The Oologist 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXIX. No. 1. 



ALBION, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1912. Whole No. 294 



BRIEF SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 



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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.— EIJITOR. 



BIRDS 



WANTED. -Live American Wild Swan. 

 One male Trumpeter and oiie male Whistling. 

 R. M. Barnes. Lacon. 111. 



RAPTORES.— Following choicely mount- 

 ed specimens for exchange: 332, 334, 360, ;::68, 

 371, 372. Eggs in sets desired. ERNET NOR- 

 MAN, Doe Lake, Ontario, Canada. (*1) 



Anyone having a few good skins of foreign 

 birds to exchange. Will give A 1 specimens 

 from Illinois and California. VuW data. H. 

 K. COALE, Highland Park, Illinois, (*1) 



WANTED. -A few good skins of the Aleu- 

 tian Tern (Sterna aleutica) Thayer Museum, 

 Lancaster, Mass. 



WANTED. -A No. 1 male snowy and West 

 Horned Owl skin. Western Fox, Black, etc. 

 Squirrel skin. EARL HAMILTON, Yohog- 

 hany. Pa. (1) 



WANTED,- A few good skins of the Dakota 

 Song Sparrow, (Melospiza melodia juddi) 

 THAYER MUSEUM, Lancaster, Mass. 



TO EXCHANGE.-Whistling Swans, Cack- 

 ling Cheese, Mallards, Green Wing Teals, 

 Baldpates skins, also others, want smaller 

 skins. STANLEY G.JEWETT, 502 Bidwell 

 Ave., Portland, Oregon. (*1) 



FOR SALE.— Fine mounted specimen of 

 red fox, alibino opossom, squirrels, hawks. 

 Owls. etc. Send for lists. O. S. BIGCiS, San 

 Jose, Ills. (1) 



WANTED. -Lists of good bird skins and 

 Bailev's book of western birds. Some good 

 skins for exchange. C. L. PHILLIPS, 5 West 

 Weir St., Taunton, Mass. (1) 



FOR SALE.— First class mounted birds at 

 reasonable price. Am overstocked. Par- 

 ticularly on waterfowl. KARL W. KAN- 

 MANN, Taxidermist, 2157 Lincoln Ave.. 

 Chicago, 111. (6-11) 



Birds and mammals mounted. Groups 

 prepared for Museums. Skin making, rug 

 making. All kinds of fish work. C. S. 

 WINCH, Parkview Ave., Bangor, Maine. 

 (1) 



WANTED. -Skins, eared iSciurus Aberti). 

 black, raffels. all Kinds squirrels, artic horned 

 owl (Articus), hummers, golden. Silver 

 pheasants, black grouse. EARL HAMIL- 

 TON. Yohogbany, Pa, d' 



Fine mounted game birds, some foreign, 

 sacrificed at bargain prices owing to cramped 

 quarters. Enclose stamp quickly for list. 

 A. RUSSELI SMITH, Elm Ave., iidge Hill, 

 Montgomery Co.. Pa. U) 



WANTED.- All N. A. birds eggs also skins 

 of hawks and owls. Those who have maga- 

 zines for sale send price. Taxidermists who 

 deal in supplies write. GUS KROSSA, Leduc 

 Alta. Can. W_ 



Wisconsin bird and manimal skins to ex- 

 change for beetles from Southern California, 

 Arizona and New Mexico. Easy to collect, 

 instructions and material furnished. \V . E. 

 SNYDER. B«aver Dam, Wisconsin. 



