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THE OObOOIST 



EXCHANGE NOTICE.-Belgium double 

 barrel 12 gauge shot gun. Remington 4 barrel 

 pistol. Elliots patent 32 cal., 26 Newhouse No. 

 1 jump craps. Loggerhead Turtle eggs 1-21 and 

 1-22 first class data. I can use A 1 sets of 

 Raptores, etc. Or I will send the entire lot 

 cheap for cash. JAMES O. JOHNSON. 

 Southington. Conn. 



EXCHANGE OR SALE.— Large collection 

 of scientific Shells from all over the world, 

 some 5000 or more specimens. Butterflies, 

 moths, minerals, curios, fossils, old French 

 parchments and letters dated 1400 to 1600; six 

 foot alligator, 2000 specimens Coleoptera; 32 

 Vols. Forrest and Stream American Natural- 

 ists; Ramdon notes; science news. Write for 

 details on any or all items. H. F. DUPREY. 

 Dixon Cal. d-p) 



FOR SALE. -Two pair No. 1 Patch Foxes; 

 two pair good Cross Foxes; several pairs of 

 Red Foxes; one female Canada Lynx; one 

 pair Canada Geese: one pair Black Wolf 

 about half grown. PORTAGE WILD ANI- 

 MAL CO.. Portage La Prairie. Manitoba. 

 BoX 223. (2-p) 



EGGS 



WILL EXCHANGE.- Sets Swallow-tail 

 Kite. 1-1. 1-2; Miss. Kite. 1-1, 1-2. Want set or 

 singles. Loon, AlbatrosiS. Canada (ioose. 

 White Pelican, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cara- 

 cara. Great-horned Owl, ChucKwills, Ruby- 

 throated Hummer, Chimney Swift, Crested 

 Flycatcher, Wood Pewee, Cedar Waxwing, 

 Golden and Bald Eagle and Duck Hawks. 

 ERNEST H. SHORT, Box 173, Rochester. 

 New York. (1-t) 



WANTED.-A 1 sets of 17, 84, 113.1. 114. 131 

 131.1, 165, 180, 189. 201a, 298c, 308. 310, any Quail- 

 Dove. 332. 340, 344, 354a. 354b. 376, 393a, 393h, 394. 

 395. 399, 400, 401, 403, 409, any Poor-will, 420c, 

 439, 463, 484, 496 and 496a with sets. 509. 522. 542c, 

 546, 573, 592.1. 610a. 621. 623, 626, 629c, 633b. 634, 

 646, 649, 633a, 681e, 685, 685a, 719, 719a, 719b, 727b, 

 730a, 732, 733a, 736, 738a, 742b, 757, 761b, and 

 others. I offer in exchange rare sets from 

 the northwest and southwest. Nests wanted 

 and given with smaller varieties. J. H. 

 BOWLES, "The Woodstock," Tacoma, Wash. 



WANTED.— Sets and singles of birds eggs 

 properly prepared, A. O. U. Nos. 5, 7, 9, 11, 25. 

 23. 27. 43, 53, 54, 65. 74, 77. 112, 115, 120, 120b, 121, 

 128, 172, 182, 186, 188, 193, 196. 206, 208, 211, 212, 218. 

 230. 261. 280. 281. 300. 311, 320. 325. 326, 328. 332, 343. 

 349. 351, 352. 360. 362, 364, .368, 375, 416, 423, 428, 452, 

 461, 466a, 467. 494, 517. 528, 540.550, 558, 575, 585, 586. 

 595, 597, 602, 610, 611. 619. 636, 639, 654, 657, 663, 667, 

 671, 673, 674, 677, 681d, 687, 702. 726, 735, 736, 742, 

 746. 751, 756, at even rates, Lattin-Short 1905 

 Standard, Can use many others at i rates. 

 Can offer sets 30a, 31, 32, 39, 44, 8'i, 108, 130. 133. 

 148. 184. 187. 199. 202. 216. 285. 286. 294a, 2R7, 309, 

 319, 320a. 321, 327. 334a. 337b. 339. 3.39b. 348. 367. 

 375d. 378a. 385, 391. 397. 413a. 414, 486, 487, 498e, 

 499, 500, 570, 581m, 584, 591b, 591c, 615, 617, 622b, 

 632, 643. 658. 70(i, 707, 710a, 712, 713a, 719d, 725. 

 761a. 767. Also many desirable singles and 

 specimens in other lines. P'RNEST H. 

 SHORT, Box 173, Rochester, New York. 



(1-t) 



FOR SALE.- Fisher's Hawks and Owls in 

 fine condition. THOMAS H. JACKSON, 

 West Chester, Pa. (2-p) 



BOOKS — Continued 



EXCHANGE. -Back numbers of Bird Mag- 

 azines, Oologist, Birds and Nature, etc. Also 

 Country Life in America. Want A 1 sets of 

 eggs. Write your needs. EDW. E. ARM- 

 STRONG. 207 No. Michigan Ave., Chicago. 

 111. . 



WANTED.— Live Photos of some common 

 birds, photo card size, of such as Upland 

 Plover. Rose-breast Grostieak. ^lockingbird. 

 Bob White. Grasshopper Sparrow, etc. Write 

 what you have. Will pay 25c to 50c for one 

 card with privilege of illustrating in news- 

 paper column with credit to photographer. 

 ISAAC E. HESS. Philo. 111. (1-p) 



WANTED.— Complete files and back num 

 hers of many magazines on Oology. Orinth- 

 ology and Taxidermy. Write me what you 

 have and stat3 prices or I will make you a 

 Liberal offer. GEORGE SETH GUION, Na- 

 poleonville. La. (4-13) 



EXCHANG.— Birds, Vol. I No. 5; Vol. 3; 

 Birds and Nature, Vols. II to 19; Museum, 

 Vol. I Nos. 1, 2, 6, 8, 9. 10. 11. 12; Vol. 2 No. 1; 

 Oologist No. 88. 98. 111. to 118 and 122; for 

 Naturalist's books, tools and supplies. 

 JOHN ECJAN, Cleveland, Wis. (1-s) 



CASH.— For Bird Lores, either set. Vols, or 

 Nos. Especially want Vols. 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 

 14, or parts; also Vols. 1 to 13 of "The Condor" 

 and "The Auk." "Land Birds of N. A." by 

 B. B. & R. Cones "Key" and "Birds of Colo- 

 rado Valley" and many others. What have 

 you? LAURA KEANE, Stockport, Ohio. 

 (1-p) 



I want back n umbers of many amature 

 Natural history magazines. Send me your 

 list. I will pay the highest prices for those I 

 want R. .\I. BARNES, Lacon, 111. 



FOR SALE.-"Tarony's Sketch Book of 

 Living Pictures." Vol. I, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 1894; 

 size of magazine 9 x 12; 10 or 11 plates to each 

 No.; each 50c; back corner of bottom clipped. 

 Many are mostly nude and semi-nude; weight 

 IJ lbs. Should you desire them, I will pay 

 the ordinary postage at your risk; if registered 

 send 10c extra. C. O, TROWBRIDGE, Fr im- 

 ingham, Mass. 4-9-13 



WANTED-FEBRUARY OOLOGISTS 

 We will give 25c each for twelve copies of the 

 February 1913 issue of the Oologist delivered 

 to us h* re. R. M.BARNES, Lacon, 111. 



CASH FOR BOOKS.-Whole libraries o? 

 single volumes purchased. What have your 

 A. R. WOMRATH, 72-74 Madison Ave., New 

 York. 



WANTED. -For the best cash offer, "The 

 Oologist," Jan. 1904 to Jan. 15, 1913. Total 108 

 numbers. EDW. S. COOMBS. 243 Franklin 

 St.. Boston, Mass. 



FOR SALE.— "The Birds of Virginia." 

 treating of 185 species and sub species, all 

 that breed in the state. Fourteen colored 

 plates, one hundred and eight half tones, and 

 over four hundred pages of text. Address 

 the author. Price postpaid $3.25. HAROLD 

 H. BAILF^Y. Newport News. Virginia, ll-p) 



WANTED.— The Naturalist. Nature's 

 Realm, Naturalist's Journal, Owl, Science 

 Record, Young Naturalist, and many Natu 

 ral History papers. Cash or exchange 

 FRANK L. BURNES, Berwyn. Pa. (1-p 



