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Vol. XXVI. No. 10. ALBION, N. Y., OCT. 15, 1909. Whole No. 267 



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BIRDS 



FOR SALE:— A collection of Mexican bird- 

 skins, containing several hundreds of spe- 

 cies; perfect skins with careful data. This 

 collection includes a variety of Raptores and 

 Gamebirds. Will dispose of same, individ- 

 ually, or as a whole. No exchange. AUS- 

 TIN PAUL SMITH, Box 141, Brownsville, 

 Texas. 



WANTED.— Perfect skins ofTuawy Heron, 

 Long-billed Curlew, Avocet, B. B. Plover, 

 Bartemian Sandpiper, Golden Plover, Red- 

 tailed Hawk and others. Offer good ex- 

 change. Send list and receive mine. E. R. 

 ADAMS, Taxidermist, Box 196, Canton, 

 Mass. 



WANTED-First class labeled skins of N. 

 A. small land birds, for Al skins of birds 

 from N, E. Illinois and California- I can 

 also use C. & S. Am. birds in exchange.— 



H. K. COALE, 

 136 Washington street, Chica go. 



FOR SALE or Exchange for Bird Skins. 

 Books by C. B. Cory: Birds of Hayti and San 

 Domingo; Birds of Bahamas; Birds of East- 

 ern N. A., also O. & O. Vol. viii. F. B. Mc- 

 KECHNIE. Ponkapog. Mass. 



WANTED.— I wish to get A-1 skins of Bob 

 White, California Quail. Sora Rail and others 

 for mounting. J. F. HANSMAN, 4736 St. 

 Lawrence Ave., Chicago, 111. 



WANTED.- Skins of all the quails, par- 

 tridges, grouse and pheasants of Mexico, 

 Central and South America, Europe, Asia, 

 Africa and Australia (.all over the world), 

 cash or exchange. Write what you have and 

 what you want. J. F. FRAZIER. Audubon, 

 Iowa. 



WANTED.— Skins of birds not common in 

 this locality to mount on halves. Write 

 first. ARTHUR HINKLE, Newark. Wayne 

 County. N. Y. 



WANTED.-Skins of Masked Bob-white, 

 Eskimo Curlew, San Pedro, Partridge, 

 Spotted Owl. Flammulated Screech Owl. 

 Pribilof Sand Piper, Bristle-thighed Curlew, 

 and any other rare skins. J. F. FRAZIER, 

 Audubon, Iowa. 



WANTED.— A few good skins of the Aleu- 

 tian Tern (Sterna aleutica) Thayer Museum, 

 Lancaster. Mass. ^ 



FOR EXCHANGE— Bird skins, long list of 

 books. Want bird skins, mounted birds or 

 books on birds. ORIN GREENWOOD, 840 

 East Main St.. M anchester. iQwa. 



COSTA RICA SKINS.— Write me your 

 wants. Bird and mounted skins collected 

 from this locality for cash. HENRY F, 

 RA VEN. Box 73. Leniore. Costa Rica. 



Rare birds' skins, eggs, and nests from 

 Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South 

 America at low prices. Also Ornithological 

 Books and Reptiles' Eggs. See Bulletin. 

 Specimen number for 2 cent stamp. World 

 Wide Circulation. Ad rates 1 cent a word. 

 THE BULLETIN, 4 Duke' St.. Adelphi, 

 London, W. C. England. 



WANTED.— The following first class skins: 

 one pair Tree Sparrow, one pair Western Tree 

 Sparrow, one pair Chipping Sparrow, one 

 female Clay Colored Sparrow, one pair 

 Western chipping Sparrow, one pair 

 Brewer's Sparrow, one pair Field Sparrow, 

 and one pair Western Field Sparrow, all 

 extra A. 1. suitable for mounting. R. M. 

 BARNES. Lacon, Ills.' "' - 



