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The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXXI. No. 1. ALBION, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1914. 



Whole No. 318 



BRIEF SPECIAL, ANNOUNCEMENTS 



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

 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 purpo- 

 ses onlv. — EDITOR. . 



BIRDS 



WANTED-Live American Wild Trumpet- 

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



FOR SAL E"— Thoroughbred Muscovy 

 Ducks; Glossy black, white winged birds, 

 white head markings $5.00 a pair. R. M. 

 BARNES. Lacon, 111. (1-p) 



WANTED. Pair skins each, Bob-White 

 and Ruffed Grouse. Offer climbers, Stevens' 

 Target Pistol, 22 Cal Ridgway's "Birds North 

 and Middle America," part 4, publications. 

 JOHN G. TYLER, 1114 Belmont Ave., Fresno, 

 Calif. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-One pair Woodcock 

 taken in 1913, full plumage, perfect condition. 

 Finely imounted in dust proof case, glass 

 front, hand painted background. I want 

 skins of shore birds that will relax and 

 mount. G. A. ABBOTT, 945 Marquette Bldg. 

 Chicago. 111. 



WANTED.— One pair each of the following 

 California Candor: Passenger Pigeon, Caro- 

 lina Paragute, Swallow Tailed Kite, Miss 

 issiippi Kite, Everglade Kite, Ivory billed 

 Woodpecker. Gaudoloup Caracara, Trurnpe- 

 er Swan, Whooping Crane and other rare 

 specimens. If you have only one write me. 



I can use skins suitable for mounting. But 

 both skins and mounted specimans must be 

 first class in every way. R. M. BARNES, 

 Lacon. 111. 



EGGS. 



In sending: in your exchange notices 

 for nests, skins and eggs, we would ap- 

 preciate it if you would arrange the 

 numerals in your exchange notice in 

 (heir numerical order, and not tumble 

 (hem together hit and miss, as some of 

 our readers are complaining, and we 

 think justly so. 



EXCHANGE.— Personally collected sets of 

 Mississippi Kite 1-2 1-1, complete data, fifty 

 eggs; for best offers. H. S. SOWERS, 

 Brownell, Kan. (1-p) 



EXCHANGE.— Four well marked complete 

 sets of two Red-shouldered Hawk. What 

 sets have you to offer for them? C. G. HART, 

 East Berlin, Conn. (1-p) 



EXCHANGE.— For every Sandpiper, Bob 

 White, Green Heron, Oriole or 5 Brown 

 Thrasher, or 5 Cardinal eggs, exchange 2ic 

 Tercentenary stamps. W. D. 

 Brampton, Ont. 



INGRAM, 



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JAN 21 1914 



