mo. 



MY entire collection of birds eggs for sale 

 for best offer in cash, send for list. W. L. 

 HART. 1 106 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, Wash. 



EXCHANGE.— 273i.i. 3872.,-, 474bi^, 488 1-6, 

 506i4,,511fc9i 6 5, 412 1-5 2-8, 595I3', 581 >^ ?.-,', 54OI4, 

 598 5-3, 604>i, 622a 2-6. 6221-4^ 1-5 4-6 3-7, 704 1-5, 

 705 2-4, 721 1-6, 761 2-4 for other sets. Also 373'.. 

 J^ 1-5 and 305 1-7 for sets of 360, 337. ISAAC E. 

 HESS, Phllo, Ills. 



HAND EGG Blow-pipe for blowing and 

 rinsing eggs. Sent prepaid with instructions 

 for 75c or will exchange one for $3 worth of 

 Al sets. DR. M. T. CLECKLEY, 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, .502 State St., Madison, 

 Wis. a5t 



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