



The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 





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Strictly first-class specimens will be accepted in payment at 1-3 list rates. 



Vol. XXIII. No. 6. 



ALBION, N. Y., JUNE, 1906. 



Whole No. 227 



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«** NOTICE. -We will give the "Oologist' 

 for Four Years or 75c in cash for every copy 

 of "Oologist" for June 1888. Vol. VI. No .4, 

 sent us in good condition. Will give 3 years, 

 or 50c for April. 1889. Address, Manager 

 Oologist, Chili. N. Y. 



WILL EXCHAXGE.-Sets 187 1-3 1-4, 32 1-1- 

 177 1-6 16 1-1, 321 1-2. 359 1-3, 185 1-2, 659 1-4. n-4- 

 684 1-3, n-4. 329 1-1. Singles with data 177, 185- 

 348, 187, 335. Want sets from all parts of 

 country. What have you to offer? What 

 can you use? ERNEST H. SHORT, Rochester 

 N. Y. 



WANTED. -Second hand field glass. 

 Must be Al for bird study. A No. 6 or 8 of 

 either Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., or 

 Warner and Swasey maie preferred. Write 

 C. L. CHAPMAN, Xenia, O.. R. D. 8. 



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 N. Am. birds (520 in all). Very 

 useful for reference, exchange purposes or 

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

 ERNEST H. SHORT. Rochester, N. Y. 



POST CARD from life of four kittens, 

 young Red-shouldered Hawk, Long-eared 

 Owl on nest with young. Four cards 10 

 cents. L. S. HORTON, Hyde Park, N. Y. 



Apr.2.t. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-First class sets for 

 others new to me. 342, 2-3. 1-2, 333, 1-4, 1-5, 373, 

 1-4. 390. 1-6, 394. 1-5. 474b, 1-3, 466, 1-3. E. W. 

 GRAVES. Clay Center, Kans. 



FOR CASH OR EXCHANGE.-Indian 

 Mortars, Cup Stones, Rub Stones and 

 Am iws, this section, for Bird magazines and 

 books, Indian magazines and books, Indian 

 bowls or tomahawks. W. P. AGEE, Hope, 

 Ark. 



WANTED— At all times: Mammals, scien- 

 tific skins or in the meat. Also books and 

 pamphlets relating to mammals. Good ex- 

 change. Cash for certain wants. HARTLEY 

 H. T. JACKSON, Milton. Wisconsin. 



FOK SALE.— Eggs in sets of birds, breed- 

 ing in Nova Scotia, with nests and full scien- 

 tific data. Address R. W. TUFTS, Wolfville, 

 Nova Scotia. May 2. t. o 



EMEU EGOS.— The large dark green, near- 

 ly black, pebbly eggs of this species are 

 always derirable and a great curio and 

 usually sell at 12.50 each. Will sell a few at 

 $1.70 each, prepaid. ERNEST H. SHORT, 

 Ro chester. N. 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.-I can spare at few at 

 $1.20 each, prepaid. ERNEST H. SHORT, 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



RELIABLE and careful collectors! Let 

 me have offers of your best sets, which you 

 will have for sale or exchange, this season. 

 FRED M. DILLE, 2927 West 28 Ave, Denver, 

 Colo. A.2.t. 



FUR SALE.— Live Snowy Owl, very tame, 

 $5. Several finely mounted Deer Heads, and 

 other specimens. GEO. F. GUELF, Taxi- 

 dermist. Brockport. N. Y. 



EGGS WANTED. -I desire to purchase or 

 exchange for eggs of rarer species of N. A. 

 birds. Will be pleased to receive your list. 

 THOMAS H. JACKSON, West Chester, Pa. 



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