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THE OOLOGIST 



WANTED.— To hear from persons who can 

 furnish game bird skins and game heads at 

 reasonable prices. S. SILL, 307 Custer Ave., 

 Youngstown, O. 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.- Strictly first 

 class southern Birds' eggs in sets with full and 

 accurate data, Am. Oystercatcher, Royal Tern, 

 Willet, Wilson's Plover, Brown Pelican, Clap- 

 per Rail. Laughing Gull, Black Skimmer, 

 Green Heron, Boat-tailed Grackle. Painted 

 Bunting, Yellow-breasted Chat, Indigo Bunt- 

 ingate. Very cheap or for A I sets and laree, 

 rare Singles. DR. M. T. CLECKLEY, Augus- 

 ta. Ga, 



TO EXCHANGE.— 120 Singles, all different, 

 1 pair 88 Rubber Gloves. Skins, Snowflake and 

 Baird's Sandpiper, Set 111 Am. Coot; 1-6 White- 

 rumped Shrike; 1-4 (229); 1-4 (267); 1-4 (276); 1-4 

 Wilson's Phalarope. Mounted birds. Logger- 

 head, Shrike, Baltimore Oriole, Cardinal, 

 Red-winged Blackbird and Am. Goldfinch. 

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

 N. J. 



I HAVE a few 1901 Rare Coin Encyclopedias, 

 63 pages of half-tone prints, 250 pages in all, by 

 the Numismatist people, which I am selling for 

 75c or coin catalogued at same original price $1. 

 Now's your chance. M. HALLOCK, 175 East 

 Ave., Rochester. N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE.— A-l sets Caracara, Black 

 Vulture, Turkey Vulture. White-necked Raven. 

 Black-necked Stilt, Bald Eagle, Swalnson's 

 Hawk, Krider's Hawk, White-tailed Hawk, 

 Scaled Partridge for good sets. Will sell a few 

 of the above eggs. Two Vols. Auk in fine con- 

 dition to sell or trade. J. W. PRESTON, Bax- 

 ter, Iowa. 



BIRD'S EGGS WANTED.— In strictly first- 

 class sets. Nests of small rare species desired 

 with sets where possible. Will pay cash or ex- 

 change in books, magazines, tools, supplies, etc: 

 almost any article used by collectors or sports- 

 men can be supplied. Send lists. State your 

 lowest cash price or what you desire in ex- 

 change and I will make offer. BENJAMIN 

 HOAG, Stephentown. New York. 



TO EXCHANGE.— For choiee sets A-l sets 

 and skins of water and Raptorial bird's skins 

 of 151, 169, 171a. 349. 375. 405 and many others. 

 When writing send full list All answered. C. 

 M. WOODS, Alice, Texas County, Missouri. 



YOUR ATTENTION.— Collectors is called to 

 my new data blank and field note books just 

 out, nicely bound in immitation marble back— 

 100 datas in first, 200 leaves in second. Write 

 for sample sheets and prices. Satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. Get ready now for coming season. 

 GEO W. MORSE, Box 230, Ashley, Ind. 185 



I HAVE Fossils, sets of hawks, owls and 

 other birds, eggs to exchange for good Indian 

 relics, stamps, coins or other good sets of eggs. 

 (184.) JASPER BROWN, Norway, Iowa. 



MTD. BIRDS FOR SALE.— Golden Eagle 

 $8.00; Loons $4.00; Snowy Owls $3.00 to $5.00; 

 Arctic Horned Owl $5.00; W. Great Horned 

 Owl $3.00; Sawwhets$1.50; Sharp-tailed Grouse 

 $2.00; Ruffed $1.50; Gray Ruffed Grouse $2.50; 

 Black-billed Cuckoos 75 cents; Snow birds 60 

 cents; Redpolls 60 cents; Pine ^Grosbeaks 75 

 cents ; Evening do. 75 cents; small specimens 

 prepaid by mall at prices quoted. Wolf skins 

 for mounting or rugs, from $3.50 to $2.00. 

 Eagle claws and feathers. Fresh skins of 

 Northern birds for sale during winter months. 

 CHRIS P. FORGE, Carman, Man. 



WANTED.— Sets Of 53, 74, 80, 119, 125, 139. 140. 

 Can offer in exchange sets 191 2-4 1-5, 212 1-10 

 1-7, 214 3-10 2-12, 402 1 5, 494 2-5 1-6, 501 1-5 1-6, 622a 

 1-6, 725 4-6. All first-class with data. A. W. 

 PLUMB, Rankin, Mich. 



WANTED.— Cook's Bird Migration. Have 

 hundred of Government Books, Magazines and 

 Natural History papers to exchange for others 

 to complete sets. State wants and what you 

 have to exchange. CHARLES CLICKENER, 

 Tangier, Ind. 



WILL EXCHANGE.— Mounted Birds. Skins 

 and Eggs wanted Bird skins and eggs in sets, 

 also have collection 60 fresh water shells, 

 named, to exchange for Bird skins and eggs. 

 Best offer. JESSE T. CRAVEN, 572 Hubbard 

 Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



WANTED.— Birds in meat or skins, Snowy 

 Owl, any Ptarmigan, Calif, or Mountain Quail, 

 Ring Pheasant, (males) : Wood Duck, Hooded 

 Merganser, (male), Am. Avocet, Cardinal, 

 Black Squirrel. Will give anything in stock 

 or cash. Write mentioning your wants. Also 

 want Eggs in Sets. ERNEST H. SHORT, 

 Rochester, N. Y. Box 173. 



WANTED.— TO correspond with all persons 

 interested in Southern Minnesota Ornithology. 

 Exchanges desired, especially with Minnesota 

 Oological collectors. Enclose your lists when 

 writing. EDW. W. SPRINGER. Owatonna. 

 Minnesota. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Hundreds of skins and 

 some sets for sets. J. CLAIRE WOOD, 196 Ran- 

 dolph Street, Detroit. Michigan. 



WANTED.— A largn No. of lst-class skins 

 and mounted birds Will pay cash or give good 

 exchange. Send lists at once. GEORGE J. 

 TI'.LS. Gaines, N Y. 



FOR SALE.— Osprey Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4; N.S.News 

 Vol. 1, 2; Condor Vol. 2,No.3; Davie's Nest and 

 Eggs, 4th edition, paper. Enclose stamp. L.S. 

 HORTON, Gretna, N. Y. 



WANT TO EXCHANGE —Bird eggs in sets. 

 Send list and receive mine. JNO. J. PRICE, 

 1322 7th St., Des Moines, la. 



FOR SALE.— Choice sets of eggs collected in 

 Manitoba in 1900 and 1901. All with full data. 

 Prices per set : Holbolls Grebe. 1-4. 50 cents; 

 1-5, 65c; 1-6, 75c; Eared Grebe. 1-5, 25c; Short- 

 eared Owl, 1-4, 80c; 1-5, $1; 1-6, $1.20; 1-7, $1.40; 

 Grey Ruffed Grouse, 1-9, $2.50; Am. Crow, 1-4, 

 8c; 1-5, 10c; Pintail 1-5, $1 ; Sharp-tailed Grouse, 

 1-17, $3 40; 1-14. $2.80; 1-10. $2; Prairie Hen, 1-10, 

 $1.00; l-8,80c; Killdeer,l-3 30c; Bronzed Grackle, 

 1-7, 14c; 1-6, 12c; 1-5, 10c; 1-4, 8c; Rusty Black- 

 bird 1-6, $1.50; Mourning Dove, 1-2, 4c; Clay- 

 colored Sparrow. 1-4 40c; White-rumped Shrike, 

 1-6, 18c; 1-5, 15c; 1-4, 12c; House Wren, 1-6, 12c; 

 1-5, 10c; Bartraman Sandpiper, 1-4, 80c; Swain- 

 son's Hawk, 1-3, 50c; Song Sparrow, 1-4, 4c; 1-5, 

 5c; or will exchange for bird skins I can use. 

 CHRIS P. FORGE, Carman, Man. 



I have several vols, of Pacific R. R. reports, 

 geological surveys, geology of Ohio, pamphlets 

 and natural history papers to exchange for 

 similar works. I want choice skins of A. O. U. 

 74. 395, 452, 465. 506. 521. 622, 550. 552, 553 595 604, 

 639, 641, 645, 658, 671, 673, 675, 676, 677, 679, 683, 684, 

 685, 686, 703, 718, 719, 731 and 757. Five thousand 

 named and labeled Coleoptera to exchange at 

 3 cents each; also several hundred land and 

 fresh water shells at 5 cents each. During Apl., 

 May and June I will collect skins of our local 

 birds and mammals. If you mean business, 

 write; if not.save your stamps. W.E.SNYDER 

 Beaver Dam, Wis. 



