The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXIX. No. 6. 



ALBION, N. Y., June 15, 1912. Whole No. 290 



BRIEF SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 



Wanted, Exchange, lor Sale, Etc. inserted in this department at 25 cents for each 25 

 words for one issue ; each additional word 1 cent. No notice inserted for less than 25 cents. 



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 columns mention "The Oologist," 

 and thereby help us, as well as the ad- 

 vertiser and yourself. 



We will not advertise the skins, nests, eggs, or mounted specimens of North Americaa 

 Birds for sale. These columns are for the use of those desiring to make bona fide exchanges 

 of such specimens for scientific collecting purposes only.— EDITOR. 



BIROS 



WANTED-Live American Wild Trumpet- 

 er Swan. R. M. Barnes. Lacon, 111. 



WANTED.- Hrst class skins of 762, 745, 

 739, 737, 715, 682, 669, 666, 664, 651, and many 

 others. Collectors kindly send lists. Also 

 for my list of duplicates. C. W. CHAMBER. 

 LAIN, 36 Lincoln St., Boston. Mass. (*2) 



Owing to limited space, will dispose of my 

 duplicate mounted birds, mostly game, some 

 scarce. Send stamp for list. Be quick. 

 RUSSELL SMITH, Edge Hill, Pa. (1-p) 



TO EXCHANGE— Squirrel skins, fox, grey, 

 red. Also Weasel, Muskrat and bird skins. 

 Desire bird skins. Mounted birds and books 

 on birds. O. M. GREENWOOD, Manchester, 

 Iowa. 840 E. Main St. <*1) 



WANTED.— Wild ducks, geese, quail, eggs, 

 fresh for setting, or live birds, ringtail, bob- 

 cats, squirrels, foxes, eagles, big snakes, alive 

 or mountable skins. Indian relics, pistols, 

 shells, minerals, fossils, mounted specimens 

 of birds, mammals in meat. Offer fine line 

 of curios, stamps, minerals, fossils, shells or 

 cash. DEAN'S NATURAL SCIENCE ES- 

 TABLISHMENT. Alliance, Ohio. (*1) 



WANTED.— A Iman who loves birds and 

 mammals, out door life, etc., to join me in 

 creating the largest game farm on the East 

 Coast. Have already, land, some stock 

 equipment, experience. H. H. BAILEY. 

 Newport News, Va. (1) 



FOR EXCHANGE:-Many kinds of bird 

 skins and eggs, also four young Great Horned 

 Owls and two young Red Foxes. DR. W. S. 

 STRODE, Lewistown, Ills. (*1) 



RIDGEWAY'S MANUAL FOR SALE.- 

 Pub. 1887. Good as new. Wanted, the fellow- 

 ing skins. Barrows Golden Eye, Cinnamon 

 Teai, Pacific Eider. Masked Duck. ALBERT 

 LA NO, Excelsior, Minn. *1) 



EGGS 



In tending in your exchange notice* for netts, 

 skint and eggs, we would appreciate it if you would 

 arrange the numerals in your exchange notice 

 in t*eir numerical order, and not tumble them 

 together hit and miss, as some of our reader* are 

 complaining, and we think justly so. 



Nests witn and without sets wanted, can 

 ise many common varieties; have you any 

 eptile eggs? J. P. BALL. M. D., Frankford, 

 Philadelphia, Penns. (11-11) 



