The Oologist. 



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TAXIDBRMY 



Vol. XXVI. No. 9. ALBION, N. Y., SEPT. 15, 1909. Whole No. 266 



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FOlt S.VLIC: — A collection of Mexican bird- 

 skins, containing several hundreds of spe- 

 cies; perfect skins with careful data. This 

 collection includes a variety of Kaptores and 

 (iamebirds. Will dispose of same, individ- 

 ually, or as a whole No exchange. AIS- 

 TI.V PAfL S.MITII. Box HI, Brownsville, 

 Texas. 



" WAXTEDT— Perfect skins of Tuawy Heron. 

 Long-billed Curlew, Avocet, B. B. Plover, 

 I'.artcmian Sandpiper. <iold(>n Plover, Ked- 

 tailcd Hawk and others. Offer good ex- 

 change. Send list and receive mine. E. H. 

 .\I)A.\IS, Taxidermist, Box 19(i, Canton, 

 ■Mass. 



WA.N'TED-lMrst class labeled skins of X. 

 A. small land birds, for Al skins oi birds 

 from X, E. Illinois and (Jalifornia- I can 

 also use C. A- S. Am. birds in exchange.— 



H. K.COALE. 

 I'-Hi Washington street. ( hicago. 



I'ol! SALE or Exchange for Bird Skins. 

 Books by.C. B. Cory: Birds of Hayti and San 

 l)oniing(j: Birds of Bahamas: Birds of l-;ast- 

 ern N. A., also O. A- O. Vol. viii. F. B. -Mc- 

 KKCllNfE. I'onkapog. Mass. 



W.\NTi;i>. -I wish to:.'<t A-I skins of Hob 

 White, ( alifornia '^uail. Sora Wail and otlicrs 

 f..r mounting. .1. F. II A.\S.\I.\X. iim St. 

 La wrerice Ave.. Chicag o . III . 



K.\'CHAX(;E.— I am needing two tine pairs 

 of fresh skins of Xo. 2H5 for muuiiLing. Can 

 _'ive in exchange such sets as 207. 2!t3a. 295. 

 m. :570a. Vy.t. tiola. rai. 730, 749, etc'. THO MAS 

 II. .lACKSO.V. :50I N. Franklin street. West 

 <'hester, Peinia. 



WAXTEI).— Skins of birds not common in 

 this locality to mount on halves. Write 

 first. ARTHIJl! HINKLE, Newark, Wayne 

 County, X. Y. 



WAXTEI). -A good pair of Barn Owl skins 

 for mounting. Will exchange eggs or skins 

 for same. TIIO.MAS H. JACKSON. West 

 Chester. Pa. 



W.VNTED.— Skins of Masked Bob white, 

 Eskimo Curlew. San Pedro. Partridge. 

 Spotted Owl. Flamnuilated Screech Owl. 

 Prihilof Sand Piper. Bristle-thighed Curlew, 

 and any other rare skins. J. F. FKA/IEK. 

 Audubon. Iowa. . 



WANTED. -Skins of all the (luails, par- 

 tri(l"es grouse and pheasants of Mexico, 

 ('enteral and South .Vmerica, Europe. .Asia. 

 Africa and Australia (all over the world), 

 {•■ish or exchange. Write what you haveand 

 wl'iat you want. J. F. FKAZIEK. Audubon, 

 Iowa. 



Foi: E.\CIIAN(;E— I'.ird skin«. long list of 

 books Want bird skins, momited hirds or 

 books on birds. oltlN (JKEENWOoD, sio 

 East .Main St . Manchester. Iowa. 



COSTA KICA SKINS.- Write me your 

 wants. Bird and mounted skins cijHecfd 

 from this locality U>r rush. IIE.NKi I'. 

 I ; A \' |-:N. liox 73. Lciiiore. Costa Kica. 



Bare birds' skins, eggs, and nests from 

 Europe .\sia. Africa. Central and >oiith 

 America at low pric-s Also Ornltbolou'ical 

 Books and Reptiles' Eggs. See l'>"lletin 

 Spe( imen lunnber for 2 cent stamp. N\ orld 

 Wide ( irculation. .^<l rates 1 cent a w<.)r(l. 

 Till lilLLETIN. 4 Duke St., Adelphi. 

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