The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL XV. NO. 4. ALBION, N. Y., APRIL, 1898. Whole No. 143 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



Brief special aunouncements, "Wants,' "Exchanges" "For Sales," Inserted In this department 

 for 2.")C per 2.T words. Notices over 2.5 words, charged at the rate of one-halt cent per each additional 

 word. No notice Inserted for less than 25c. Terms, cash with order. 



Strictly First-class specimens will be accepted In payment at one-third list rates. 



What's Your Number? 



Examine the number following your name 

 on the wrapper of this month's Ooi.cxasT. It 

 denotes when your subscription expired or 

 will expire. 



No. 143 your subscription expires with this issue 

 1-1) " ■' ■• •• June, " 



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Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify. 



This niontli's 001L,0GIST was 

 uiailedl subscribers April ii.o 



WANTED.- Sets of Terns, Gulls, Ducks. 

 Rails, Grouse. Ibises, Willet. Lapwing and 

 others common and rare. Ciive cash, sets, etc. 

 ALLEN PETERSON, Woodstown, N, J. A2t 



SEE HERE :— On account of moving I want 

 to close up my business at once. Send by re- 

 turn mail complete list of wants for estimates 

 on job taxidermy work, skins, sets and curios. 

 Prices will satisfy you. 13. S. BOW DISH, 

 Phelps, N. Y. 



GREAT HORNED OWLS for sale I have 

 one pair and one egg belonging to same birds 

 96.50. Also one female of the same species, 

 $3.03. First class work and satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. Cash only. Also the following A. O. 

 U. Nos. to exchange for complete sets with 

 data: 333 1-4. 11, 1-5: 413 1-7; lOS 1 8. Parties 

 meaning bu.siness please write. C R. MOSES, 

 Lake Crystal, Minn. 



EXCHAN(;K:--Fiae Field Glasses and car- 

 rying oa-'f. i);ur pearl Oi)era Glasses and case. 

 Silver Watch and Rolled Gold Chain, old Pa- 

 per Money, Stamps and Albums, hundreds of 

 Novels, Story Papers, etc.. to exchange for 

 fine Indian Relics, such as Pipes. Arrows, etc., 

 also old coins and eggs wanted. Enclose 

 stamp. R. D. HAY, Winston, N. C. A2t 



WANTED.- A few well marked sets of Red- 

 tailed and Red-shouldered Hawk, Broad-wing- 

 ed Hawk. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Osprey and 

 others, also sets of Horned and Screech Owls. 

 I can offer rare eggs from Pr>bilof Islands, 

 Behrlng Sea, such as Least Auklet, Ancient 

 Murrelet. nests and eggs of Lapland Longspur, 

 nests and egns of Aleutian L3ucosticte. Murre- 

 letts and other rarities found In few collect- 

 tions. W. RAINE. Toronto, Canada. 



SETSof 3i=i, £90, 406, -i.ie, .598, 617 and others, 

 to exchange for sets not in my collection. Send 

 list. JOHN G. SCOTT, Greenwood, Ind. 



FOR SALE CHEAP.— Scientific Books, state 

 what you are interested In. "Birds." Vol. I and 

 II. half leather, 11.50. Send for list now. H. 

 NEUMANN. 204 Rock St., Watertown, Wis. 



I HAVE ISO 00 worth Of eggs in sets left for 

 exchange: one pair oi Great Horned Owls, in 

 fine shape will lay in captivity, one year old, 

 for the best oiler inflnetets. All letters an- 

 swered. First come, lirst served. D.R.WAL- 

 LACE, 940 No. 'il Ave , Omaha, ^eb. 



DAVIES "NESTS AND EGGS." fifth erti- 

 tlon, extra cloth, and a neir subscription to 

 either The Osprey or llecreation for onlv *2..50. 

 The book prepaid. BENJAMIN HOAG. Steph- 

 entown, New York. 



CAMERAS WANTED.— Send de.scription. I 

 will give rare -^ea Birds Eggs and Hawks Eggs 

 or rare Bird Skins and cash. I particularly 

 want a good ,5x7 Camera with tripod and a 

 good hand Camera W. RAINE, 181 Blecker 

 St., Toronto. Canada. 



WANTED.— Bendire's Life Histories. Vol II. 

 Will give rare Birds Kggs or rare Birds Skins 

 from Northwest Canada and Prybilof Islands. 

 W. Raines, Toronto, Canada. 



D^Vl D WARD, the lucky gold miner, who 

 brought back the new ; of a rich find of gold on 

 the Ain'iican side of A'aska. and who says that 

 the ru.s'.i next spring will be far down the Yu- 

 kon on th.' American side, spent three years in 

 prospectiiiJ: in Alaska and in that time only re- 

 ceived seven letters fromjhome. Sincehis return 

 he has had more than that many thousands of 

 letters from would-be argf)nants in three 

 months. He is now in Philadelphia. Pa., and 

 tries to answer every inquiry concerning the 

 Far North, its perils, rigors of climate and 

 wonderful riches. His practical experience 

 makes his advice highly valuable, and anyone 

 interested in Alaska should avail themselves 

 of his knowledge by writing to him. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-Skins of 343, 3.37, 3C0, 368, 

 ,390, 507, 608 619, 131. Also some good sets for 

 mounted birds. Wants flrst-clafs skins of Quail, 

 Grouse and Pheasants. Could use Bicycle. A. 

 I. JOHNSON. Taxidermist, 6i0 Ea&t Grand 

 Ave., Des Moines, la. a2t 



