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Vol. XXV. No. 12. 



ALBION, N. Y., DEC, 1908. 



Whole No. 257 



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Entered as second-class matter De- 

 cembed 21, 1903, at the post office, at 

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FOR SALE.— My entire collection of 

 antique guns, swords and pistols. Many 

 flint locks. Will send prints and descriptions 

 to interested collectors of fire arms. J. JAY 

 WISLER, Columbia, Pa. 



WANTED.-Vol. 1 and 2 (complete) of the 

 Condor, in good condition. Will pay good 

 cash price or exchange fine sets for same. 

 CLARENCE H. LUTHER, D. D. S. Fayette- 

 ville, Arli. 



TO EXCHANGE.-Bird skins, sets of 

 eggs and wild cat skins for Ornithological 

 magazines, bird skins, Ridgways Birds of 

 North and Middle America, first 3 vols. 

 Brewster's Birds of the Cape Region of 

 Lower California, and others. Will also pur- 

 chase the above. N. 2. t. H. H. KIMBALL, 

 1527 M. St., Fresno, Cal 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.— Youman's 

 "Class Book of Chemistry." P]easonton's 

 "Blue and Sunlights" Hawthorne's 

 "Practices and Principles of Medicine," 2nd 

 edition. Second hand copies. Also a few 

 curios. N. 2. t. RICHARD F. MILLER, 2073 

 East Tioga St.. Phi adelphia. Pa. 



WANTED.— At once, copies of Oologist 

 Vol. XIV No. 5, May 1897; and XVI No. 9, 

 Sept. 1899 one or more copies. Write stating 

 condition. ERNEST H. SHORT, Manager 

 Oologist, Box 173, Rochester, N. Y. 



PUBLICATIONS: Several complete 

 volumes of Auk, Oologist, Nidologist. Ameri- 

 can Ornithology, Osprey and other publi- 

 cations, also odd numbers. Lantern slides 

 of birds. Correspondence wanted with those 

 desiring to buy, sell or exchange publications 

 and slides. B. S. BOWDISH. 141 Broadway, 

 New York City, N. Y. 



I HAVE FOR EXCHANGE.-For species 

 new to my collection. Choice sets of 327, 346, 

 353, 354, 354a, 358.1, 359.1, 362, 370a. 376, 389, 421, 

 455, 744a, 763, etc. THOMAS H, JACKSON, 

 304 N. Franklin St., West Chester, Pa. 



WHO will furnish me with first class sets 

 of 10, 28, 67, 113.1, 116, 124, 167, 196. 277, and a 

 352a, 372. 405.455a, 453a, 463, 5-7, 566, 574a, 597a, 

 627a, 660. 662, 724, 758a, and a whole lot more, 

 A. E. PRICE, Grant Park, 111. S. 2. t. 



BOOKS.-RandomNotes, I,lto4; II, 3, 4. 

 12; III. 4 to 6, 9 to 11; all inclusive. Oregon 

 Naturalist, vol. I; Oologist, Utica and Rock- 

 ville. vol. I; II, 1 to 3; V, 7 to 9; one or set; 

 Separa;es on birds from Boston Soc. Nat. 

 Hist., etc. Want to b ly these and others. 

 Send prices to W. C. BRAISLIN, 556 Wash- 

 ington Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



FOR SALE OREXCHANGE FOR SETS.- 

 Vols. 6, 7 and 8 Complete. Nos. 4, 5 and 6 of 

 Vol. 5 Condor. Wanted Vol. 1, complete. H. 

 H. BAILEY, 321-54 St., Newport News, Va. 



WANTED. -Jacob's "Summer Birds of 

 Greene County. Pa ," and Colton's "Zoology." 

 RICHARD F.MILLER, 2073 East Tioga St., 

 N. 2. t. Philadelphia, Pa. 



WANTED.— Firss class skins of most of 

 the game birds and birds of prey, also mam- 

 mals in flesh or skins. Can offer mounted 

 deer heads and birds, skins. Natural History 

 books and publications. GEO. F. GUELF, 

 Taxidermist, Broekport, N. Y. 



MANY RARE SETS can now be secured 

 in exchange for common species. I collect 

 in large series and offer many "artics," etc. 

 This is an unusual opportunity. Twenty- 

 five years experience. Send lists of all your 

 personally collected material. Will pay 

 cash for very fine sets. D. 2. t. J.W.PRES- 

 TON, 1411 13th Ave., Spokane, Wash. 





