THE OOLOGIST. 



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I SEND postpaid twelve f>c specimens, fos- 

 sils, minerals, curios from all parts U. S. with 

 full description of each for 25c. GORDON L. 

 ELLIOTT, AllisoD, la. 



INDIAN RELICS and old almanacs in ex- 

 change for eggs in sets or singles also eggs 

 from other localities in exchange for eggs from 

 this locality, GEO. A. SMITH. Oakfield. Gen- 

 esee Co., N. Y. 



I have received over one hundred replies to 

 my adv. in March No. of the Oologist. It is 

 worth 10 times its cost to any one. WILL D. 

 LORD, Burlington, Mich. 



IOWA Ornithologists who are interested in 

 forming an Iowa Association of Ornithologists 

 please communicate with DAVID L. SAVAGE, 

 Salem, Iowa or ERNEST IRONS, Council 

 Bluffs, la. 



WANTE D.— Specimens of Wood, Orange, 

 Lemon, Camphor, Sandal, Olive, Rose, Citron 

 or any native southern or foreign wood. Will 

 exchange Indian relics for above. CHARLIE 

 P. HAZLEHURST, Brantford, Ont. 



WESTERN Bird Skins.-Choice Minn., Colo, 

 and Pacific coast species. Also 4x5 detective 

 •camera, will exchange for photographic sup- 

 plies, 32 S. & W. double action or hanimerless 

 with reloading set, or good 12 ga. shot gun that 

 are in fine condition only, no worn out guns 

 wanted at any price. Views on Natural His- 

 tory subjects for same. GEO. G. CANTWELL. 

 Pnyallup. Wash. 



THE TARANTULA or trap door spider's 

 nest is perhaps the most curious as well as the 

 most wonderful piece of insect work known. 

 The nest is closed with a water tight trap door 

 having an elastic hinge. The inside of the 

 door, as well as the tube itself is beautifully 

 lined with a silken web. It is a valuable cu- 

 riosity, and a great addition to any cabinet, and 

 will be sent postpaid to any address on receipt 

 ■of only 25c. Agents wanted. Address, C. M. 

 HATFIELD, Los Angeles. Calif. 



FOR SALE or Exchange.— Birds Eggs from 

 here. Very fine specimens of pure White 

 Quartz @. 5-10-25 and 50 cts., a few colored spec- 

 imens at same prices. One very large hand- 

 some pink and white striped ' Feldspar or 

 Quartz stone $2.50. Want other fine showy 

 Minerals. Petrified Woods and good Indian Rei- 

 Ics. Also one new copy each of Coues' Key of 

 N. A. Birds and Maynard's Eggs of N. A. Birds. 

 Parties a«king questions please send stamp for 

 xeply. GEO. W. DIXON, Watertown, S. D. 



U. S. STAMPS wanted in ex. for following: 

 Davie's Nest and Eggs of N. Am. Birds, cloth 

 "bound, new; Scott's complete works, 12 vol., 

 paoer bound ; one doz. Monroe Ink Erasers. 

 HENRY A. L AFLER. Albion, N. Y. 



A SERIES of Cala. Murre Eggs. is what you 

 "want. They show wonderful variation in color 

 and marking and catch the eve. We can fur 

 nish beautiful series of from 1 to 100 at aston- 

 ishing low rates. Send stamp for our attrac- 

 tive circular. Just out. It tells all about them. 

 BARLOW & OSGOOD, San Jose, Calif. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Am. Side-snap single gun, 

 12 ga., good condition for best offer in fir et-class 

 Bird, mammal skins and skulls and Books on 

 Ornithology and Mammalogy. Will pay cash 

 for Jordan's Manual '92 and Zoology of Mexi- 

 can Boundary Survey. J. O. DUNN, 360 39th 

 St., Chicago. 



CALIFORNIA Birds and Eggs.— Extra fine 

 skins and mounted birds at bedrock prices. 

 Mounted collections furnished on short notice 

 at great discount. Eggs in sets for sale cheap. 

 Send stamp for price lists. Satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. P. I. ATHERTON. Box 60, Los Gatos, 

 California. A2t 



OF INTEREST to Stamp Collecters.— 600 dif- 

 ferent cheap sets for sale; for instance 6 Chili 

 5c. : 4 Costa Rica 3c; 6 Ecuador 5c; 5 Guate- 

 mala 5c ; 6 Hong Kong 7c. ; 7 Japan 5c; 3 Lib- 

 eria 12c. : 5 Salvador luc : 8 Samoa, current is- 

 sue. 50c. and many others. Send for dull price 

 list. W. SELLSCHOPP & CO., 108 Stockton 

 St., San Francisco, Cal. A3t 



WE WILL give specimens of any kind, adver- 

 tising space in the Oologist, and for extra good 

 offers anything we offer for sale or possibly 

 CASH for first-class Indian Relics, or lor new or 

 2d hand books on Natural History, in good condi- 

 tion, ornithology or oology preferred— a set of 

 the "Natural History of New York" ana copies of 

 "Coues' Key" especially desired. F. H. LATTIN 

 & CO Albion, N. Y. 



A NEW method of mining, milling, roasting 

 and smelting different kinds of ores has been 

 successfully demonstrated in Germany, and Is 

 now being Introduced with unprecedented suc- 

 cess. The slow and cumbersome methods here- 

 tr fore employed will be discarded, and the cost 

 of various ores in treatment or conversion into 

 metal, especially Leads. Zinc and Silver Ores, 

 Nickel, Cobalt and Copper, greatly reduced. All 

 the matter of the latter, which was heretofore 

 sent to Germany, is now being refined in the 

 United States. THE HARTSFELD GEKMAN 

 MINING SYNDICATE of NEWPORT, KY. in- 

 vites correspondence. (See their advertisement.) 



TO EXCHANGE.— Specimens of Fossil 

 Palms, Ferns, Leaves from Coal Mines of N. 

 E. Penna for Fossils, Indian Relics or Miner- 

 als. H. MYERS, Archbald, Pa. A-M 



STAMPS on Approval.— 40 per cent. Commis- 

 sion, 50 varieties stamps including Japan 10c, 

 ±00 varieties including Siam 15c, 200 varieties 

 including Monaco and Hayti 50c, 7 varieties 

 Ecuador unused 10c. MEEKER- TO WE 

 STAMP CO., P. O. Box 296, Bridgeport Ct. A3t 



FOR THE Magnifying glass.— Gold mixed 

 with black sand under good glass appears large 

 as nuggets, sample, postpaid 25c For any sea 

 bird eggs, coins, bank and Confed. bills (value 

 20c.) sent me, I will send good receipt for clean- 

 ing finger marks, etc. from surface of eggs. 

 Wanted to ex. first-class eggs with data for any 

 of the following : Eggs in sets, large field glasses, 

 sheet music, short hand instruction books, 

 stamp and coin collections. All letters an- 

 swered. THOS. STANLEY, Bauner, Sun 

 Diego Co., Calif. 



WANTED.— Small holed, authentic sets not 

 disfigured with datas or large numbers; with 

 detached data; 1894 collecting preferred, A. O. 

 U. No's 27. 31. 49. 51a, 53, 54, 58, 59, 63. 70. 71, 72, 

 74, 75, 80. 106, 117, 118, 119. ^20, 120a. 120b, 120c, 

 122, 132. 133 136, 139, 140, 141, 146, 148, 154, 159, 160, 

 164, 167, 184, 186, 193, 194, 195. 196. 197, 198, 199, 203, 

 210, 211, 211a. 213. 218, 220. 229. 243. 252, 258, 258a, 

 260, 273, 275. 276. 278, 285. 286. 2S9. 289a, 289b, 293a. 

 294, 294a, 295. 300, 305, 332, 336. 358. t. 387a, 390, 407. 

 408, 409, 413. 413a, 420a, 421. 423. 443. 448, 462, 464, 

 474c 474d. 474f, 476, 481, 488a. 489, 490. 494. 508, 511, 

 511a, 517, 529, 529a, 530a. 531, 540a, 540b, 542a, 542b, 

 546. 546a. 552, 563a. 567, 573. 5Sld, 587, 601, 612, 616, 

 687, 694, 698, 703, 704. 710. 719a. 721b, 725, 730, 735, 

 743, 746. 758, 759b, 760, 761a. 765, 767. 768. Must be 

 A 1 and reasonable. H. B. HOLLIS, Wellesley 

 Hills, Mass. 



