The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



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Strictly first-class specimens will be accepted in payment at 1-3 list rates. 



Vol. XXVI. No. 1. 



ALBION, N. Y., JAN., 1909. 



Whole No. 258 



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 269 " " Dec, 1909 



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WANTED.— At once, copies of Oologist, 

 Vol. XIV No. 5, May 1897; and XVI No. 9 

 Sept. 1899 one or more copies. Write stating 

 condition. ERNEST H. SHORT, Manager 

 Oologist, Box 173. Rochester, N. Y. 



MANY RARE SETS can now be secured 

 in exchange for common species. I collect 

 in large series and offer many "artics," etc. 

 This is an unusual opportunity. Twenty- 

 flve years experience. Send lists of all your 

 personally collected material. Will pay 

 cash for very fine sets. D. 2. t. J. W. PRES- 

 TON, 1411 13th Ave., Spokane, Wash. 



TO EXCHANGE.-Choice sets of eggs of 

 this locality, also bird magazines, Eastman 

 kodak No. 3 and developing machine; for 

 cash or trade in good first class sets. RAY 

 DENSMORE, Perry, Ohio. 



FOR SETS new to my collection I can offer 

 7 1-2, 9 1-2, 11 1-2, 34 1-1 Am., 40 1-3 Am., 38 1-2, 

 43 1-3 Am., 44 1-3, 47 1-3, 82 1-1, 152 n-10, 178 1-14, 

 2271-4, 2281-4, 3011-10, 3021-10, 327 1-2, 343 1-3, 

 3491-2, J551-3, 3591-4, 3641-3, 3761-6, 4161-.2. 

 Many others. Also sets from my series of 

 Warblers. A. E. PRICE, Grants Park, 111. 



SKINS of Ringtail, and Wildcat, Gray Fox, 

 Weasel, Winter and Summer, Coyote, Badger, 

 Wolf and many others wanted suitable to 

 mount. Offer Bendire's Life Histories, 

 books, publications, stereopticon or cash. 

 P. A. W. DEAN, Alliance, Ohio. 



FOR EXCHANGE. - Something like 200 

 varieties of eggs with full data. I need many 

 varieties. Send your list and get mine. J. 

 M. CARROLL, San Marcos, Texas. 



WANTED.— First three volumes of Ridg- 

 way's Birds of North and Middle America. 

 Best of exchange offered in nests and eggs of 

 northwestern birds. Please state value 

 wanted. J. H. BOWLES, 401 South G. St., 

 Tacoma, Washington. 



WANTED.— Oologist, by Willard, Utica. 

 Vols. I and II, Random Notes on Natural 

 History, Vol. III. Good price given for these 

 and N. Y. State Lists by W. C. BRAISLIN, 

 556 Washington Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-New Bristol steel 

 bass rod, 10 feet; $3.00 reel, new silk King- 

 fisher line, etc. Want field glass or offers. 

 A 6 X 10 printing press and about 40 fonts job 

 type, etc., for offers. E. F. POPE, Vaughn, 

 N. M. , 



WANTED. - Ridgway's Birds of North 

 and Middle America, especially Vols. II and 

 IV. Also Hummingbirds by Ridgway and 

 Goss' Birds of Kansas. AUSTIN PAUL 

 SMITH, Brownsville. Texas. 



WANTED.-Nest with or without sets 452, 

 466, 546, 550, 597, 611 to 617, 719, 731. Also reptile 

 eggs. J. 3. t. JOS. P. BALL. M. D. Frank- 

 ford. Pa. 



We have for exchange mounted birds, 

 mammals, fish, eggs, books, furs, skins, etc. 

 for same Please send list and receive 

 mine. THOS. B. TIPTON, Richards, Mo. 



WANTED.— Bird bird skins 289, 289a, 291, 

 292, 293a, 294, 295. Can offer in exchange 

 mounted birds, birds skins, eggs in sets and 

 singles. Send lists. JESSE T. CRAVEN, 

 811 Roosevelt Aye., Detroit, Mich. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-Sets A. O. U. 54, 30a, 32, 

 79, 120a, 126, 184, 187, 199. Can use many com- 

 mon sets. Address ERNEST H. SHORT, 

 Box 173, Rochester, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Copies of Oologist 1887, No. 23; 

 1888, No. 32; 1889, No. 42. 1890 No. 53; 1897, No's. 

 130, L2. 137, 139, 140; 1899, No. 158. What have 

 you, and what can you use ? E. H. SHORT, 

 Box 173, Rochester, N. Y. 



