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The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDBRMY 



Vol. XXVIII. No. 5. ALBION, N. Y., IVIay 15, 1911. Whole No. 286 



BRIEF SPEOIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 



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 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. 



BIRDS 



WANTED.— A few good skins of the Aleu- 

 tian Tern (Sterna aleutica) Thayer Museum, 

 Lancaster, Mass. 



WANTED.- A few good skins of the Dakota 

 Song Sparrow, (Melospiza melodia juddi) 

 THAYER MUSEUM. Lancaster. Mass. 



WANTED.— First class skins of Murrelets, 

 Gulls, Shearwaters, Rails, Shore Birds. 

 Grouse, Hawks. Owls, particularly Snowy 

 and Great Gray, and certain small land birds. 

 Offer representative Southern California 

 species, also tine sets of personally taken 

 Heermann's Gulls and Blue-footed Boobies. 

 All reliable collectors send lists. PINGREY 

 I. OS BURN. Pasadena, Calif. 



THE CELEBRATED HUNGARIAN AND 

 ENGLISH PARTRIDGES AND PHEAS- 

 ANTS, capercailzies, black game, wild 

 turkeys, quails, rabbits, deer, etc. for stuck 

 purposes. Fancy pheasants, peafowl, swans, 

 cranes, siorks. ornamental geese and ducks, 

 foxes, f^quirrels, ferrets, and all kinds of 

 birds and animals. WENZ & M ACKENSEN, 

 Dept. H. Pheasantry & Game Park. Yardley, 

 Pa. 



WANTED. — Steven's pocket shut gun. 

 Also A 1 sets with good data. Offer mounted 

 birds, skins, and eggs personally taken. Will 

 collect -hrews and small mamm«)s and 

 mount them if desired. FKANKLIN J. 

 SMITH. P. O. Box 98. Eureka. Cal. ( 1] 



FOR SALE.— First class mounted birds at 

 reasonable price. .\m overstocked. Par- 

 ticularly on waterfowl. KAHL \V. KAN- 

 MANN, Taxidermist, 215? Lincoln Ave., 

 Chicago, 111. (6-11) 



EGGS 



In tending 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. 



EGGS IN SETS.-I want eggs in sets and 

 am in the market for from one set to entire 

 collections. Cash. R. L. MORE, Vernon, 

 Texas. (5-11) 



FOR EXCHANGE.-A. O. U. Nos. 206 

 Single, 310b 1-lJ; 327 2-2; 330 1-1. J. B. E LLIS. 

 Everglade. Fia. |1 



WANTED. -Sets of 351, 352, 352a. 206, and 

 manv common sets; have to offer choice sets 

 679 1-L 117 1-2. 419 1-2. 337. 339. 375, 263, 261. 273 

 and many other choice sets; send list and re- 

 ceive mine. R.VY DINSMORE, Perry, Ohio 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Fine sets of Least 

 Tern. P.lack Skimmer. Louisiana Heron, 

 Wavne's Clapper Rail, Florida Burrowing 

 Owi. and others. For parliculars address 

 W. W. WORTHINGTON, Shelter Island 

 Heights, New York. 



KOR EXCHANGE. — Eggs in tine sets, 

 beautiful minerals, butterflies and moths in 

 dust and insect proof cases, and other natural 

 history specimens. Want all the above. 

 Send lists and receive mine. LEWIS C. 

 SNYDE R, Lacona, New York. 



EGGS FOR EXCHANGE.— A few sets each 

 of the following to exchange for oLbur nntni ....^ 

 Nos. 49. 120c. 122. 127,291a. 360a.^.-eeTidfLaiiat.^, . 

 J. S. APPLETON, Sirai, Ve^Brt^9Q[«UTinSr/?; 



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