The Oologist 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXVI. No. 10. ALBION, N. Y., OCT. 15, 1909. 



Whole No. 267 



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Lacon, Illinois, 



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BIRDS 



FOR SALE:-A collection of Mexican bird- 

 skins, containing several hundreds of spe- 

 cies; perfect skins with careful data. This 

 collection includes a variety of Raptores and 

 Gamebirds. \\'ill dispose of same, individ- 

 ually, or as a whole. No exchange. AUS- 

 TIN PATL SMITH. Box 141, Brownsville, 

 Texas. _ 



WANTED.— Perfect skins of Tuawy Heron, 

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

 Bartemian Sandpiper, Golden Plover, Red- 

 tailed Hawk and others. Offer good ex- 

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

 ADA.MS, Taxidermist, Box 196, Canton, 

 Mass. 



WANTED- i'irst class labeled skii.s of N. 

 A. small land birds, for Al skins oi birds 

 from N, 10. Illinois and California- I can 

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



H. K.COALE, 

 i:j6 Washington street, ( hica go. 



I-"()R S.VLE or Exchange for Bird Skins. 

 Books by ('. B. Cory: P.ir(is of Hayti and San 

 Domingo; I?irdsof Bahamas: I'>irds of East- 

 ern N. A., also (). A- O. Vol. viii. I'. 15. .Mc- 

 KECIlXli:. I'pnkapog. Mass. 



W.\.\'l'i;i). I wisli tot-'ct .V-I skins of Boh 

 White, ( aliforiiia Ouail. Sora Kail and others 

 for mounting. .1. F. H.VNS.M.VN, iT.iC, St, 

 Lawrence .Vve.. Chicago, III. 



WANTEI>.— Skins of all the (|uails. par- 

 tridges, grouse and pheasants of .Mexico, 

 Central and South .\merica, luirope. Asia, 

 Africa and Australia (all over the world), 

 cash or exchange. Write what you have and 

 wliat you want. J. F. I'HX'/AKU. Audubon, 

 Iowa. 



WANTED.— Skins of birds not common in 

 this locality to mount on halves. Write 

 first. ARTHUR HINKLE, Newark, Wayne 

 County. N. Y. 



WANTED. -Skins of Masked Bob-white, 

 Eskimo (Jurlew, San Pedro, Partridge, 

 Spotted Owl. Flamnnilated Screech Owl, 

 Pribilof Sand Piper. Bristle-thighed Curlew, 

 and any other rare skins. J. F. FRAZIER, 

 Audubon, Iowa, 



WANTKD.— A few good skins of the Aleu- 

 tian Tern (Sterna aleutica) Thayer .Museum, 

 Lancaster, Mass. 



FOR EXCHAX(iE— I'.ird skins, long list of 

 books. Want bird skins, mounted birds or 

 books on birds. ORIN (JREENWOOD. 840 

 East Main St., Manchester. Iowa. 



COSTA l.'IC.V SKINS.— Write me your 

 wants. I'.ird and mounted skins collected 

 from this locality for raxh. HKNRV F. 



R.\ N'EN. Box 7.5. Lcniore. Costa Rica. 



Rare birds' skins, eggs, and nests from 

 l-;uro|)e, .Vsia, .\frica. Central and South 

 .\nierica at low prices. Also Ornithological 

 Books and Reptiles' Eggs. See Bulletin. 

 Specimen luimber for 2 cent stamp- ^^ orld 

 Wide Circulation. Ad rates 1 cent a word. 

 THE BULLETIN, i Duke St.. Adelphi, 

 London. W. ('. Enijland. 



WA.NTEl).— Till' following (irst class skins: 

 one pairTreeSparrow, one pair Westirn 'I'ree 

 Sparrow, one pair Chipping Sparrow, one 

 female Clay Colored Sparrow, one pair 

 Western Chipping Sparrow, one pair 

 I'lcwer's Sparrow, one pair l-"ield Sparrow, 

 and one pi»ir Western l-idd Sparrow, all 

 extra A. 1. suitable for mounting. R. ^L 

 1! AR.NES. Lacon. Ills. 



