The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XIX. NO. 5 



ALBION, N. Y., MAY, 1902. 



Whole No. 188 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



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

 tor 25c per 25 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, cash with order. 



Strictly First-class specimens will be accepted In payment 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. 188 your subscription expires with this issue 

 190 " " " " June, 1902 



195 " " " " Dec. " 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify. 



This May Oologist was is- 

 sued June 30th. 



IMPORTANT. 



WANTED.— To purchase relics, old firearms, 

 antiques, fractional currency, curios, fossils, 

 medals, collections of stamps, etc., etc, for my 

 private collection. No postals answered. 

 STEPHEN VAN RENSSELAER, JR., West 

 Orange, N. J. 



FOR SALE— Bran new Smith Carbine for 

 $2.50 cash. Order quick if wanted. W. F. 

 WEBB, 416, Grand Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 



FOR SALE— Two wild pigeons, male and 

 female. The birds are very rare as well as 

 valuable. CHAS. PAHLKOETTER, Taxi- 

 dermist, Two Rivers, Wis. 



FOR EXCHANGE— Singles of 709, 593b, 714, 

 504, for other eggs. ING. K. TRTJESDELL, 

 Cold Spring, N. Y., Box 202. 



I have fine sets of hawks and owls also 

 fossils cut and polished, specimens of birds 

 eye and fish egg corals to exchange for birds 

 eggs. Good U, S. stamps, ancient, Indian 

 relics, coins, etc. JASPER BROWN, Norway, 

 Iowa. 



WANTED— All collectors who wish to buy 

 fine beaded Indian relics, to send me for list 

 W. F. WEBB, 416 Grand Ave., Rochester, N. Y] 



STAR FISH. "JELLY FISH"— I can furnish 

 Atlantic Stars (Asterias vulgaris) either pre- 

 served in formalin for class work or dried, and 

 "Jelly Fish', (Dactylometra) in formalin. First 

 class Material guaranteed. Send for cash 

 prices. No exchange considered. All orders 

 must be in by the first of August. F. P. 

 DROWNE, 20 Benefit St., Providence. R. I. 



190 



FOR EXCHANGE— 8 by ,10 portrait outfit, 

 magazines, relics, fossils, curios, minerals 

 etc., for 5 by 7 or larger camera. Also hand 

 camera, lenses, burnisher, etc. R. M. DALRY- 

 MPLE, Baker. Ohio. 188 



WANTED.— Sets of eggs containing abnor- 

 mal specimens, such as runts, albinos, mon- 

 strocities, abnormally colored or shaped eggs. 

 Will give cash or good exchange. J. WARREN 

 JACOBS, Waynesburg, Pa. 101 



TO EXCHANGE.— Finely prepared speci- 

 mens of the Marine Invertebrates, preserved 

 in Formalin, for books, eggs or skins. These 

 preparations are every one beauties and an ad- 

 dition to any collection. Full list for yours. 

 No postals. C. C. PURDUM M. D., 128 Min- 

 eral Spring Ave.. Pawtucket, R. I. 



FOR SALE CHEAP:— Choice southern sets 

 with full and accurate data. American Oyster- 

 catcher, Chuckwills Widow, Night Hawk, Wil- 

 let, Wilson's Plover, Royal Tern, Clapper Rail 

 Brown Pelican, Laughing Gull, Boat-tailed 

 Grackle, Purple Martin, Green Heron. Painted 

 Bunting, Yellow-breasted Chat, Indigo Bunt- 

 ing, Black Skimmer, etc. Southern Sea shore 

 sets for colleciions, a specialtv. List for stamp. 

 DR. M. F. CLECKLEY, 457 Greene street, 

 Augusta, Ga. 188. 



COLLECTORS:— For every $1.00 cash or $3,00 

 worth of specimens, supplies, books, or any- 

 thing the collector or sportsman can use. I will 

 send you one of my new Auxiliary barrels for 

 small bird collecting. They will fit any gun. 

 Saves the price in powder and shot in a month, 

 if yor do any shooting. Give gauge of gun. C. 

 C. PURDUM, M. D., 128 Mineral Spring Ave., 

 Pawtucket, R. I. 



EVERYONE interested in natural science, 

 and all who enjoy a good narrative, should 

 read "Frederick Young." People have re- 

 mained up until one, two and even three 

 o'clock in the morning to finish it. Gold top : 

 tinted illustrations ; 401 pages ; rich, dark green 

 cloth binding, with sheet white enamel letter- 

 ing, and a beautiful black and light green cov- 

 er design by Frohn. Superlative as a gift. 

 Publishers' price, $1.50. Sent by mail prepaid 

 for $1.25. CHARLES L. PHILLIPS, Taunton, 

 Mass. tf 



