The OdLOGiST 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDBRMY 



Vol. XXIX. No. 2. 



ALBION, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1912. Whole No. 295 



BRIE SPECIAL^ ANNOUNCEMENTS 



Wanted. Exchange, tor Sale, Etc. inserted in this department at 25 cents for each 25 

 words for one issue ; each additional word 1 cent. No notice inserted for less than 25 cents. 



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 1910. Other expirations can be computed by 

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Entered as second-class matter De- 

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 columns mention "The Oologist," 

 and thereby help us, as well as the ad- 

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We will not advertise the skins, nests, eggs, or mounted specimens of North American 

 Birds for sale. These columns are for the use of those desiring to make bona fide exchanges 

 of such specimens for scientific collecting purposes only.— E.OITOR. 



BIRDS 



WANTED. -Live American Wild Swan. 

 One male Trumpeter and one male Whistling. 

 R. M. Barnes. Lacon, 111. 



FOR SALE.— First class mounted birds at 

 reasonable price. Am overstocked. Par- 

 ticularly on waterfowl. KARL W. KAN- 

 .MANN. Taxidermist. 245? Lincoln Ave.. 

 Chicago, 111. (6-11) 



WANTED.— First class skins of .Murrelets, 

 Gulls. Shearwaters. Rails, Shore Birds, 

 (irouse. Hawks. Owls, particularly Snowy 

 and Great Gray, and certain small land birds. 

 Offer representative Southern California 

 species, also fine sets of personally taken 

 Heermann's Gulls and Blue-footed Boobies. 

 All reliable collectors send lists. PINGREY 

 I. OSBURN. Pasadena. Calif. 



THE CELEBRATED HUNGARIAN AND 

 ENGLISH PARTRIDGES AND PHEAS- 

 ANTS, capercailzies, black game, wild 

 turkeys, quails, rabbits, deer, etc. for stock 

 purposes. Fancy pheasants, peafowl, swans, 

 cranes, storks, ornaiuental geese and ducks, 

 foxes, squirrels, ferrets, and all kinds of 

 birds and animals. WENZ A- MACKENSEN, 

 Dept. H. Pheasantry cV Game Park. Yardley, 

 Pa. 



EGGS 



In sending in your exchange notices for nests, 

 skins and eggs, we would appreciate it if you would 

 arrange the numerals in your exchange notice 

 in \^e\r numerical order, and not tumble them 

 together hit and miss, as some of our readers are 

 complaining, and we think justly so. p-j-. 



Nests witn and without sets wanted, can 

 ise many common varieties; have you'any 

 reptile eggs? J. P. BALL. M. D.. Frankford, 

 Philadelphia." Penns. (ll-ll) 



EGGS FOR EXCH.\NGE.— A few sets each 

 of the following to exchange for other sets: 

 Nos. 49. 120c. 122. \21. 294a. 360a. Send full list. 

 J. S. APPLETON. Simi. Ventu ra Co.. Cal. 



TO EXCHANGE — Sets with data. North 

 American and Foreign. Can use many com- 

 mon kinds of both. Dr. T. W. RICHARDS 

 U S. Navy. 1911 N. St.. N. W.. Washington 

 D. C. 



TO EXCHANfiE.-Eggs A. O. U. Nos 2- 

 Mf. 4-412. 4-413, 3-45«i, 4-464, 6-4JS8, 2-490, 3-060, 4- 

 W.s 4-705, 4-725. 3-758: all these for one set of 

 Turkey or Black Vulture eggs. Who wants 

 tiiem? COLIN C. SaNBORN. Highland 

 Park, Illinois. I -^J 



