The Oologist 



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Vol. XXVI. No. 2. ALBION, N. Y., FEB., 1909. Whole No. 259 



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\VANTi':n.-At once, rnp;(>s of () .looist. 

 Vol. XIV No. 5. .May I tl'r. : ] C :\\ I No. 

 Sept. 1899 one or more copies. 'Vrite stating 

 condition. Kii.NEST H. SHOiiT, Manager 

 Oologist, Box 17;{. Itochester, N. Y. 



FOR SETS new to my collei t ion I can offer 

 7 1-2. 9 1-2, 11 1-2. .M 1-1 Am., -Id i-) Am., :iS 1-2. 

 4:5 1-.3 Am.. 4» l-H 47 l-.l 82 1-1, 1 J.' ii-lO, 178 1-14. 

 227 1-4, 228 1-4. ;50Il-](), :j02 1-10, :«7 1-2. IM-iMJ, 

 .349 1-2. 55 l-.i, ;«t 1-4, :j(i4 Mi :57() 1-H, 416 1-'? 

 Many others. .Vlso sets from my series of 

 Warblers. A. K. Pl^ICK, (irants Park. 111. 



FOI{ EXCHANCiE.-Sets A. O. U. 54. 30a, 32, 

 79, 120a, 126, im. 1S7, 199. Can use many com- 

 mon sets. Address ERNEST H. SHORT. 

 Box 173, Rochester, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Copies of Oologist 1.887, No. 23= 

 1888, No. 32; IHS!), No. 42, 1890 No. 53; 1897, No's- 

 1.30, 1 2. 137. 139. 140; 1899. No. 158. What have 

 you, and what can you use ? K. H. SHORT. 

 Box 173, Rochester, N. Y. 



WANTED. -Skins of Western birds. I 

 offer good exchange, and cash for many game 

 bird skins. BERTRAN F. HAWLEY, Taxi- 

 dermist, 133 Winslow St., Watertown, N. Y. 



W.\NTEI) to sell .Marlin repeating shot- 

 gun. .Model "A," (irade'-R," 118.00 cash. Cost 

 123.00 new. Reason sell going away Septem- 

 ber. Used two or three limes, (ioodasnew. 

 T. J. TOLNAS, Rost-othce Brunswick, Ga. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Neck pieces and mnlfs 

 in natural turs; books, rugs, etc., for natural 

 history specimens. Please send lists and 

 receive mine. THOS. B.TIPTON. Richards. 

 Mo. 



WANTED. — Bird l)ooks, excerpts, odd 

 numbers or volumes of periodicals, etc., not 

 in my library. Will give in exchange per- 

 sonally collected eggs with full data. L. W. 

 P.ROWNELL, 45 E-ast 59th Street. New York 

 City. 



TO EXCHANGE.- Fine sets with data for 

 first class Indian l\elics. Other relics also 

 wanted. E. A. DOOLITTLE, Box 34, Paines- 

 ville. Ohio. 



1 liave A. 1. specimens of mounted birds or 

 eggs to exchange for Hrst class rugs with 

 animal heads. Send list and state values, 

 and receive mine. 

 (J !■.(). 1 1 . s W i-.Z (•; Y, 61 I'olk St.. Newark, N..T . 



Audubons Home i;i I'cimsylvania. I can 

 fuiiiLSb a setof 5 i 111 (•re>iing pictures of above 

 foroned<illai-. TllOS. 11. JACKSON, 3i)4 N. 

 I'raiiklin. St., West Chester, Penn. 



Import a. rvt 



.My prices for goods offered for sale in this 

 months Oologist will hold good until .March 

 15. lOOii. By error it was printed February 

 Isi. The following titles have been sold since 

 the insert was printed; 



.Maynard. Naturalists (iuide; Smith. In- 

 teresting Sketches; Wood, Ornithology of the 

 World; Cherrie, Costa Rican i'"lycatchers; 

 Henry, Smithsonian Circular; Lucas, Birds 

 and .'Viiinials Extinct; Explorations in N. F. 

 etc.- Shuleldt. -Ml e.xceri)ts offered; Wood, 

 .Mammals of ttie World; Reptiles, Fish. 

 Shells, etc.; Capen's Oology of N. K., the <!3.50. 

 copies; Baird, (-'assin (<• Lawrence, I'.inlsof 

 N. A.; DeKay, Ornithology of N. V.: Wilcox. 

 Pocket Guide to I'.irds; "A uk," \n\. and most 

 odd nos.; I'ackani. (ieometrid Moths: Ilart- 

 wiir. Tropical World; Dall, MoUusks of S. E.. 

 U.S. ; Bendire's, Vol.1: Bird Lore. Vols. I to 

 X Order quick if you can use anything 

 listed. 



Faithfully, 



FRANK M. LATTIN. 



