The Oologist 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XVIII. NO. 9. ALBION, N. Y., SEPTEMBER, 1901. Whole No. 180 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Exclianges" "For Sales," Inserted In tMs department 

 tor 25c per 2.5 words. Notices over 25 words, charged at tne rate of one-hall cent per each additional 

 word. No notice Inserted for less than 25c. Terms, cash with order. 



Strictly First -class specimens will be accepted in paj-ment 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 

 will expire. 



No. 180 your subscription expires with this issue 

 183 •' '• " " Dec, " 



190 " " " " June, 1902 



195 " " " " Dec. " 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify. 



TMDnRTJMT This Sept. Oologist was is- 

 IJurUAliilll' sued Aug. 29th. The Oct. is- 

 sue will be printed on Sept. 20. Copj- intended 

 for that issue must be forwarded by return 

 mail. 



WANTED.— Parties having large and finely 

 blown sets in series of the commoner species 

 540, 616, 735, etc., etc.. to send lists. Can offer 

 good sets. Also have fine sets 677, lot of M't'd, 

 birds, fine coll pistol to exchange for rare sets. 

 PHILO H. SMITH, JR., Mona House, St.Louis, 

 Mo. 



DESIRABLE SINGLE EGGS or pairs, with 

 data, to exchange at even rates for sets, with 

 data. Send list and I will make offer. ERNEST 

 H. SHORT, Rochester. N. Y. 



FOR SALE.— The following mounted birds 

 are all O. K. good specimens. Prices at buyer's 

 expense, cheapest way. Send for larger list. 

 A. O. U., No. 3, $1.50; 153, $1.50; 194, 83: 197, $3; 

 203, $2.50: 214. 75c: 289, $1; 339, $1.50; 498, 50c. J. 

 D. ANTHONY. Waubeck, Iowa. 



I HAVE A LOT of flrst-class western bird 

 skins and a number of flrst-class eggs In sets to 

 exchange for first-class eastern skins in series. 

 Many common species wanted. A. C BENT, 

 Taunton, Mass. 



EXCHANGE.— Davies Nest and Eggs of N. 

 A. Birds for best offer in sea shells or curios. 

 T. C, METZGER, 16 Gladj's St.,Rochester,N.Y. 



WANTED.— Iowa Ornithologist, Vol. II, No. 

 4, Vol. IV, No. 4, and Vol. II of Bendire's Life 

 Histories. Will pay good cash price for above 

 in good condition. WALTON I. MITCHELL, 

 534 Summit Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 



EXCHANGE.— Choice first class sets with 

 full data Royal Tern, Am. Oystercatcher. Wil- 

 let. Wilson's Plover, Brown Pelican, Clapper 

 Rail. Laughing GulI.Forsters Tern BlackSkim- 

 mer, Green Heron. Boat-tail Grackle. Painted 

 Bunting.IndigoBunting. Yellow-breasted Chat, 

 etc. for A 1 sets with data and large singles. 

 Sets also for sale very cheap. DR. M. T. 

 CLECKLEY, Augusta, Ga. 180 



FOR SALE.— Copper Bcrtanizing box, triple 

 nickel, 8x6x20, drop handle, strap attachment, 

 bargain at $2, cost me $5..50. A. J. STODOLA, 

 649 Blue Island Ave., Chicago, 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange Cal. eggs in sets, 

 Hawaiian and Chinese curiosities, Cal. Indian 

 relics, baskets, etc., for other eggs in sets and 

 Indian arrow and spear heads. Send list and 

 get mine. H. F. DUPREY, 323 Fourth St., 

 Santa Rosa, Calif. 



MERRITT TYPEWRITER in good condition 

 to exchange for A-1 mounted birds or mammals. 

 skins, books on birds or good cabinet, or will 

 sell cheap for cash ; also live male Nonpareil 

 songster for sale. I also want books and mag- 

 azines on ornithology. Sets, skins and mount- 

 ed specimens in exchange for same. W. JEN- 

 NINGS WIRT, Gaines, Orleans county, N. Y. 



FOR S.\LE.— A-1 sets.with full data, of Royal 

 Tern, 50-3 50c; Brown Pelican, 20-3, 30c; Amer- 

 ican Oyster-catcher, 5-3, $1; Willet, 10-4, 50c; 

 Wil.son's Plover. 5-3, 40c; Laughing Gull, 50-3, 

 30c: Clapper Rail, 5 8, 5-9, 5-10, .5-11, 5-12, .5c egg; 

 Boat-tailed Grackle, 5-4, 40c; Painted Bunting, 

 5-4, 40c; Yellow-breasted Chat, 5-4, 20c; Black 

 Skimmer, 10-4, 20c; postage extra. DR. M. T. 

 CLECKLEY, Augusta, Ga. 182 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.— A fine lot of 

 eggs and skins, collected by myself last June in 

 north-west Canada; also photographs of bird's 

 nests of Little Brown Crane. Marbled Godwit, 

 Wilson's Snipe, Northern Phalarope, Semipal- 

 mated Plover. Balrds' Sparrow, several species 

 Grebes and Ducks' nests, etc. Photographs 15 

 cts. each, unmounted, or 2 doz. kinds for $3. W. 

 RAINE, Kew Beach, Toront-^, Canada. 



I have only room for one testimonial here: 

 "July 12, 1901. 



"The photos are simply elegant. I want one 

 of everv set (in situ.) 



"G. ABBOTT. 

 "Chicago, 111." 



