The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XVIII. NO. 8. 



ALBION, N. Y., AUGUST, 1901. Whole No. 179 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



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

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

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



Strictly First-class specimens will be accepted In 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 

 will expire. 



No. 179 your subscription expires with this issue 

 180 " " " " Sept., '• 



183 •' '• " " Dec, " 



190 " " " " June, 1902 



195 " " " " Dec. " 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify. 



TlfDAPTIVT This August Oologist was is- 

 IJUruniAIli' sued July 20th. The Sept. is- 

 sue will be printed on Aug. 20. Copy intended 

 for that issue must be forwarded by return 

 mail. 



CERULEAN WARBLERS Eggs in sets With 

 nest in situ for sale at list rates. Sets of 617 

 for exchange. W. E. SAUNDERS, London, 

 Out. 



FOR SALE.— My collection of small birds; 

 169 in all. No's 815 and 640 among them. All 

 good skins. Will send list if you mean busi- 

 ness. W. F. WEST. Greensburg, Ind. 



EXCHANGE.— A fine lot of bird skins to ex- 

 change for a pair of live Pheasants, any varie- 

 ty Correspondence solicited. C. VAN L. 

 SMITH, 109 Good St., Akron, Ohio. 



COLLECTORS ! Why don't you send for my 

 cheap prices on Birds Eggs, singles and sets. 

 I am just giving them away. All letters an- 

 swered promptly. A D. DOERGE, P. O. Box 

 3, Navasota, Texas. 



FOR SALE CHEAP.— Fine AI sets with 

 data such as Chuck-will's-widow, Louisiana 

 Water Thrush, Titmouse, Nuthatch, Hawks, 

 Owls , Vultures and many more. Write for 

 lists. ROBT. D. FOXHALL, Tarboro, N. Car. 



FOR SALE.— Sets of American and Barrow's 

 Golden-eye, Loon and R. B. Nuthatch, skins 

 of Gray Ruffed Grouse, Cinnamon Teal and 

 Picket PiH Gopher, back numbers of "Osprey," 

 bird pamphlets, etc., or will exchange any of 

 above for Davie's Taxidermy, good Watch or 

 Telescope. WM. A. BOWMAN, ColumbiaFalls, 

 Mont. 



WILL SELL for best offer in cash or eastern 

 specimens of birds or eggs. One glass ease con- 

 taluing othirteen squirrels mounted upon 

 branches, etc. Case contains one Black, one 

 Red, one Grey, one Chipminck, one Flying, one 

 Fox, one White Face Fox, one Florida Fox, 

 one German Black, on6 German Red. one Mex- 

 ican Red and Grey, one South American Fly- 

 ing, one India Black and Yellow. All answer- 

 ed. GEO. SWEZEY, 66-7,9 Jackson St. . New- 

 ark, N. J. 



WILIi SELL CHEAP or exchange for Al 

 sets with data. Lattin's catalogue. 1000 points 

 and buts of arrows and spears,3 forjlc exchange 

 5 for Ic cash; back numbers Oologist, "Birds" 

 Part I, colored plates, "Birds of New Jersey," 

 "Birds About Us," Abbott; Eastman pocket 

 kodak; 22 and 32 cal. Smith and Wesson re- 

 volvers ; a handsome tan sole leather gun case 

 for carrying two guns; a four draw brass tele- 

 scope; pair of boy's climbers; sets of cigarette 

 cards; trap door spider's nest; large pieces of 

 petrified wood from Arizona and pottery from 

 the Cliff Dwellers ; old copper cents and half 

 cents ; two glass topped cases, one, two draw- 

 ers (walnut) 21x24; other a wall case 16x24 

 (cherry); also sets of Al birds eggs. Every- 

 thing is Al and must go cheap for cash or Al 

 sets. B. A. CARPENTER, Salem, N. J. 



I AM COLLECTING this season in Southern 

 Arizona in the Huachuca mountains. I am se- 

 curing many rare and desirable sets, including 

 Red-faced, Virginia, Audubon's. Black-throat- 

 ed Gray, Lucy's, Olive, Grace's and Sonora 

 Yellow Warblers; Coues', Vermillion, Sulphur- 

 bellied, Olivaceous and Buff-breasted Fly- 

 catchers; Stephen's Whip-poor-will; Rivoli, 

 Broad-tailed, Cactus and Black-chinned Hum- 

 mers ; Arizona and Long-crested Jays ; Scott's 

 Oriole; Hepatic and Cooper's Tanager; Rock 

 and Canon Wrens; Canon Towhee, Painted 

 Redstart, Arizona Junco, Pygmy Nuthatch, 

 Chestnut-backed Bluebird, White-necked Rav- 

 ens and many other varieties too numerous to 

 mention here. Everything will be prepared in 

 the finest order possible— nests with all sets 

 not larger than Jays. Parties wishing to 

 build up their collections send for my full list 

 and cash prices. Specimens sent on approval 

 where parties are known to me or where good 

 reference is furnished. O. W. HOWARD, Ft. 

 Huachuca, Arizona. 



WANTED.— May number, 1888, Vol. XXII, 

 American Naturalist. "WILLIAM BREW- 

 STER, Cambridge, Mass. 



