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THE OOLOGIST. 



WANTED.— Sets of eggs containing abnor- 

 mal specimens, such as runts, albinos, mon- 

 strocities, abnormally colored or shaped eggs. 

 Will give cash or good exchange. J. WARREN 

 JACOBS, Waynesburg, Pa. 101 



FOR SALiE:— Fancy and common Geodes, 

 ranging in price from 25c. to $5.00; halfs from 

 10c to 50c. Special rates to colleges and mu- 

 seums. H. K. McLELLAN, Hamilton, Han- 

 cock Co., Illinois. 179 



OOLOGISTS WANTED:— Will pay 50cts. 

 each cash for one of each June 1888, and April 

 1889, and will give an exchange notice, or cou- 

 pon good for one, for copies of the January 

 1895 and April 1899 issue, a notice for each copy. 

 FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



WANTED;— Oologists and others to read 

 "Frederick Young," the prettiest book of the 

 year. A fine story with science and natural 

 history intermixed. Tinted illustrations ; gold 

 top. Price $1.50. Superlative as a gift. Order 

 through your book dealer. By Charles Lin- 

 coln Phillips, an old contributor to this jour- 

 nal. H. A. DICKERMAN & SON, Publishers, 

 Boston . tf 



EXCHANGE.— Choice first class sets with 

 full data Royal Tern, Am. Oystercatcher, Wil- 

 let, Wilson's Plover, Brown Pelican, Clapper 

 Rail,Laughing Gull,Forster's Tern BlackSkim- 

 mer. Green Heron, Boat-tail Grackle, Painted 

 Bunting.IndigoBuntlng, Yellow-breasted Chat, 

 etc. for A 1 sets with data and large singles. 

 Sets also for sale very cheap. DR. M. T. 

 CLECKLEY, Augusta, Ga. 180 



' FOR EXCHANGE.— Model '99 eent's bike in 

 good condition. Will take bird skins or Indian 

 relics to value of $10. Write first. Address 

 BOX 817, Ames, la 



WILL EXCHANGE.— Western photos or 

 plates and new books for eggs in sets. All let- 

 ters answered. Address CHAS. S. MOODY, 

 Oro Fino, Idaho. 



WANTED.— Good U. S. stamps. Offer in ex- 

 change skins of 387, 412, 498, 761, 474, 759b, 587, 

 613, 614, 619, 521, 581, 461, 624. 661, 671, 673. 467, 738, 

 735, 655. TEEODORE B. PARKER, 36 Beau- 

 mont Ave , Newtonville, Mass. 



A FEW Sets each No. 123a, 49, 413, 588b. 

 Several volumes Oologist and other bird 

 journals; Gov. Pub. on Ornithology; Bar Lock 

 Type Writer, cost $100 in good condition; Star 

 Fish and Sea Urchins from Pacific Ocean. 

 All for A 1 Skins and Original sets. A. G. 

 PRILL, Scio, Oregon. 



WANTED.— A pair of young live of each of 

 the following: Barn Owl, Long-eared Owl, 

 Short-eared Owl For good strong specimens, 

 large prices will be given. J. E. T., Box 98, 

 Lancaster, Mass. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-Eggs of this state for 

 sets of other states. Send list and receive 

 mine. ED T. SCHENCK, Sprakers, N. Y. 



WANTED.— A cabinet for bird skins and 

 back numbers of magazines. Can offer sets, 

 skins,- mounted birds, shells etc. or part cash, 

 also have a Lady's Bicycle, 28 in., for sale at 

 $18.00 cash. All answered. W. JENNINGS 

 WIRT, Gaines, Orleans Co., N. Y. 



OOLOGISTS.— Have some fine sets to ex- 

 change for same. Send your lists. Sets of 

 hawks, owls and water birds especially desired. 

 RAY F. STEVENS, Shabbona, 111. 



A 1 SETS Manitoba collected eggs with full 

 data, direct from the collector : Arctic Horned 

 Owl 1-4, $1.50; W. H. Owl 1-2, 75c; Prarie Horn- 

 ed Lark 1-4 1-3, 10c; Short-eared Owl 1-10 2-7 3-6 

 3-5 3-4, 40c; Redtails 1-2 5-3, well marked, 25c; 

 Krider's Hawk 2-2 3-3, 35c; Long-eared Owl 3-5 

 3-4, 10c ; Marsh Hawk 1-6 5-5 2-4 10c ; Gray Ruffled 

 Grouse 1-9, 40c; Am. Crow 1-6 2 5 4-1 2c; Mallard 

 1-7 10c: Pintail 1-5 20c; Col. Sharp-tailed Grouse 

 1-10 1-12 1-13 1-17, 30c: Prarie Short-tailed 1-10 

 1-12 1-13, 30c Prarie Hen 1-11 1-12 1-8, 10c; Mead- 

 owlarkW3-4 2-5 1-6 5c;Killdeer 1-4 1-3, 10c; Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk 1-5 1-6, $1.00; Purple Grackle 3-4 

 3-5 1-6, 2c; Rusty Blackbird 3-6 2-53-4,30; Mourn- 

 ing Dove 3-2, 2c: Clay colored Sparrow 3-b 4-4 

 2-3, nests, 10c; Yellow Warbler 3-4 S-3, 2c; Chest- 

 nut collared Longspur 2-4 1-3, 20c; White- 

 rumped Shrike 3-6 3-4, 3c ; Flicker 1-5 2c ; Rose- 

 breasted Grosbeak 8-4 1-5, 5c; House Wren 2-6 

 2-5, 2c; Bewick's Wren 1-6, 10c; Long-billed 

 Marsh Wren 2-6, 2c; Bartram's Sandpiper 3-4, 

 25c; Wilson's Pharalope 1-4, 50c; Loon 1-2, $1; 

 Swainson Hawk 4-3 3-4, 25c; well marked 

 Broadwinged Hawk 2-3, $1; Song Sparrow 3-4 

 2-5, 2c; Redwinged Blackbird 3-4, Ic; Osprey 1-3, 

 75c; well marked Whooping Crane 1-2, $2.00. 

 List is incomplete as I am adding sets daily, 

 but all listed are on hand. Prices per egg. 

 CHRIS P. FORGE, Carman, Manitoba. 



FOR SALE.— Plumbeous Chickadee, sets of 

 5, 6 and 7; 15c per egg. Send for list of choice 

 southern sets. Have Flying Squirrels for sale 

 at $1.50 a pair; also Fox Squirrels, Coons, etc. 

 E. F. POPE, Colmesnell, Tex. 



U. S. ARMY GOODS:— For Collecting, can- 

 oeing, hunting and bicycle trips. Dog Tents, 

 2 pieces buttoning together, covers 5x7ft. ; 

 weight about 51bs., $1.25. 4 pieces button to- 

 gether, covering 7x10, $2.25. Rubber Ponchos, 

 45x72, slit for head, $1.50. Canvas Hammocks 

 and Haversacks, each, 50c. ALBERT B. 

 FARNHAM,502 18th St., N. W Washington, 

 D, C. 179 



WANTED.— Sets of N. Am. Birds Eggs. 

 Can use any except 498, 187, 49, 385. The more 

 desirable the sets you offer are, the better the 

 offer I will make you for them. I can offer 

 Trays for Eggs, Large Egg Calipers (best 12 in. 

 sliding) ; Glass top Egg Cases, Rare Single 

 Eggs, Emue Eggs, Collection of 300 var. good 

 Postage Stamps in sets; Shells, a large assort- 

 ment labelled ; Minerals, single specimens or 

 collections; Fossils; Indian Arrowpointa; 

 Spearheads and Knives, many localities; also 

 an 81^ in. Rough Stone Axe and a few Drills; 

 a few Bird Skins and Corals. Write, sending 

 list of what you can spare and giving me an 

 idea of what you want and I will make the best 

 offer I can, E. H. SHORT, Box 173, Rochester, 

 N. Y. 179 



EXCHANGE :— One Premo camera 4x5 with 

 complete outfit to exchange for complete sets 

 of eggs with full data. No others accepted. 

 All letters answered. CHAS. S. MOODY, Oro 

 Fino, Idaho. 



FOR SALE or EXCHANGE.— Two hundred 

 fifty perfect arrow and spear points. FRANK 

 RACKETT, Grand Rapids, Mich. Rural De- 

 livery No. 1. 



GOOD EXCHANGE for nice sheets of Birch 

 Bark and Modern Indian bows, arrows, pipes, 

 buckskin, bead and basket work. ALBERT 

 B. FARNHAM, 502 12th St., N. W., Washington, 

 D. C. 



THIS PAPER is printed at the Book 

 and Magazine Publishing House of 

 A. M. EDDY, Albion, N. Y. 



