THE OOLOGIST 



BRIKF SPBCIAJL ANNOUNCKMBNTS 



Wanted, Exchange, Far Sale, Etc., inserted In this departmeat at %f ••■(• 

 for each 25 words for one Issue; eaeh additional word 1 cent. No notice in- 

 serted for less than 25 cents. 



We will advertise the skins, nests, eggs, or mounted specimens of North Amer- 

 ican Birds for sale for persons having a lawful authority under the law to deal 

 '.n the same. These columns are for the use of those desiring to make bona flde 

 exchanges of such specimens for scientific collecting purposes only. — EDITOR. 



in ar^wering advertisements in these columns mention "The Oologist," and 

 thereby help us, as well as the advertiser and yourself. 



Send me the list of A 1 Bird Skins that you 

 have to dispose of by exchange or otherwise. 

 R. M. BARJSES. Lacon. 111. 



ALL PERSONS having A-1 skins in 

 pairs of any of tlie North American 

 Jays send list. I will pay the highest 

 price for those that I need. R. M. 

 BARNES, Lacon, 111. 



EXCHANGE — Collection of North 

 American Birds. Containing fo.ur hun- 

 dred and twenty-three species and sub- 

 species. Represented by thirteen hun- 

 dred and sixty specimens. PHILIP 

 LAURENT, 31 East Mt. Airy Ave., Phil- 

 adelphia, Pa. 



WANTED — A pair of living Sand Hill 

 Cranes A. O. U. No. 306, taken north of 

 the center of the U. S. If the birds are 

 only slightly wingtipped this will not 

 matter. For them I will pay a good 

 price. R. M. BARNES, Lacon, 111. 



WANTS SETS of 2-3-47-136-140-167- 

 196-20S-289-305-611. Will exchange 

 mounted alligator, 36 inches long, for 

 sets. Send list. "W^ill send mine. F. M. 

 CARRYL, Maplewood, N. J. 



Would like to Exchange bird Migra- 

 tion notes witli observer in western 

 state, preferably Montana. A. S. WAR- 

 THIN, Ferda Road, Ann Arbor, Mich. 



FOR SALE — Bird Lore, 100 single, 13 

 odd volumes, $1.25 each; Condor, vol. 

 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and singles; Portraits of 

 birds, Trumhull; Birds of Maine, 

 Knights; Birds of Conn., Sage; Oologist, 

 singles; Tlie Warblers, 5 vols. Childs. 

 C. M. CASE, 306 Blue Hills Ave., Hart- 

 ford, Conn. 



ENTIRE COLLECTIONS — Will pay 

 spot cash for entire collections of 

 North American birds eggs. Send lists. 

 B. R. BALES, M.D., Circleville, Ohio. 



WANTED — First class showy singles 

 for Exhibition collection. Will ex- 

 change sets from tliis locality. RAMON 

 GRAHAM, Box 136, Route 2, Ft. Worth, 

 Texas. 



SALE OF BIRD NEGATIVES — Many 

 sold. Many left; some fair, some good, 

 some fine. To close out, sixty-five cents 

 per dozen, my choice, prepaid. Extra- 

 ordinary opportunity. For Fifty Cents 

 you get at least 5 Negatives worth 25 

 cents eacii "and tlien some." P. B. 

 PEABODY, Blue Rapids, Kansas. 



M. J. Hofman — Taxidermist, Mount- 

 ing to order from specimens in the 

 flesh or dried scientific skins. Address 

 989 Gates Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



W^ ANTED — Skins of water and shore 

 birds, Grouse and Quail and many Ra- 

 pot Raptores; Eggs in sets. Have 

 many skins sets, curios, shells, miner- 

 als. Butterflies, etc., to offer. ERNEST 

 H. SHORT, Rochester, N. Y. 



BUTTERFLIES— I wish to corres- 

 pond with collectors with a view to 

 purchase or exchange. Dr. T. W. Rich- 

 ards, U. S. Navy, Naval Hospital, Anna- 

 polis, Maryland. 



WANTED — American Ornithology, 

 Vol. VI, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7; Ornithologist and 

 Oologist, Vols. VI, VII complete; Vols. 

 XI, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, S, 10, 11; XII, 8, 9, 10, 

 11. Maynard's Birds of Eastern North 

 America; Mcllwaith's Birds of Ontario, 

 2nd edition. Will pay cash or ex- 

 change. H. H. JOHNSON, Pittsfleld, 

 Maine. 4-20t3 



THE BAILEY MUSEUM of NATUR- 

 AL HISTORY, Newport News, Va., de- 

 sires to secure tlirougli exchange or 

 purchase, small mammal skins, and a 

 collection of bird skins and eggs. Sub- 

 mit lists and price. H. H. BAILEY, 

 Newport News, Va. 



EXCHANGE for Common Sets, Edi- 

 son Plionog'rapli and course in Taxi- 

 dermy. Will buy Entire collections, 

 large or small. Exchange in sets de- 

 sired. M. B. WHEELER, East Ran- 

 dolpli, N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE — One York E. Flat 

 Bass and 1 B Flat Tenor slide Trom- 

 bone. I will buy, sell or exchange eggs 

 in sets. M. B. WHEELER, East Ran- 

 dolpli, N. Y. 



EXCHANGE — "Insect Book," "But- 

 terfly Book," "Moth Book," "Spider 

 Book," "Shell Book," "Am. Food And 

 Game Fishes," Ridgway's "Birds of 

 Middle and North America," Vol. 1-5, 

 for otlier nature books. Send lists. 

 THEODORE GREER, Sheridan, 111. 

 Care F. R. A. 



CORRESPONDENCE and Exchange 

 wanted with Butterfly and Moth col- 

 lectors. Especially in the West, the 

 Gulf States and Canada. A. E. BROW- 

 KK. Willard, Mo. 



WILL THE PERSON who has the 

 first six volumes of the Auk, bound in 

 Morocco, witli the name of H. B. Bailey, 

 on the blank page before the title page, 

 and tlie first Vol. of the Auk, bound in 

 Morocco witli the book plate of Dr. D. 

 E. Lantz in same, communicate with 

 me. The whereabouts of these volumes 

 should be easily located if the bird men 

 will look at their copies. HAROLD H. 

 BAILEY, Newport News, Va. 4-20t3 



