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THE OOLOGIST. 



TO EXCHANGE.— A good 4-section leather 

 covered telescope for 38 cal. auxiliary tube for 

 13 gauge gun. GLEN RINKER, UnlonvlUe, 

 Mo. 



WANTED. — Sets of 58, 64, 76, 218, 261, 263, 373, 

 387, 388, 390, 393, 394, 591, 611. 624 and others. 

 Good exchange or cash if cheap. A. E. PRICE, 

 Grant Park, Ills. 



ARE you; COLLECTING Postage Stamps? 

 I have a few for sale to beginners. Several 

 good books to sell. Write, RAYMOND C. 

 FULLER, Box 524, Windsor, Vermont. 



FOR SALE.— ■•Birds and All Nature," Vols. 

 I to VI inclusive, in fine condition, unbound, 

 312 beautiful colored plates, mostly birds. 

 $5.00 cssh gets them. ALBERT F. GANIER, 

 BowmarAve., Vicksburg, Miss. 



WANTED.— To exchange fifty dollars ($50) 

 worth of first-class sets of this county for 

 Coues' Key or Ridgway's Manual or for Egg 

 Tools. BURNELL FRANKLIN, Pasadena, 

 Calif. 



HEAR YE! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! This is to 

 certify that my advertisements in the Oolo- 

 GiST have paid me better than have the com- 

 bined ads. in most of the amateur and natural 

 science papers. Ads. in the Oologist always 

 bring returns, and It is safe to say that there is 

 no paper having three times the circulation of 

 this widespread periodical- which can give 

 equal satisfaction. MORRIS GIBBS, M. D., 

 Kalamazoo, Mich. 



WANTED :— Skeletons and Skulls, all kinds, 

 in rough and mounted. Bird and Mammal 

 Skins, Reptiles and Batrachians in alcohol or 

 formalin. Desire correspondents in all parts 

 of United States, Mexico :and Canada. Back 

 numbers of papers on Natural History and sci- 

 entific books wanted. Offer in exchange fifty 

 species finely prepared Invertebrates in forma- 

 lin, eastern bird skins, etc. Correspondence 

 solicited. F. P. DROWNE, 20 Benefit St„ 

 Providence, R. I. 



FOR SALE:— Clutches of European species. 

 White Gryfalcon, Gryfalcon, Merlin. Green 

 Sandpiper, Greenshank, Golden Eagle, Gray 

 Sea Eagle, Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk. Honey 

 Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon. Hobby Egyptian 

 Vulture. Apply. GORTON, 2 Upper Glouces- 

 ter St., I Pendleton, England. 171 



CHOICE SETS of White Pelican, Laughing 

 Gull, Willet, Wilson's Plover, Foster's Tern, 

 Clapper Rail Black Skimmer, Green Heron 

 and many others for sale very cheap. M. T. 

 CLECKLEY, 4.57 Greene St., Augusta, Ga. 164 



WANTED:— Eggs in sets with nests of all 

 Warblers, Waders, Vireos and Thrushes. 

 Send list of what you have and cash or ex- 

 change price. Send 10c for large illustrated 

 catalog. CHAS.K.REED, 75 Thomas St., Wor- 

 cester, Mass. 



WANTE D— To correspond with all interested 

 in New York State Ornithology. DR. MAR- 

 CUS S. FARR, State Museum, Albany,N.Y, 164 



TO hlXCHANGE:— Odd numbers of Auk, 

 Nutt. Orn. Bull.. O. and O., Oologist, and a 

 score of other papers and periodicals, catalog- 

 ues and books on fishes, reptiles, birds, &c. 

 Younger members of my family are interested 

 in philately and I will exchange these books, 

 &c. for stamps. Write for particulars and 

 state what you have, enclosing stamp for 

 reply. MORRIS GiBBS. M. D., Kalamazoo, 

 Mich. 



TO EXCHANGE:— Will ex. my process of 

 Rapid Taxidermy complete. Full instructions 

 for preserving birds, mammals, fish's heads, 

 deer heads, &c., &c., with one pound of com- 

 pound, prepared and ready for use, and com- 

 plete directions for dressing skins and pelts 

 with the hair on for rugs, robes and hangings, 

 together with instructions as to starting a 

 class. Will ex. for $3 worth of stamps of an 

 average value of 2c. You to pay the express- 

 age on my package, which will be 20 or see. 

 This is the process which I have been selling 

 for $3 cash, but will sell it to you for $1 cash. 

 Remember that I also send the formula for 

 making the compound, and give every detail 

 connected with this, the most popular style of 

 mounting specimens. Address MORRIS 

 GIBBS, M. D., Kalamazoo, Mich. 



TO EXCHANGE.— "Maynard's Eggs" and 

 "Silloway's Common Birds" for skins.of adult 

 male Harlequin and Oldsquaw Ducks. Two Al 

 skins of Massena Quail for wading birds. 

 GLEN RINKER, Unionville. Mo. 



"UNEEDA" pair of climbing irons to make 

 your collecting easy. They will save your 

 shins in climbing large trees. I have several 

 pair which I will sell while they last for 75 cts. 

 Send quick. CHAS. McGEE, Leavenworth, 

 Kas. 



BOOKS 



I have thousands of volumes relating 

 to Natural History. In case I've offered 

 anything during the past year which 

 you can use please favor me with list 

 of wants and allow me to quote 'SPEC- 

 IAL' ' prices. All must be sold. 



Your attention is particularly called 

 to my Book Lists in the June-July and 

 October (pagfs 142-143) 1899 Oologists. 



If I've anything left which you want 

 or can use I would be pleased to be in- 

 formed of the fact and will endeavor to 

 see that the matter of ''price" will not 

 be a barrier in making a transfer. 



Frank H. Lattin> 



Publisher of Oologist, Albion, N. Y. 



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