The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXIX. No. 8. 



ALBION, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1912. 



Whole No. 301 



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 of such specimens for scientific collecting purposes only.~E')ITOR. 



BIRDS 



WANTED-Live American Wild Trumpet- 

 er Swan. H. M. Barnes. Lacon, 111. 



TO EXCHAX(iE-Skins of birds and ani- 

 mals of this country, with those of other 

 countries. Also mounted birds and nests. 

 FRANK ESPLAN. Taxidermist, Richmond, 

 Minn, (1-p) 



W ANTED-A No. 1 Skins of 445. 4«3. 4ti5. 466a 

 and 467. Exchange for books on ( )rnithology . 

 WILLIAM M. PALMER, 924 West State St., 

 Trenton, N. . I. (1-pi 



EGGS 



In sending in your exchange notices for nests, 

 skins and eggs, we would appreciate it ifyou would 

 arrange the nunnerals in your exchange notice 

 in t^eir numerical order, and not tumble them 

 together hit and miss, as some of our readers are 

 complaining, and we think justly so. 



EXCHANGE.— A tine series of ten of the 

 Pallas Murre from Cape Hope, Alaska. I 

 want 188. 332, :«3, 348, 362, 364 and many others, 

 D. E. BROWN. 6044 1st Ave.. No. W. Sta. F. 

 Seattle, Wash. 



EOGS FOR EXCH.\NGE.— A few sets each 

 of the following to exchange for other sets. 

 Nos. 49. 120c, 122, 127, 294a. 360a. Send full list: 

 ,1. S. APPLETON. Simi, Ventura Co.. Cal. 



T(^ EXCHANGE — Sets with data. North 

 .Vmerican 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. 



WAXTED-Nests of the Cliff Swallo\\: 

 offer cgKs or cash. I have a small supply of 

 Srilhitefrom the extinct Frankford (Quarry 

 to trade for sets. ,J. P. BALL. M. D., Krank- 

 ford. Phil adelphia. Pa. (4-p) 



VS ANTED —Fine sets full data of many N. 

 A. Birds. Offered— Shells, land and fresh 

 water especially tine Unios from Ouachita 

 River REV. H. E. WHEELER. Arkadel- 

 phia. Ark^ d-P) 



WVNTED. — An A No. 1 set of Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, collected in the United states. 

 I oft<r in exchange, rare sets from the north- 

 we.'t .). H. BOWLES. The Woodstock. 

 Taco ma. Wash. dP) 



Choice cabinet sets with full and accurate 

 data for exchange for sets and large rare 

 sin'ks DR. M. T. CLECKLEY, 457 (ireene 



St.. \iii,'usta. Ga. (2-p) 



