The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XVIII. NO. 10. ALBION, N. Y., OCTOBER, 1901. Whole No. 181 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants,' "Exchanges" "For Sales," Inserted In this department 

 .lor 25c per 2.=j words. Notices over 25 words, charged at the rate of one-half cent per each additional 

 word. No notice Inserted for less than 25c. Terms, ca^h u lib order. 



Strictly Flrst-claas specimens will be accepted In payment at one-third list rates. 



IMPORTANT. 



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Examine the number following your name 

 on the wrapper of this month's Oologist. It 

 denotes when your subscription expired or 

 will expire. 



No. 181 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. 



This Oct. Oologist was is- 

 sued Oct. 16th. The Nov. is- 

 sue will be printed on Oct. 30. Copy intended 

 for that issue must be forwarded by return 

 mail. 



WANTE D :— To exchange, one guitar and case 

 in good order, nearly new [cash price eleven 

 dollars] for bird skins or sea curios. G. A. 

 DECKER, Ludington. Mich. 



FOR EXCHANGE :— A collection of Alcohol- 

 ic Specimens, "Scientifically named" I want 

 arrow points, minerals shells, and U. S. 

 Stamps not in my collection. W. J. ENG- 

 LAND, Caro, Mich. 



OLD COINS, Stamps, Stamp Papers, a few 

 fine mammal skins with skull and leg bones, 

 etc. to exchange for bird skins and eggs. AL- 

 FRED ANDERSON, Box 59, Downs, Kan. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— One brand new copy of 

 Apgar's --Birds of U. S." (cost $3.U0) for Row- 

 ley's Taxidermy In good condition. Address, 

 ROBT. W. GLENN, Wooster. Ohio. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Complete volumes of Bird 

 Lore, Condor, Osprey and Mineral Collector, 

 half-dollars of 1806, 1808, 1809, 1811 and 1814, fine 

 condition. Wanted first class sets. E. A. 

 DOOLITTLE Painesville, Ohio. 



FOR SALE or EXCHANGE —Capen's Oology 

 of New England, new: 100 Eastern bird skins; 

 35 mounted small birds; 350 back numbers Ool- 

 ogist, Osprey, Museum, etc. ; 800 Philatelic 

 magazines; Grav's botany; Coues Key, third 

 edition. Will sell any o' above cheap or ex- 

 change for stamps. GEO. D. FRENCH, Ivory- 

 ton, Conn. 



WANTED.— For cash or exchange. Most any 

 number of The Audubon Magazine, Birds and 

 All Nature or The Taxidermist. Can offer var- 

 ious stamp and curio papers; also some singles 

 of cheaper eggs. HOWARD E. BISHOP, 

 Sayrc, Pa. 



WANTED for cash. Sets of 335, 332 and 343 

 or will trade R. P. SHARPLES, West Ches- 

 ter, Pa 



FOR SALE.— For best offer in cash. One 

 long Seth Thomas "Grandfather" clock with a 

 revolutionary history, confederate money and 

 bonds. Mrs. M. F. SKEEN. Farmer. N. C 



WILL EXCHANGE fine Mexican opals for 

 seeds or botanical specimens. Send specimens 

 and 25 cents to pay custom house charges and 

 I will send opal by return mall. R. BURN- 

 HAM, Box 83, Nogales. Arizona. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Arrowheads and coins for 

 eggs in sets, many common varieties wanted. 

 Send lists. J. B. NEWTON, Unionville, Ct. 



FOR SALE:— 4x5 Hawkeye Gamera, 3 plate 

 holders, cost $24; 1 copy British and European 

 Butterflies and Moths, new; 30 colored plates; 

 165 cigarette and gum pins ; 10 campaign pins 

 and buttons ;Oologists and Scientific American; 

 200 or 300 ciearette pictures; 1 baseball mitt. 

 All to be sold for highest cash price. FRANK 

 E. STOCK WELL, L,ancaster, N. H. 



TO EXCHANGE.— A lot of fine bird skins for 

 Bendire's Lite History or Capen's Oology. 

 FRED FREY, 428 Decatur St., Sandusky, O. 



FOR EXCHANGE in December.— Sets, 86. 

 133, 273 294a, 333, 339b 365, 373, 375d, 378, 393d, 

 394a. 397, 407, 413, 4.5U. 458 7-27, 710a, 7.53. Singles, 

 207,455, 224, 228, 243 339b, 373, 402a, 479, 482, 487. 

 Want sets of water birds. Hawks. Grouse, only. 

 CHAS. S. THOMPSON, Paso Robles, Calif. 



lOOO Arrowpoints and other Indian Relics 

 also 1400 beetles and 100 butterflies in glass 

 cases for sp.,le cheap or will exchange. M. 

 COLDITZ, Allardt, Tenn. 



FOR SALE.— Sword Fish's Sword, 35in. 

 long, $1.50; Books, Birds of New Jersey by C. 

 A. Shriner. 35 111., descriptions of birds, nests 

 and eggs, $1. ; Brak« up Lake Shore. .50c: Rob- 

 inson Cro^oe. .50c- Porthos, 35c. WM. B. CRIS- 

 PIN, Salem, N. J. 



