The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXIX. No. 9. 



ALBION, N. Y., Sep. 15, 1912. 



Whole No. 302 



BRIEF 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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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.— EDITOR. 



BIRDS 



WANTED-Live American Wild Trumpet- 

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



EXCHANGE.— A small collection of mam- 

 mal skins. Want skins of Hummingbirds. 

 292 to 296, 319, 385, 475. 476, 497, 499, 500, 510, 724, 

 740. F. SEYMOUR HERSEY, 6 Maple Ave., 

 Taunton, Mass. (1) 



I wish to dispose of the collection of W. H. 

 Werner known as "Wonderland" consisting 

 of about 350 sets of eggs with male and female, 

 and nests and young mounted in sixty large 

 cases. Apply to W. B. WERNER, 523 Board- 

 walk. Atlantic City, N. J. 



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 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, 343, 348, 362, 364 and many others, 

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

 Seattle, Wash. 



EGGS FOR EXCHANGE.— A few sets each 

 of the following to exchange for other sets. 

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

 J. S. APPLETON, Simi, Ventura 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. 



WANTED-Nests of the Cliff Swallow: 

 offer eggs or cash. I have a small supply of 

 stilbite from the extinct Frankford Quarry 

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

 ford. Philadelphia. Pa. (4-p) 



WANTED.— Least Sandpiper 1-41, have sets 

 of Osprey, Least Bittern 1 4, and Green Heron 

 1-5 to exchange for same. WM. B. CRISPIN, 

 Salem, N.J. 



FINE COLLECTION BIRD EGGS, many 

 birds and nests photographed, to exchange 

 for microscope, fly rod. casting rod, or tackle. 

 Box 775, Stanford University, Cal. 



Choice cabinet sets with full and accurate 

 data for exchange for sets and large rare 

 singles. DR. M. T. CLECKLEY. 457 Greene 

 St.. Augusta, Ga. (2-p) 



