The Oologist 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XVII. NO. 4. 



ALBION, N.Y., APRIL, 1900. 



Whole No. 165 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants,' "Exchajiges" "For Sales," Inserted In this department 

 tor 25c per 25 words. Notices over 25 words, charged at the rate of one-hall cent per each additional 

 word. No notice Inserted for less than 25c. Terms, cash with order. 



Strictly Fhst-class specimens will be accepted tn payment at one-third list rates. 



What's Your Number? 



Examine the number following your name 

 on the wrapper of this month's Oologist. It 

 denotes when your subscription expired or 

 win expire. 



No. 165 your subscription expires with this issue 

 170 " •• ■• " Sept. 1900 



173 " " " " Dec. " 



175 " " " " Feb., 1901 



180 " " " " July, '■ 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wisti to rectify. 



WANTED :— Chapman's "Handbook, Birds of 

 Eastern North America;" also Langilles' "Our 

 Birds in Their Haunts," Latest. Write lowest 

 cash price. J. MERTON SWAIN, Woodfords, 

 Maine. 



WILL exchange 4x5 Photographs, places of 

 Interest in Philadelphia, Pairmount Park, etc., 

 for Eggs, singles or sets. Snake, Turtle Eggs, 

 etc. are my specialty. JOSEPH E. TYLER, 

 234 Church St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



FOR SALE :— Skins of Pacific Loon, Horned 

 Puffin, Rhinoceros, Cassin's and Paraquet Auk- 

 lets, Ancient Murrelet, California and Pailas's 

 Murre, Western Gull, Pacific Fulmars (d. ph.). 

 Dark-bodied and Slender-billed Shearwater, 

 Faralone and Violet-green Cormorant. WM. 

 J. HACKMEIER, 14 Rondel Place, off 16th, San 

 Francisco, Cal. 



EGGS :— Not. strictly first class. Have sever 

 al sets, common and rare; some have large 

 holes, others with one or more eggs in set 

 slightly chipped, all with full data. Will give 

 big value in exchange for anything in the curio 

 line. Send for descriptive list. Have many 

 first class singles. H. A. SHAW, Grand Porks, 

 N. D. 



WANTED ;— Copies of the Auk, 1884-90 and of 

 the Biblical Monthly Magazine (edited by Prof. 

 Harper, Chicago) 1890-1899, for which I will give 

 foreign and U. S- postage stamps in return. 

 Por every four copies of the Auk $2.00 worth of 

 stamps(Scott's 59th Catalogue prices) and a sim- 

 ilar amount for every 18 copies of Biblical 

 Monthly. I have thousands of duplicates used 

 and unused in nice condition, which I will sell 

 at 70 per cent, discount from Scott's prices. 

 REV. A. T. GESNER, Grand Forks, N. D. 



GLASS Blow Points will connect with any 

 blower, by mail, 40c a dozen, 2 cent stamps 

 taken. The best thing ever used. C. M.CASE, 

 51 Babcock St , Sta. A., Hartford, Conn. 



CUBAN Fractional Currency. 5, 10, 20 and 

 50 cent bills. The set of four for 75 cents. Sin- 

 gle bills at face value. Will exchange for U. S. 

 currency or other old coins. ROY H. BULLIS, 

 Winnebago City, Minn. 



BICYCLE, Al condition; Collecting Gun, 

 new. Want 54 oz. Canada Snow Shoes; Wood- 

 en Clock; back vols, Auk; W. J. Holland's But- 

 terfly Book; Indian Relics. All Al. Stamp 

 for particulars. GEO. W. VOSBURG, Colum- 

 bus, Wis. 



WANTED;— To exchange, good Osgood port- 

 able canvass boat, 13 feet, good condition. Will 

 exchange for Bicycle, hammerless shot gun, 

 good watch or any good offer. DR. C. S. 

 PEARCE, Box 213, Blairsville, Pa. 



COLLECTORS:— Send for my Bargain list 

 of first class desirable sets and singles. L. 

 ZELLNER, 1825 Oak St., Los Angeles, Cal. 



FOR SALE:— Tree Shells of Cuba, Helix mus- 

 carum and Orthalicus fasciatus. Will sell or ex- 

 change butterflies mounted or in papers, for 

 eggs in sets or shells. WM. N. SOUTHER, 

 Groton, Mass. 



A PINE 32 calibre 6 inch, barrel, C. P. Re- 

 volver, cost $10; for sale at $3. Makes a good 

 collecting gun. Natural History Books to ex- 

 change for same. H. E. NEUMANN, 204 Rock 

 St., Watertown, Wis. 



POUR PACKETS Flower Seeds for Arrow- 

 head, or foreign coin. Also relics, coins, to ex- 

 change. My exchange list sent for yours. 

 FRANZ TRIPP, Garden Prairie, 111. 



COLLECTORS :— I have sets to trade at less 

 than catalogue valuation. Sea Shells to ex- 

 change for Camera, Telescope or Field Glass. 

 Write for lists. RALPH W. CLAYTON, Box 

 454, Galesburg, Ills. 



WANTED:— Eggs in sets with nests of all 

 Warblers, Waders, Vireos and Thrushes. 

 Send list of what you have and cash or ex- 

 ch ange price. Send 10c for large illustrated 

 catalog. CHAS.K.REED, 75 Thomas St., Wor- 

 cester, Mass. 



