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The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXIX. No. 8. 



ALBION, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1912. Whole No. 301 



BRIEF SPECIAL, ANNOUNCEMENTS 



Wanted, Exchange, I* or Rale, 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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We will not advertise the skins, nests, eggs, or mounted specimens of North American 

 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.— El'ITOR. 



BIRDS 



WANTED-Live American Wild Trumpet- 

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



TO EXCHANOK-Kkins of birds and ani- 

 mals of this country, with those of other 

 countries. Also mounted birds and nests. 

 FRANK ESPLAN, Taxidermist, Richmond, 

 Minn, (1-p) 



WANTED -A No. 1 Skins of 445, 4(3, 4(ia. 466a 

 and 467. Exchange for books on ( (rnithology . 

 WILLIAM M. PALMER. 924 West State St., 

 Trenton, N. J. (1-pi 



EGGS 



In sending in your exchange notices for nests, 

 skins 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 readers are 

 complaining, and we think justly so. 



EXCHANGE.— A tine series of ten of the 

 Pallas Murre from Cape Hope, Alaska. I 

 want 188. 332, 343, 348. 362, 364 and many others. 

 D. E.BROWN. 6044 1st Ave.. No. W. Sta. F. 

 Seattle. Wash. 



EG( JS FOR EXCHANGE— A few sets each 

 of the following to exchange for other sets. 

 Nos. 49, 120c, 122, 127, 294a. 360a. Send full list: 

 .1. S. APPLETON. Simi, Ventura Co.. Cal. 



TO EXCHANGE — Sets with data, North 

 American and Foreign. Can use many com- 

 mon kinds of both. Dr. T. W. RICHARDS 

 U. S. Navy. 1911 N. St., N. W., Washington 



n.c. 



WAN TED-Xests of the Cliff Swallow; 

 offer eggs or cash. I have a small supply of 

 Silbite from the extinct Frankford Quarry 

 to trade for sets. J. P. BALL, M. I)., Frank- 

 ford, Philadelphia, Pa. (4-p) 



WANTED —Fine sets full data of many N. 

 A. Birds. Offered— Shells, land and fresh 

 water, especially fine Unios from Ouachita 

 River. REV. H. E. WHEELER, Arkadel- 

 phia. Ark. (1-p) 



WANTED. — An A No. 1 set of Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, collected in the United States. 

 I offer in exchange, rare sets from the north- 

 west, J. H. BOWLES, The Woodstock, 

 Tacoma, Wash. Up) 



Choice cabinet sets with full and accurate 

 data for exchange for sets and large rare 

 singles. DR. M. T. CLECKLEY, 457 Greene 

 St.. Augusta. Ga. (2-p; 



