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Vol. XXVIir. No. 10. ALBION, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1911. Whole No. 291 



BRIER SPECIAL^ ANNOUNCEMENTS 



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BIRDS 



Fine mounted game birds, some foreign, 

 sacrificed at bargain prices owing to cramped 

 quarters. Enclose stamp quickly for list. 

 A. RUSSELI SMITH. Elm Ave., tdge Hill, 

 Montgomery Co., Pa. (1) 



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.— All N. A. birds eggs also skins 

 of ha^'ks and owis. Those who have maga- 

 zines for sale send price. Taxidermists who 

 deal in supplies write. GUS KROSSA, Leduc 

 Alta, Can. (1) 



WANTED.— First class skins of Murrelets, 

 Gulls, Shearwaters, Rails, Shore Birds, 

 Grouse, Hawks, Owls, particularly Snowy 

 and Gireat Gray, and certain small land birds. 

 Offer representative Southern California 

 species, also line sets of personally taken 

 Heermann's Ciulls and Blue-footed Boobies. 

 All reliable collectors send lists. PINGREY 

 I. OSBURN, Pasadena, Calif. 



WANTED.— A pair of skins of all North 

 American Ijirds. ^lust be in fine plumage, 

 and first-class make up in every respect, 

 with full data. Collectors are invited lo 

 send list of species they have on hand or can 

 collect. CHILDS MUSEUM, Floral Park. 

 N. Y. (9:11) 



WANTED, -A No. 1 male snowy and West 

 Horned Owl skin. Western Fox, Black, etc. 

 Squirrel skin. EARL HAMILTON. Yohog- 

 hany. Pa. (1) 



FOR SALE.—First class mounted birds at 

 reasonable price. Am overstocked. Par- 

 ticularly on waterfowl. KARL W. KAN- 

 MANX, Taxidermist, 2157 Lincoln Ave.. 

 Chicago, 111. (6-11) 



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. 



FOR SALE.— Oak egg cabinet, 9 drawers, 

 will give the buyer free, 244 sets eggs all dif- 

 ferent, with fall data. TAYLOR, 315 N. 6th 

 St., Camden, N. J. (1) 



FOR EXCHANGE. -A few fine sets of the 

 rare White-faced Petrel for well prepared 

 sets. KDW. J. COURT, 1723 Newton St., 

 N. W.. Washington, I). C. U) 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Eggs in sets with fine 

 data, for sets of eastern landand water birds. 

 Can use many common kinds. Send list, 

 ALEX WALKER, Armour, S. D. (1) 



FOR EXCHANCiE.— Fine sets of Least 

 Tern, Black Skimmer, Louisiana Heron, 

 Wayne's Clapper Rail, Florida Burrowing 

 Owl. and others. For parliculars address 

 W. W. WORTHINGTON, Shelter Island 

 Heights, New York. 



