THE OOLOGIST. 



COLLiECTORS will do well to send early lists 

 of fresh taken eggs. Al in all respects. Will 

 pay cash or give good exchange. Give lowest 

 cash price. I have to exchange : Black-chinned 

 Humm r n-2, Bobwhite 1-11, Claycoloied Spar- 

 row 6-4. Franklin's Gull 1-2, White-neck Raven 

 1-4 1-5 1-6, Caracara 1-3, Louisiana Heron 1-4, 

 Black-necked Stilt 4-4. Great White Heron 1-4; 

 one good egg with data of the New Zealand 

 Spteryx, very rare, for cash er choice ex- 

 •change; and Vol. I Auk, best offer. J. W. 

 PRESTON, Baxter, la. 



WILL EXCHANGE for Mounted Birds or 

 eggs in sets the following Mounted Birds: 

 Evening Grosbeak. Varied Thrush. Curve- 

 billed Thrasher, Am. Three-toed Woodpecker, 

 Young Owl in Down, Louisiana Tanager, 

 Stella's Jay. Eggs: 1-3 Chuck-wills-widow. 

 Skins: Phainopepla; Nashville, Blue-winged, 

 Kentucky, Magnolia, Black- throated. Blue 

 Warblers: Snowflake, Pine Siskin and Am. 

 Crossbill. Send in your liPts. Reply to all. 

 GEO. H. SWEZEY, 66-79 Jackson St., Newark, 

 N.J. 



RARE WAR RELICS for sale:— Cuban Ma- 

 chete $2, American Machete, bone handle $2.85, 

 Spanish Bayonet 20-inch blade $1.50, Spanish 

 Cartridge Box $2. The following are Civil War 

 Relics: Haversack 50c, Knapsack $1 25, Bridle 

 with Bits Complete $2, Canteen $1, Navy Re- 

 volver 13, Navy Revoivfr Holsters 50c, Confed- 

 erate Powder Bag 75c, Enfield Sword Bayonet 

 ■< Confederate) $1, Spade Bayonet (1776) $2,50, 

 Musket Flints 10c. Don't delay. Inclose 

 stamp for particulars. TEEL & CO. Williams- 

 port, Pa. 



OOLOGISTS WANTED:— Will pay 50cts. 

 each cash for one of each June 1888, and April 

 1889, and will give an exchange notice, or cou- 

 pon good for one, for copies of the January 

 1895 and April 1899 issue, a notice for each copy. 

 FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



YOU ARE INTERESTED in Something? 

 Why not get all the best things printed about 

 it? We read and clip thousands of newspapers 

 and magazines every week, therefors we can 

 help you make up a scrap book on your favor- 

 ite hobby. Will take Natural History Speci- 

 mens in exchange. Send for our booklet, 

 which explains the scope of the clipping indus- 

 try. 20TH CENTURY PRESS CLIPPING 

 BUREAU, New York Life Building, Chicago. 



■ WANTED:— Will pay casli or "swap" eggs 

 of American Osprey and Hummingbirds (any 

 species with nest). Two good skins of each 

 the Am. Barn and Long-eared Owls, Rattle- 

 snake Rattles, Eggs of Hammerhead Shark. 

 Write what you have and what you want. 

 FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



NOTICE:— I have retired from the farm 

 and expect to devote more time to collecting. 

 Hoping to hear from old correspoddents I am 

 yours DELOS HATCH, Oakfield, Wis. 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE:— First class 

 sets of 1 1-3, 191 1-4, 142 1-11,146 1-16,228 1-4, 

 273 1-4, 308 1-11, 388 1-2. 387 1-2, 325 1-2, 501b 1-5, 

 676 15, 735 1-6, 751 n-4. , several large Bahama 

 Starfish; large collection of foreign stamps. 

 Write what you can offer. GEORGE J. TILLS, 

 Gaines, N. Y. 



EGG EXCHANGE:— I offer nicely prepared, 

 authentic sets of the following in exchange for 

 sets I can use: 79a. 93, 107, 116, 286.1, 288. 408. 

 449, 450, 498b, 520, 549 550, 611.1, 615, 729, 708. In 

 sending list of duplicates it would be well to 

 mention how many of each species you have to 

 exchange as I can use series of most kinds. 

 JAMES P. BABBITT, Taunton, Mass. 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE, price per set 

 prepaid: Whimbrel 5-4. 48c: Northern Phal- 

 arope 5-4, 60c; Red-throated Loon 5-2. 50c; Rich 

 Ptarmigan 5-1,0 $2.00; Dunlin 5-4, 48c; White- 

 faced Glossy Ibis 5-4, 80c: many others. Send 

 for list. D. WILBY, 27 Front Street West, To- 

 ronto, Ont. 



FOR SALE:— U. S. large cents, two -cent 

 coppers, different dates, 5 cents each ; Indian 

 War Clubs $1.00; Moccasin, 40cts. to $1.50 ac- 

 cording to size. JNO. J. PRICE, 1382 7th St., 

 res Moines, la. 



EXCHANGE:— I have a mounted Hutchins's 

 Goose taken in Western New York which I 

 will exchange for mounted Snowy Owl or any 

 desirable showy mount. CORNELIUS F. 

 POSSON, Medina, N. Y. 



WANTED FOR C ASH :— Ridgway's book, 

 '•Nomenclature of Colors." State lowest cash 

 price. Perfect your files, I have several copies 

 of Auks, Nids,,0. &. O., Oologists and Ospreys 

 to exchange. JAMES H. HILL, New London, 

 Conn. 





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