The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS /^^^ 



Published Monthly, by R. M. BARNES, Lacon, Illinois. 



Vol. XXVI. No. 4. ALBION, N. Y., APRIL 15, 1909. Whole No. 261 



BRIER SPECIAL^ ANNOUNCEMENT 



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 1909. 



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THE OOLOGIST, 



Lacon, Illinois, 



Entered as second-class matter December 

 21, 1903, at the post office, at Albion, N. Y., 

 under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 



A SENSIBLE GIFT. 



A Globe Map or Atlas is most practical. 

 Will afford profit and pleasure to the entire 

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W. CLEMENT MOORE, 



Circulation Specialist, 

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WANTED.— First class skins of Bohemian 

 Waxwing; Evening Grosbeak; Pine Grosbeak; 

 American and White-winged Cro sbill; any 

 Leucosticte; Richardson Owl; and certain 

 other boreal land and water species. Offer 

 in exchange representative Lower Rio 

 Grande species. No eggs are offered and 

 none are desired. AUSTIN PAUL SMITH, 

 Box 141, Brownsville, Texas. 



TO EXCHANGE.-Stamp collection, 500 

 different U. S., many old and rare, also 600 

 different foreign, for first class sets. Cata- 

 logue value of collection about $100.00, will 

 exchange in part or whole. Write and get 

 full particulars, all answered. R. M. PEREZ, 

 1222 S. Alvarado, Los Angeles, Cal. 



I HAVE a lot of fine sets to dispose of, 

 such as Sandhill Crane, Whistling Swan, 

 Pigeon Hawk, Swans ;n's Warbler, etc. S. S. 

 DICKEY, Waynesburg, Pa. 



WANTED.— Will pay cash or exchange for 

 old bird books and magazines. Quote me 

 what you have. BENJAMIN HO AG, 

 Stephentown, New York. 



LENS BARGAIN.-Beck Isostignear (3 

 focus convertible anastijmat) F. 5. 8. 6 inch 

 focus (4x5) in Kailos sector shutter. A 

 strictly first class lens and shutter listing as 

 $46.50. Will sell for $32.50, condition same at 

 new, or with a Korona Long Focus camera, 

 etc., listing at $45.00 for $50.00. Good outfit 

 for natural history work. C E. WEBSTER, 

 North Yakima, Wash. 



TO EXCHANGE. -National Sportsman, 

 Western Field, Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, 

 Northwestern Sportsman, Hunter, Trader, 

 Trapper magazines A 1 condition. For Bird 

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Genuine Relics from Cedar Mountain 

 Battle Field. 



Bullets, 15c. postpaid; Belt Buckles (just as 

 found), 75c. postpaid; 1 Bomb Shell, $1.00; 1 

 Anchor from druai, oOc; Trigger and trigger 

 guard (found on Cedar Mt. Battle Field), 25c.; 

 1 Double- barrel Pistol, muzzle loader, $2.50 

 P. P. Address 



A. S. BRAND, 



Box 186, 



Culpeper, Va. 



