The OCoGiST 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY. ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XV. NO. 11. 



ALBION. N. Y.. NOV., 1898. 



Whole No. 148 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



Brief special announcements. "Wants," "Exclianges" "For Sales," Inserted m this department 

 ror 25c per 2.5 words. Notices over 2.t 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 m 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 

 win expire. 



No. 148 your subscription expires with this Issue 

 ISO " •■ " Jan.."99- 



1.55 " " •• ■• June ■ •• 



160 •■ •• Nov. " " 



Intermediate numbei-s can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify. 



WANTED— Outfit for making rubber stamps. 

 ROBERT BURNHAM. 142 Gallup St., Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



TO EXCHANGE.— The following singles for 

 sets, 239. 337. 378. 423. 456, 461, 467, 475, 483, 494, 

 495, 501, .529, 540. 560. 581. .587. 624. 653. 674, 681, 705, 

 r31. 7-^4. L. S. HORTON. Gretna. N. Y. 



TAXIDERMIST and ornithological collector. 

 Lessons given personally or by mail. Work 

 exchanged for skins. Persons wishing to make 

 collections. Address, C. K. MASON, Kansas, 

 111. 



WILL EXCHANGE.— Black Hills specimens. 

 Minerals. Fossils, Limestone Crystals, Gyp- 

 sum, Chalcedony for curios and specimens from 

 elsewhere, books. Merchandise, etc. CHAS. 

 HAAS, Whitewood. S. D. 



WANTED.— Good pair of climbing irons with 

 straps complete, also Coues" Key. or Kidge- 

 way's Manual of North American Birds: will 

 give in exchanee A No. I sets at one-half list 

 price. BURNELL FRANKLIN. Pasadena, 

 California. 



FOR exchange or sale, 300 Arrowheads. Axes 

 etc. Collection of old stamps, also eggs. Ad- 

 dress, FRED JOHNSON, Box ,53, Bolivar, Mo 



NEW Marlln rei>eater 25-20 for $40 of desira- 

 ble sets or f 10 cash. WUl buv sets of 196, 197, 

 and 200. if cheap. W. E. SAUNDERS, London. 

 Ontario. 



NOTICE.— Wish old pennies, half-pennies 

 and correspondence with parties wanting to 

 exchange fine sets next season. I collect Os- 

 prey. Vultures. Hawks. Herons. Fish Crow, 

 Owls. Swallows, etc. BENJ. A. CARPENTER, 

 Salem. N. J. 



OOLOGISTS, Taxidermists attention. Fin- 

 est grade supplies, tools, specimens, artificial 

 eyes. Lowest prices, carriage paid to States. 

 Write for catalogue free. H. BOOTH, 8 Cran- 

 bury Boad. Fulham. England. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Autographs. Bird Eggs. 

 Old Books and papers. Coins, etc. for Auto- 

 graphs and old manuscript will also pav cash 

 for desirable autographs. F. O. NELSON. 237 

 S. Main Street, Butte, Mont. 



WANTED.— Old guns and pistols, cap and 

 ball pepper box style preferred. Will pay cash 

 or trade. First-class eegs in sets or singles. 

 CLAUD FULLER. 1208 W. 24th St., Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



WANTED to exchange eggs of New York 

 State and manv others for eggs of other states. 

 Send Ust and receive mine. ED. T. SCHENCK. 

 69 Smith Ave.. GloversvlUe. N. Y. 



WANTED.— A 10 or 12 gauge shot gun or a 

 Winchester rifle: also tent. Will give in ex- 

 change a No. 1 mounted si)ecimen. first-class 

 skins eggs in sets with data and part cash. 

 Send for list. OAKLEY WALKER, Box 186. 

 Mayfleld, Ky. 



FOR SALE:— A. O. U. Nos. 13a 1-1. 40c: 86 1-1 

 20c: 40 1-3, 40c: 77 1-3. 30c: 79 1-1. 24c: 211 1-10, 60c- 

 214 1-11. 50c: 263 1-4. 24c; 117 2-1. 30c: 273 1-4, 30c 

 406 1-4, 20c; 490a 12, 39c: 467 1-4. 34c: 587 1-5, Kc 

 614 1-5, 30c: 6S2a 1 5, 20c: 624 1-4 24c: 659 1-4, 35c 

 674 1-4, 34c; 683 1--, :V)c: 713 1-4. i.5- T21 1-7. 28c 

 743 1-8. 70c: 65 1-4. '■■, )c: Snapping 'i' irtle 1-8, 30c 

 Jacobins in red ;•' I black, 13 t<> $5 per pair 

 one pair Yellow , f>sted FantaiN. f4. J. O 

 JOHN.SO.N'. Luck L'X. 550, Southmgton, Conn 



SEND ME anythii .: really curious, to value 

 of 30c or more, such us Indian relics. alUgator 

 teeth or eggs, shark or skate eggs, sea horses, 

 echinoderms. etc. with locality, etc. and I will 

 send in return a 4x5 photo of Tule Wren's nest 

 in Tules. from Nature. W. H. HILLER, 147 

 W. 23d St.. Los Angeles, CaUf. 



WILLSIE CAMERA— New. leather covered, 

 time and instantaneous, holds twelve cut films 

 2x21-4 costing 3c each, does first class work, 

 carrj- in large pocket, in focus three feet and 

 over, just the thine for birds nests, cost J5, to 

 exchange for equal value back numbers bird 

 magazines or books. E. B. WEBSTE i{. Cresco. 

 Iowa. 



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