The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXIX. No. 11. ALBION, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1912. Whole No. 304 



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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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.— EDITOR. 



BIROS 



WANTED-Live American Wild Trumpet- 

 er Swa n. R. M. Barnes. Lacon, 111. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-Apairof Wild Pigeons 

 finely mounted. Make me cash offer for 

 same. PHILO W. SMITH, 1824 Byers Ave.. 

 Joplin, Mo. (1) 



FOR SALE.-Exceedingly rare sets, full 

 data of Comatikis comata i Geronticus eremita) 

 North Syrian Deserts for $25. (the two eggs). 

 Ch. GIRTANNER, Clarens, Switzerland. 

 (1-P) 



BIRD SKINS .-Exchange generally. 

 FRANK S. WRIGHT, 14 Cayuga St., Auburn, 

 N. Y. (2-p) 



EGGS 

 In tending in your exchange notices for nests, 

 • kins and eggs, we would appreciate it if you would 

 arrange the numerals in your exchange notice 

 in their numerical order, and not tumble them 

 together hit and miss, as some of our readers are 

 complaining, and we think justly so. 



EXCHANGE.- Personally taken sets, 263, 

 300, 388, 412a, 444, 466a. 498. 528. 529. 540, 584. 624, 

 for sets of Warblers only. H. MOUSLEY, 

 Hatley, Quebec. (1-p) 



Fine sets from Greenland. Iceland, Arctic 

 America, also Antarctic. Will exchange 

 European for North American sets. H. T. 

 BOOTH, 8 Cranbury Road. Fulham. England, 



(1-P) 



EXCHANGE. -A fine 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. 60441st Ave.. No. W. Sta " 



Seattle. Wash. 



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EGGS FOR EXCHANGE.-A few sets each 

 of the following to exchange for other sets. 

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

 J. 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 

 D.C. 



FOR EXCHANGE— For anything -of,use 

 to a sportsman. A. 1. mounted'^birdsand, 

 skinsof water fowl and owls. MILo fJjiTVNY, * ^., 

 Waubeek, Iowa. . . (1-p) 



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