



The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXXI. No. 2. ALBION, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1914. 



FEB 20 



OLE No. 319 



BRIEF SPECIAL. ANNOUNCEMENTS 



Wanted, Exchange, For Sale, Etc., inserted in this department at 25 cents 

 for each 25 words for one issue; each additional word 1 cent. No notice in- 

 serted for less than 25 cents. 



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 and thereby help us, as well as the ad- 

 vertiser and yourself. 



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

 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 only. — 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 Buffed 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 fmounted in dust proof case, glass 

 front, hand painted background. I want 

 skins of shore birds tbat 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, Trumpe- 

 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. 



EXCHANGE. -I desire to exchange bird 

 skins generally. A few sets and skins of 

 Prothonotory Warblers in May. DR. W. S. 

 STRODE , Lewistown, Illinois. (l-p> 



FOR EXCHANGE— Two English Ring- 

 neck Phesants, Knot B. B. Plover, mounted 

 birds for rare mounted Warblers. A. J. 

 RICHARDS, Lowland Cottage, ! Nahant, 

 Mass. T-p) 



Birds, Animals, Game, Heads and Fish, 

 mounted t: v.3 to life. Animal skins tanned 

 and made into, rugs and robes. Will also 

 relax and mount dried skins of birds and 

 animals if desired. Stave mounted Hawks 

 and O svls to exchange with skins of animals 

 good for mounting. FRANK ESPLAN, 

 Richmond, Minn. (1-p) 



FOR EXCHANGE.-Collection of twelve 

 hundred and ninety North American birds. 

 One hundred and fifteen of the birds are 

 mounted, and the rest made up in skins. 

 Over three hundred and fifty species are 

 represented in the collection. For further 

 information address: PHILIP LAURENT, 

 31 East Mt. Airy Ave.. Philadelphia, Penna. 



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