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The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XVI. NO. 3. 



ALBION, N. Y., MARCH, 1899. 



Whole No. 152 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



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

 tor 25C per 25 words. Notices over 25 words, charged at the rate of one-halt 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. 152 your subscription expires with this issue 

 155 ■' • ■• ■• June " " 



160 " ■• " •' Nov. " " 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify. 



CASH for aU kinds of Indian Relics Large 

 spears especially wunted. Send prices and 

 drawings. Address, H. B. MAPEL, Columbus 

 Grove, Ohio. 



FINE SETS of 201 1-5, 294 1-7. 452 1-5, 501 1-4, 

 608 n4, 619 n-4, 333 1-2. etc. for A. 1. sets. C. F. 

 STONE, Branchport, N. Y' 



BARGAIN:— One Marlin Repeating Rifle, 22 

 cal.. model 92, in good condition, price 87 One 

 Smith & Wesson. 22 cal. revolver, price $4.80. 

 JAS. O, JOHNSON, Southington, Conn. 



TO EXCHANGE:— Mounted Birds, Birds' 

 skins and stamps for eggs, skins and stamps. 

 F. T. CORLESS, Logan, Ore, Mch6t 



FOR EXCHANGE:— A pair of live screech 

 owls for best offer of eggs in sets. H. D. VAIL, 

 Norwalk. O. 



MY Notice in last Issue has brought me a 

 surprising amount of business. DELBERT 

 MEIXSEIvL, Pekin, 111. 



TO EXCHANGE for Postage Stamps. A lot 

 of good books and an assortment of postage 

 stamps EGBERT ^BAGG, 424 Genesee St., 

 Utica N. Y. 



NOW is the time to write to DelbertMeixsell, 

 Pekin. 111. for fine Mounted Birds at "hard 

 time prices " A sample Cardinal Grosbeak, 

 postpaid, 50c. 



I WILL GIVE a 32 cal. F. W. Revolver, also 

 25,0aj U. S. and foreign stamps for high value 

 Omaha's or 12 gauge double gun. F. H. RICK- 

 ER, Box 38, Lisbon, Maine. 



COYOTE FOR SALE —Is perff-ctly tame and 

 may be handled in any manner. Write for 

 particulars. GUY SMITH, Klpley, N. Y. 



•> FOR SALE:— Complete file of Oologist 85; 

 1st 24 Nos text, some plates. Birds, Birds and 

 all Nature, 81.50; 1st 8 Nos. Osprey. $2.40; 4th ed. 

 cloth Davie's "Nest and Eggs,"' $1.25 prepaid; 

 40 Nos. N. S. News. $1.20; Artillery Bayonet, 

 Ex. pd. $1. Lot, $10 cash. GEO. W. VOS- 

 BURGH, P. O. Box 307, Columbus, Wis. 



FOR EXCHANGE:— Davie's Taxldermv; 38 

 cal. XL shotgun, and new Winchester rifle, 22 

 cal. Wanted, rifle of large calibre, or shotgun. 

 Enclose stamp to R. P. SMITH WICK, La 

 Grange, Lenoir Co., N. C, 



EXCHANGE: -Beautiful specimens of As- 

 bestos from our mine here for minerals, fossils, 

 shells, eggs in sets, curios. &c. Will prepay 

 with ViC stamps. J. C. STOCK WELL. Dan- 

 ville. P. Q., Canada. 



FORTY-TWO Oologist s, from 94 to date, in 

 good condition, to exchange for early numbers 

 of Mdiologist . Osprey. books on ornithology or 

 desirable sets. Address, EDWARD SIM- 

 MONS, Box 175, Pasadena, Cal. 



THREE Natural History papers for every 

 ten J. T. or Horseshoe tags sent me. Have 

 Nidologists, Oologists, Mineral Collectors and 

 others. This is a standing; offer. E. A. DOO- 

 LITTLE, Painesville, Ohio. 



BICYCLE:— Ames model, will sell for $15 or 

 exchange for $25. worth of Egg« with datas in 

 sets. Address, DAVID PRATT, Oologist, 

 Box 524, Freeport, Maine. 



WHO wants to exchange minerals in 25 to 50 

 lb. lots, one or more kinds. By freight. Col- 

 lectors preferred. Undesirable ones returned. 

 Address, C. M. SLAYTON. Grattan, Kent Co., 

 Mich. 



I HAVE over 2000 specimens of rare Indian 

 Relics for sale cheap, or will exchange for de- 

 sirable sets or Shot Guns, Rifles, Revolvers, 

 Watches, Telescope, Field Glasses and most 

 anything. C. H. WATROUS, Chester, Conn. 



HISTORY and Political Science books want- 

 ed, and certain standard works; state condi- 

 tion, edition, date of publication, publisher's 

 price and your lowest cash price. [Papers and 

 messages of oiu- Presidents especially wanted.] 

 I offer cash or new books and guns. I offer 

 higher priced books at considerably reduced 

 prices. WALTER A. JOHNSON. 137 West 

 103d St., New York City. 



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