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THE OOLOGIST. 



FOR SALE.— Minerals, Fossils, Curios, In- 

 dian Relics, Choice Polished Shells from Wis- 

 consin rivers, Mazon Creek Fossil Plants and 

 Insects. The .finest, collection of Polished Coral 

 in this country. Beautiful Fossil Fish, Cameos, 

 Gems. Stones, etc. GEO. WILKINSON. Mor- 

 ris, 111. Jy3t. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Birds eggs. Wood's Illus- 

 trated Natural History, Ornithological papers, 

 specimens of rosewood and other curios, for 

 bird's eggs in sets. R. C. OSBURN. 333 W. 

 Goodale St., Columbus, Ohio. 



BICYCLE. — "Victor" cushion tired safety. 

 Good as new. Only been ridden few times. 

 Cost $125 when new. Will sell for best cash 

 offer above $25. Correspondence solicited. All 

 letters answered. ROBERT MAXWELL, Bos 

 1961 South Bend, Ind. 



COLLECTORS Look Here! I will give 5 

 Goniobasis Yirginiaca, G. m. for every perfect 

 arrow head with locality given, sent me. Every 

 tenth one answering this will get free a 30 cent 

 egg. J. G . SMITH, Ripley, N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE.- -First-class sets of Cal. 

 Murre with frill data to exchange for sets not 

 in my collection. Address ORVILLE C. 

 PRATT, Fruit Vale Ave., Fruit Vale, Cal. 



FOR SALE or Exchange for best offer sever- 

 al volumes of Oologist, "Illustrirtes Brief- 

 marken-Jonrnal." and "American Journal of 

 Philately" second series; also foreign stamps, 

 postal cards, envelopes, and paper wrappers; 

 also a few birds eggs in sets and singles . Can 

 use cash, choice sets of eggs, and books 

 pertaining to Natural History. No cards an- 

 swered. Address DR. MARTIN, Wellington, 

 Kansas. 



ARIZONA Cactus 50c each prepaid. Apache 

 Indian Baskets. $1.50 each prepaid. P. M. 

 WILLIAMS. Justice Peace, Maricopa, Pinal 

 Co., Arizona. • 



I HAVE S35 kinds of foreign and native 

 woods to exchange for woods not in my collec- 

 tion, I expect 150 Japanese woods next fall. 

 LOUIS W. HAHN, P. O. Box 360, Silver Creek, 

 Chautauqua Co., N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— 22 cal. Quackenbusch 

 Rifle used Columbian stamps and eggs in sets 

 for other 1st class sets with data, sea birds pre- 

 ferred. R. A. SCHWEER. Denton, Texas. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— First-class sets with 

 data for Hawks, Owls and water birds Nos. 393, 

 452. 461. 587, 674, 390. WM. M. MAULE, Collins, 

 Lane. Co., Pa. 



" OCTOBER Nidiologist, also eggs "U" No. 191, 

 194, 201.212, 214. 221. 337. 339 and common eggs 

 for eggs of Sea Birds and Hawks or good offers. 

 Coues' Key, new, $7. C. F. STONE, Branch- 

 port, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Sets, especially of Terns.Herons. 

 Plovers, Rails, Owls. Hummers, Warblers and 

 Thrushes. Will give sets, list includes 466a, 

 529. 586, 594, 611, «22a, etc. also singles, such as 

 172. 182. P61. 366. 384, 448. 491, 505, 567a. 715 and 

 about 100 others. FRANK WILLARD, Gales- 

 burg, 111. 



EGGS IN SETS.— White-fronted Dove 1-2 

 30c, St. Domingo Grebe 1-4 95c. Sora Rail 1-7 40c 

 Northwest. Crow 1-4 65c, Spotted Sandpiper 1-4 

 3Sc. Arctic Tern 1-3 19c. All prices are for the 

 full set. 10c extra must be added on all orders 

 less than 50c. JAMES P. BABBITT, Taunton, 

 Mass. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Fine field glass, collec- 

 ion of eggs, trays and books on Oology; value 

 $15, for shot gunjor rifle of equal value. or cheap 

 for cash. CHAS. E. CRAM, Vanlue, Ohio. 



WANTED.— A good repeatmg rifle. Double- 

 barrel shotgun, Wall Tent. Will give good ex- 

 change in books, revolvers, watches, birds eggs, 

 coins. Books for eggs. C. B. VANDERCOOK, 

 Odin, Illinois. 



$ 3. 5 O Microscope, 10 A 1 Bird Skins. $5 

 taxidermist case. 87 pairs of glass eyes, stuffing 

 forceps, wire cutters, tweezers, spool and burch 

 wire, for Maynard's "Birds of Eastern North 

 America. ROBT. McLAIN, Elm Grove, Ohio 

 Co., W. Va. 



TO EXCHANGE —29 volumes of Naturalists 

 Library edited by Sir William Jardine Bart. 

 Beautifully illustrated colored plates of birds 

 and eggs, and an autograph of all the ereat 

 naturalists on front page. Only a few sets in 

 United States. A complete library in itself. 

 Cost $45. Exchange for pedigree dogs of any 

 breed or good dog. or anything useful. Send 

 your lists. A. MCDONALD, 729 E. Houston St. 

 San Antonio, Texas. 



WANTED.— Modern Indian relics. Will give 

 in exchange first-class sets and singles of A. O. 

 U. No's 201, 212, 214. 273, 316. 337, 387, 388, 412, 428, 

 444, 456. 461, 466a,474b, 477, 488, 507. 511,529.540,581, 

 598, 612, 613, 501, 622a, 641, 652, 659, 658, 704, 755. 

 756, 761, 766, with data. I also want some good 

 singles of most any species not listed above. 

 All letters answered. W, J. WIRT, Box 137, 

 Gaines, Orleans Co., N. Y. 



EGGS.— Set and Singles. The following first 

 class Texas and Arizona eggs, carefully iden- 

 tified, with data, for sale. The eggs are not 

 common but rare and desirable and become 

 more so each year. You should at least obtain 

 one nice set for your cabinet. I guarantee sat- 

 isfaction and safe delivery. If eggs do not 

 prove entirely satisfactory, kindly return them 

 and I will cheerfully refund the "money I 

 will send eggs on approval to prominent and 

 reliable parties, or to those who send good re- 

 ference. Sets. White- fronted Dove 2 in set. 15c 

 per egg; White- winged Dove 2, 12c; Krider's 

 Hawk 2-3, 80c; Audubon's Cararcara Eagle 2, 

 90c ; Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 5 4, 5c ; Western 

 Lark Sparrow 4-5, 3c; Mockingbird 4-5, 3c. I 

 have singles of the above and of the following: 

 Singles. KilldeerlOc. Scaled Partridge 35c, 

 Black Vulture 60c. Western Night-hawk 20c, 

 Am. Raven 80c, Arizona Cardinal 45c. Eggs 

 sent post-paid when order amounts to $1 or 

 over, furthermore I will allow 10 per cent dis- 

 count on $3; 15 per cent, on $6 or more. H. 

 SAYLES. JR., Abilene, Texas. 



"IT SEEMS TO ME that everybody ought to 

 have your magazine. I would gladly pay twice 

 the subscription price and think I had the best 

 of it then." So writes a prominent ornitholog- 

 ist of the Nidiologist. If you would know why. 

 send 10c for sample copy and you will be 

 charmed with the illustrations and articles. 

 Subscription only one dollar. July number 

 contains: "A Cormorant's Rookery" (illus- 

 trated), "Among the California Clapper Rail" 

 (illustrated), illustration of nest of Orange- 

 crowned Warbler, etc. Of special interest is 

 the standard price list of nests, by Western Or- 

 nithologists. We reach best collectors. To 

 advertise its value we have decided to make 

 our exchange column free without limit during 

 Fall to subscribers ; all others 50c each insertion. 

 Subscribe now ! H. R. TAYLOR. Editor and 

 Publisher. Alameda. Cal. or ROSS TAYLOR. 

 150 Fifth Avenue, New York. 



