THE OOLOGIST HI 



'I'o the Editor of THE OOLOGIST: 



I wish to express, through the columns, of your most popular little publi- 

 cation, the vast assistance I received through the insertion of my last two 

 exchange notices. 



An Oologist, who has always been extremely particular in assembling a 

 collection of birds eggs, will be disappointed when he notes the condition of 

 many so-called "First class birds skins." I found it necessary to decline many 

 skins that were far from perfect, yet these same correspondents knew what a 

 perfect clutch of eggs consisted of. At this writing I am only lacking six first 

 class male Warblers to complete a collection of skins to become identified with 

 my now complete collection of Warbler eggs. These varieties are the Hermit, 

 Olive, Grace's, Lucy's, Virginia's, and Painted Redstart. No doubt, these will be 

 forthcoming soon, as I have located the men in the field who can get them 

 for me. 



In the meantime, the advertising has brought to me one hundred and fifty 

 additional rare and beautiful skins. Anything prepared by such ornithologists 

 as Arthur T. Wayne, Apstin Paul Smith, W. W. Worthington, J. A. Weber, to- 

 gether with Mr. Frank W. Wright's elegant work do honor to any cabinet 

 collection Cordially, 



GERARD ALAN ABBOTT. 



I want one set each of the following, viz: A. O. U. No. 7, 35, 43, 77, 92, 103, 

 141.1, 167, 173, 192, 196, 258a, 261, 264, 286, 289a, SlOVa, 347, 247a, 351, 373b, 

 07514, 377, 384, 474b, 474e, 486, 511b 1-6, I. TS, 612, 627a, 736a, 758a, 759b. 



I want two sets each of the following, viz: A. O. U. No. 5, 26, 38, 131, 145, 

 160, 169a, 171a, 172a, 180, 222, 310b, 310c, 318, 339b 2-2, 466a, 536, 542b, 552, 581d, 

 593a, 164, 615, 744, 768. 



For these I will allow twice Lattin's 1905 exchange rates, and I have a very 

 unusual exchange list to select from. 



R. M. BARNES, La^on, 111. 



