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The Oologists ’ Exchange and Mart.



are not members of some scientific society of standing, and who

wish to become subscribers, are required to satisfy the Editor as

to their bona fides. The names and addresses of new subscribers

are published as they join, and a complete list will appear early in

the new year when subscriptions are renewed. No dealers in

natural history specimens are accepted as subscribers, as one of

the principal objects of the paper is the assistance of collectors in

securing specimens from each other at first hand without the

intervention of others.


As its title indicates, the paper deals exclusively with oology,

and though many ornithologists deprecate the collection of eggs,

the legitimate interests of the oologists can neither be denied nor

ignored, and the support already accorded to the paper shows that

it is appreciated. But while encouraging scientific oology in every

possible way, no effort is spared to protect the rarer British breeding

species and to discourage the random collection of eggs and the mere

accumulation of specimens.


Amongst the steadily growing list of subscribers are to be

found the names of many leading collectors both in this country

and in the U.S.A., as well as some few in France and in the Colonies.

This increasing support will permit of the gradual improvement of

the paper, until it becomes not only the recognized medium for the

purchase and exchange of eggs amongst oologists everywhere but also

a paper of much interest.


The subscription for the period ending December 31, 1919,

has been fixed at 4s., and this includes the right to a free 25-word

advertisement in the supplement, in which also extra words or extra

advertisements can be inserted at the rate of \d. per word. The

subscription for the whole of 1920 will probably be 5s.


All communications should be marked “ Private ” and addressed

to the Editor,


Kenneth L. Skinner,


Brooklands Estate Office,


Weybridge, Surrey.



