



The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XIX. NO. 12. ALBION, N. Y., DECEMBER, 1902. Whole No. 195 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



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

 for 25c per 25 words. Notices over 25 words, charged at the rate of one-half cent per each addltlona 

 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. 195 your subscription expires with this issue 

 200 '« " " " May, 1903 



205 " " " Oct., " 



207 " " " " Dec. " 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 "wish to rectify. 



This Dec. Oologist was is- 

 sued Dec. 9. 



IMPORTANT. 



FANCY Pigeons and pet stock for sale or ex- 

 change for A 1 sets or Indian relics in good 

 condition. ALMON E. KIBBE, Mayville, 

 y. Y. 197. 



WANTED. Chapman's Handbook, Ridge- 

 way's Manual and Howe's Birds of Rhode 

 Island. Exchange or cash. C. C Purdum. M. 

 D., 128 Mineral Spring Ave., Fautucket, R. I. 



BOOKS, Pamphlets, Magazines. We have a 

 new list which shall be glad to send to those 

 Interested. Shows just what we have and a 

 snap price attached. W. F. WEBB, 416 Grand 

 Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 



BARGAIN IN EGGS. We offer 1000 assort- 

 ed common eggs, one hole in side for only $5.00 

 or 2,000 for 110.00. We shall close all out at once 

 to some one. Send order quick to W. F. Webb, 

 416 Grand Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE. A good Monarch bicycle, 

 perfect running order, a solid silver open face 

 watch, cost $20. Perfect order; also ladles 

 "wheel, and little girls wheel, for any good nat- 

 ural history specimens, Make offers at once 

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



BITTER SWEET, by J. G. Holland, has just 

 been Issued by the well-known cheap book pub- 

 lishers, Hurst & Co., New York. This fascinat- 

 ing poem, illustrating the au-hor's gifted tal- 

 ent, is truly a marvel in point of literary mer- 

 it. 16 mo. style, 216 pages, printed from new 

 plates on good paper, at these prices, post- 

 paid: Cloth binding, 35c; padded leather, 

 boxed, $1. Send for a copy at once. A com- 

 plete catalogue of Holiday books will be mailed 

 -upon request. HURST & CO., Publishers, 395- 

 399 Broadway, New York. 



WANTED- Cope's Batrachians of North 

 America. Will pay cash. FRED S. CARR, 

 Cobourg, Ontario. 



FOR SALE— Strictly first-class spts Glaucus- 

 winged Gull— 5-2, 4-3. $1 per egg. J. A. CUN- 

 NINGHAM, Victoria, B. C. 



TO EXCHANGE. Skins, eggs and other 

 Specimens. Taixdermy work for raw speci- 

 mens. Correspondence solicited. MEIXSELL 

 & FULLER, box 166, Peoria, 111. 



I WANT choice sets and 1st class skins of the 

 following A. O. U. Nos. for which I will give 

 1st class skins from this locality and some 

 cash. 497-498a-498b-499-500-501a-501b[502] -503 



504-505-506508-510-511a-512-513. CHARLES C. 

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

 Pawtucket, R. I. 



A SETS of the following desired: Hermit 

 Thrush, Carolina Wren. Tufted Titmouse, 

 Purple Finch, Savanna Sparrow, Am. Wood- 

 cock. Piping Plover, Willet, Gull-billed, Tern 

 and Sandhill Crane. Will pay cash or give 

 good exchange. GEO. SWEZEY, 66-79, Jack- 

 son St., Newark, N. J. 



EXCHANGE. Birds oi Indiana, (Butler) 

 672;pages . Mollusca of Indiana, (Call) 2C0 pages 

 text, 78 plates. 200 numbers Oologist, Nidiolo- 

 gist, etc . etc , for Indian relics and archaeo- 

 logical literature. ALLEN JESSE REYN- 

 OLDS, 2015 Grand Ave , Connersville. Ind. 



EXCHANGE. Indian photos personally 

 taken on Navajo and Ute Reservations, for 

 sets, curios, magazines, or Jcash. No trash 

 wanted. Parties meaning business send for 

 list. Will also pay cash for full sets of Rap- 

 tores. E. R. FORREST, Washington, Pa. 



I HAVE TO SELL OR EXCHANGE— Indian 

 money and curios, sinkers, etc., old American 

 and Foreign silver and copper coins, birds eggs 

 and shells. Indian Mortars and Pestles. J. B. 

 LEWIS, 908 Washington St., Petaluma So- 

 noma Co., Cal. 195 



WANTED. The following sets with dates in 

 full and made out with ink: 6 51- 80- 120b- 126- 

 289-406 423-457-481-584-611-622-681-718-721a-725a 746, 

 and many others in exchange for A. 1 sets. 

 Send list and receive mine. All answered. M. 

 J. CONWAY, 584, 6th Ave., North End, Troy, 

 N. Y. 



