The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXXI. No. 4. ALBION, N. Y., April, 15, 1914. 



Whole No. 321 



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We will not advertise the skins, n 

 North American Birds for sale. These 

 to make bona fide exchanges of such 

 ses onlv. — EDITOR. 



ests eggs, or mounted specimens oi 

 columns are for the use of those desiring 

 specimens for scientific collecting purpo- 



WANTED-Live .\merican Wild Trumpet- 

 er Swan. R. M. Barnes. Lacon, 111. 



F O R S .V L E"— Thoroughbred .Muscovy 

 Ducks; (ilossy blacli. white winged birds, 

 white head marliiiigs $5.00 a pair. R. .M. 

 BARNES. Lacon. 111. (1-p) 



VV.\NTEI).— The skins of the McFarlans. 

 Mexican. ')warf. Spotted. Xanthus. Flam- 

 niulated and the Arizona Screech ()wls, also 

 skins of the Elf Owl. ("ash or exchan 'e, write 

 if only a single specimen. H. AITKEN. 

 Leesl)urg. Fla. lii-p) 



FOR EXCH.VN(;E.-Fine skins of n.',. 2S!)a. 

 320, 477a, 5U1. 511a, 51.3, 549, 550, .575a. 7o:i, 72lt, and 

 others, for skins or eggs not in my CDllcction. 

 Send lists. C. VV. CHAMBERLAIN. Si Lin- 

 coln St., Boston, Mass. (3-14y 



EXCHAN(;K-Live\Vild('anada,nutrhins. 

 White-fronted, and Snow ( ieese. Wild Uucks. 

 and Pheasants for Egyptian Geese, Black 

 Brant, Mandarin and Wood Ducks, Qauil 

 and Hungarian Partridges. H. J. JA(;EK, 

 vOwatomia, .Minn. (5-p) 



OWLS. -I want baby Owls in the white 

 downy stages. Salted or Scientific and skins 

 of Elf "Owls. I have Marble's (iame Getter to 

 exchange. H. W. AITKEN. New York City. 

 ( ien . Del. tl-p) 



FOR S.\LE.— Two pairs Canada Geese 

 $10.00 a pair, one Hutchins Goose, $5.00. One 

 pair Golden Eagles, $15.00. PORTAGE WILD 

 ANIMAL CO., 15ox 223, Portable La Prairie, 

 Manitoba, Can. (2-p) 



WANTED.— Skins for mounting of female 

 Wood Duck, Red-head Canvas-back Shovel- 

 ler, Born or Monkey-faced Owl, Great Grey 

 Burrowing, Pigmy or Elf Owl. Also Trap- 

 door Spider. Farantula, Copper Head Snake 

 Skins. Mansanedo Wood (from California). 

 State prices and measurements in first letter. 

 SAMUEL HUN-INGER. Secor. 111. (2-p ' 



FOR EXCHANGE.-Offer Nos. 19(J-201-20t>- 

 214-221-223-229-230-231-2.32-277-2,93 of Oologist for 

 Nos. 266 and 307. L. S. KOHLER. P.loomfield, 

 N. .1. d-P' 



FOR EXCHANGE-Data Blanks, Printing, 

 Kggs, Nests. Oologist papers, for sets of 128- 

 lS2-218-229-25s-275-285-:i64-3()8-375-542a-546-61 1 and 

 others. EDWARD S. C( )O.MBS, 243 Franklin 

 St., Boston, Mass. (1-p) 



