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THE OOLOGIST. 



WANTED.- Eggs in sets, large or small 

 lots. Will give in exchange fine collections 

 of minerals and shells. A few sets and skins 

 and some books. Can use many common 

 species. ERNEST H. SHORT, Rochester, 

 N. Y. 



WANTED. -California Condor's, Swallow- 

 tailed and Mississippi Kites'. Little Brown 

 Cranes', Albatrosses, Hawks', Owls' and 

 Warblers' eggs in first class sets with data 

 for cash or will exchange extra fine sets with 

 bonus. $150.00 in sets from my Oological col- 

 lection for a Condor's egg. DOCTOR M. T. 

 CLECKLEY, 457 Greene St., Augusta, Ga. 

 F. 3. t. 



TO EXCHANGE— A few fine authentic 

 skins of the rare Texan Jay. ERNEST H. 

 SHORT, Rochester, N. Y„ Box 173. 



MAKE cash offer for Auk Vols. 14. 15 

 16 complete Nidologist Vols. 1 to 4 inc 

 complete, Osprey Vols. 1 to Sine, complete 

 O and Vols. 15, 16, 17 complete. Cooper 

 Bulletin and Condor Vols. 1 to 5 inc. com- 

 plete. Oologist Vols. 11 to 20 inc. complete. 

 No trades. K. S. ROLFE, Eugene. Oregon, 

 m. 2. t. 



HAVE both common and rare sets for ex- 

 change, including Loons, Gulls, Ducks with 

 down. Swans, Baptores. Goatsuckers and 

 Warblers, also many singles, for sets new to 

 my collection or special desidirata. Many 

 common sets needed. Correspondence 

 solicited with reliable collectors. All 

 answered. Will pay cash for desired sets if 

 price is right. A. E. PRICE Grant Park. 

 111. m. t. f. 



AMERICAN Crosbill, set of four eggs, 

 taken in Montana last summer, for best offer; 

 also Auk. vols. 12 and following, for camera 

 outfit. Lantern slides of this region to ex- 

 change for others. P. M. SILLOWAY. 

 Lewistown, Montana. 



STAMPS and P. P. C's to exchange for 

 fossils and minerals, with name and locality. 

 W. C. SHIELDS, 1509 Young St., Honolulu, 

 H.I. 



WANTED -A perfect clutch of Hooded 

 Marganser's eggs with full nest of down. 

 HEATLY NOBLE, Temple Combe, Henley 

 on Thames, England. 



OOLOGISTS.-I offer a new abridged check 

 list and standard price list of N. Am. birds 

 in book form. Contains all the common and 

 many rarer X. Am. birds (520 in all). Very 

 useful for reference, exchange purposes or 

 for labelling. 6 cents each, two for 10 cents. 

 ERNEST 11. SHORT, Rochester, N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-A few choice, well 

 marked sets of 2 eggs each of Golden Eagle, 

 to exchange for perfect sets of American 

 Woodcock, Bald Kagle. Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

 Semipalmated and Piping Plovers. Sandhill 

 Cranes, etc. W. H. BINGAMAN, R. B. No. 

 3, Algona. Iowa. 



BRISTOL STEEL RODS— Nos. 6 and 16, 



to exchange for eggs in sets. Send me your 

 list. BENJAMIN HOAG, Stephentown. N. 



C. IRVIN CLAY, will collect to order skins 

 from Northern California. Prices are right 

 for skins which defy campetition. Addres 

 him at. Box 353. Eureka, Cal. 



WANTED.— Fresh spring skins of Bar- 

 tramian Buff-breasted and Bed-backed Sand- 

 pipers also Avocet. Long-billed Curlew and 

 Golden Plover. Yours very truly. JOHN 

 1 1 A BUY, JR., Arlington, Mass. 



WANTED.— Eastman folding pocket kodak 

 No. 3 or 3 A. Must be in good condition and 

 willing to send on approval. State lowest 

 cash price. E. R. FORREST. 357 N. Main 

 St.. Washington, Penn. 



FOB SALE. -Sets 1441-11.3491-2 (unusually 

 fine), 478b 1-3, 351 1-3; 356 1-4, 354 1-3. 332 1-4 

 (very fine). 76 1-1, 536 (Am.) 1-5; 224 1-4, 67 1-3, 

 218 1-8, 160 1-4 1-3, 129 1-9. 182 1-1, 364 1-3 1-4, 

 358.11-5 (fine); 274 1-2, 47s 1-4, Griffin Vulture 

 1-1, 1-2. Egyptian Vulture 1-2, King Penguin 

 1-1, Mex. Brown Jay 1-5, Singles, (many with 

 data), 478b, 228, 376. 185, 147, 354.402a, 404, En. 

 Woodcock. Mex. Brown Jay, Brazilian Bed 

 Tinuniou, Philippine Crow-Shrike, and series 

 (either sets or singles > to show variations in 

 markings of Nos. 488. 30, 30a. 32, 58,581. Let 

 me know what you can use and I will quote 

 prices. ERNEST H. SHORT, Rochester, X. 

 Y. 



FOR EXCH A X< '• K.— American and foreign 

 bird skins. Waverly bicycle, Merritt type- 

 writer, (". s. army saddle, 44 cal. rifie, 

 Studer's Birds of North America. 200 pages. 

 119 colored plates, Nehrling's Native Birds of 

 Song and Beauty, hundreds of other Bird 

 Books and Bird and Stamp Magazines. 

 Send your want lists. I want mounted birds, 

 mammals, skins, birds' eggs and Indian 

 relics. Send lists of what you have to offer. 

 All answered. W. .1. WIRT, R. F. D. 31. 

 Knowlesville, X. Y. 



EMEU EGGS.— The large dark green, near- 

 ly black, pebbly eggs of this species are 

 always derirable and a great curio and 

 usually sell at $2.50 each. Will sell a few at 

 $1.70 each, prepaid. ERNEST H. SHORT. 

 Rochester, X'. Y. 



ALLIGATOR EGGS. -Have become so 

 scarce that many dealers have in recent 

 years omitted them from their lists. There 

 was a nice lot in the Reed stock and I offer 

 single selected specimens at 35c. each prepaid 

 or 4 for $1.00. ERNEST H. SHORT, Roch- 

 ester, N. Y. 



OSTRICH EGGS— J can spare at few at 

 $1.20 each, prepaid. EBXEST H. SHORT. 

 Rochester, X". Y. 



WANTED.— To buy cheap for cash, perfect 

 or imperfect singles of A. O. U. Nos. 17, 19, 23, 

 24, 25. 26. 61,66, 68. 81, 82.1' 85, 88. 91, 93.1, 95, 96.1. 

 96.2,98,99.100,101,102,105.1, 106.2, 110, 113, 168< 

 216, 216.1. 234, 237, 238. 240. 245, 256, 256a, 259, 266, 

 268, 279, 282, 291. 297b. 297c, 298b. 298c. 299. 302c, 

 304, 304a, 304b. 305a, 306, 322. 322.1, 327, 330. 344, 

 345,350.353,363,371,373.1. 373.2. 375e. 379. 379.1, 

 3*2,3*2.1, 3SS.1, 389, 390.1, 392. 393fl 394d, 407b. 

 417a, 418b, 4L'2. 425. 426. 427. 431.1. 435. 437, 438, W0, 

 440.1,441,454b, 455a, 464.1, 469.1, 470. 470a, 472. 

 472a. 4741. 474m, 478d, 482a. 484b. 485. 485a. 503. 

 5I4a. 515, 525b. 515c. 515d, 520.1. 521a, 522. 524a. 

 525. 526. 544. 544a. 544c, 546b, 550d, 564. 565, 566, 

 567b. 568, 570a. 571. 571.1. 572. 574b, ,580, 580a. 580b. 

 580c, 581s, 581a, 5811. 581n, 581o, 581.1, 583a, 585.1, 

 585.2. 585.3, 5*5.4, 585c, 5*5d, 588e, 5*9. 600a, 603.1, 

 (i06. 612a. 612.2. 615. 615.1. 622c. 622d, 629d. 631b. 

 63lC, 640, 645a, 646b, 651, 653, 663a, 664. 669, 670, 

 tiMi.tiHl.fiM2. 693, 696, 709a, 711a, 716, 719.1, 720. 

 722b. 725b, 725.1, 72lid. 727c. 727d, 733c 735c 740a. 

 741b. 742b, 743b. 745, 749a, 750. 767b. Reptiles 

 eggs not in collection also wanted. W. R. 

 WHARTON, Olney Ave.. Germantown. 

 Phila, Pa. 



