The Oologist. 



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MAY 22 1914 



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Vol. XXXI. No. 5. ALBION, N. Y., May, 15, 1914. Whole No. 322 



BRIEF SPECIAL, ANNOUNCEMENTS 



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Entered as second-class matter De- 

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 of March 3, 1S79. 



In answering advertisements in 

 these columns mention "The Oologist," 

 and thereby help us, as well as the ad- 

 vertiser and yourself. 



We will not advertise the skins, n 

 North American Birds for sale. These 

 to make bona fide exchanges of such 

 S'e-s onlv. — EDITOR. 



ests, eggs, or mounted specimens oF 

 columns are for the use of those desiring 

 specimens for scientific collecting purpo- 



WANTED-Live American Wild Trumpet- 

 er Swan. R. M . Barnps. 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) 



WHO WANTS SOME CHOICE SKINS 

 OF LOWER CALIFORNIA WATER AND 

 GAME BIRDS? Skins of the best class. 

 Very moderate prices. GEO. PRIESTLY. 

 Garden Grove, Calif. (2-p) 



FOR EXCHANGE.-Fine skins of W3, 289a 

 320, 477a, 501, 511a, 513, 519, 550, 575a. 703, 729, and 

 others, for skins or eggs not in my collection. 

 Send lists. C. W. CHAMBERLAIN, 36 Lin- 

 coln St., Boston, Mass. (3-14) 



WANTED.— Skins for mounting of female 

 Wood Duck, Red-head Canvas-back Shovel- 

 ler, Born or Monkey-faced Owl, Great Grey 

 Burrowing, Pigmy or Elf Owl. Also Trap- 

 door Spider. Farantula, Copper Head Snake 

 Skins, Mansanedo Wood (from California). 

 State prices and measurements in first letter. 

 SAMUEL HUN INGER. Secor, 111. (2-p) 



FOR S4LE.— One pair climbers. Address 

 E M. KEN WORTHY, 1125 West St,. Wil- 

 ming ton, Del. (1-p) 



"WANTED.— Bird skins, American or For- 

 eign. Offer in exchange mounted bird skins 

 and eggs in sets. Send lists. JESSE T. 

 CRAVEN, 811 Roosevelt Ave., Detroit, Mich. 

 (1-P)' 



EGGS. 

 In sending iu your exchange notices 

 for nests, skins and egg's, we would ap- 

 preciate 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 

 (hink justly so. 



FOR EXCHANGE About two hundred va- 

 rieties of eggs in sets, A. 1. with good data, 

 which I desire to exchange for bird skins 

 suitable for mounting. FRANKLIN J. 

 S MITH. Eureka, Cal, P. O Box 98. d-pl 



EXCHANGE— Live Wild Canada. Hutchins. 

 White-fronted, and Snow Geese, Wild Ducks, 

 and Pheasants for Egyptian Geese, Black, 

 Brant, Mandarin and vVood Ducks, Qauil 

 and Hungarian Partridges. H. J. JAGE 11, 

 Owatomia, Minn. (5-p) 



