The Oologist 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XV. NO. 11. 



ALBION, N. Y., NOV., 1898. 



Whole No. 148 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



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

 for 2.ic per 2h words. Notices over 25 words, charged at the rate o£ 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 Oologist. It 

 denotes when your subscription expired or 

 will expire. 



No. 148 your subscription expires with this issue 

 i.tO '• " " " Jan., '99' 



1.55 " " " " June " " 



160 " " " •• Nov. " '■ 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wTong we 

 wish to rectify. 



WANTED— Outfit for making rubber stamps. 

 ROBERT BURNHAM, 142 Gallup St., Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



TO EXCHANGE.— The following singles for 

 sets. 289, 337, 378, 423, 456, 461, 467, 475, 488, 494, 

 495, 501, 529, 540, 560. 581. .587, 624. 653, 674, 681, 705, 

 721, 724. L. S. HORTON, Gretna, N. Y. 



TAXIDERMIST and ornithological collector. 

 Lessons given personally or by mail. Work 

 exchanged for skins, Persons wishing to make 

 collections. Address, C. K. MASON, Kansas, 

 111. 



WILL EXCHANGE.-Black Hills specimens. 

 Minerals. Fossils, Limestone Crystals, Gyp- 

 sum, Chalcedony for curios and specimens from 

 elsewhere, books. Merchandise, etc. CHAS. 

 HAAS, Whitewood, S. D. 



WANTED.— Good pair of climbing Irons with 

 straps complete, also Cones' Key. or Ridge- 

 way's Manual of North American Birds; will 

 give in exchanee A No. I sets at one-half list 

 price. BURNELL FRANKLIN, Pasadena, 

 California. 



FOR exchange or sale, 300 Arrowheads, Axes 

 etc. Collection of old stamps, also eggs. Ad- 

 dress, FRED JOHNSON, Box 53, Bolivar, Mo 



NEW Marlln repeater 85-20 for 140 of desira- 

 ble sets or $10 cash. Will buv sets of 196, 197, 

 and 200, if cheap. W. E. SAUNDERS, London, 

 Ontario. 



NOTICE.— Wish old pennies, half -pennies 

 and correspondence with parties wanting to 

 exchange fine sets next season. I collect Os- 

 prey. Vultures. Hawks. Herons, Fish Crow, 

 Owls. Swallows, etc. BENJ. A. CARPENTER, 

 Salem. N. J. 



OOLOGISTS, Taxidermists attention. Fin- 

 est grade supplies, tools, specimens, artificial 

 eyes. Lowest prices, carriage paid to States. 

 Write for catalogue free. H. BOOTH, 8 Cran- 

 bury Boad, Fulham, England. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Autographs, Bird Eggs, 

 Old Books and papers. Coins, etc. for Auto- 

 graphs and old manuscript will also pay cash 

 for desirable autographs. F. O. NELSON, 237 

 S. Main Street, Butte, Mont. 



WANTED.— Old guns and pistols, cap and 

 ball pepper box style preferred. Will pay cash 

 or trade. First-class eggs in sets or .singles. 

 CLAUD FULLER, 1208 W. 24th St., Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



WANTED to exchange eggs of New York 

 State and many others for eggs of other states. 

 Send list and receive mine. ED. T. SCHENCK, 

 69 Smith Ave.. Gloversville, N. Y. 



WANTED.— A 10 or 12 gauge shot gun or a 

 Winchester rifle: also tent. Will give in ex- 

 change a No. 1 mounted specimen, first-class 

 skins eggs in sets with data and part cash. 

 Send for list. OAKLEY WALKER, Box 186. 

 Mayfleld, Ky. 



FOR SALE:— A. O. U. Nos. 13a 1-1. 40c; 86 1-1. 

 20c: 40 1-3. 40c: 77 1-3. 20c: 79 1-1, 24c; 211 1-10, 60c: 

 214 Ml. 50c; 263 1-4, 24c; 117 2-1. 30c; 273 1-4, 30c: 

 406 1-4, 20c; 420a 1-2. 39c: 467 1-4. 24c: 587 1-5, 25c: 

 614 1-5, 30c; 688a I 5, 20c; 624 1-4 21c: 659 1-4, 35c; 

 674 1-4, 34c; 683 1-4 3.5c: 713 1-4, C..5-; 721 1-7, 28c: 

 743 1-8. 70c: 65 1-4. f.ic: Snapping Turtle 1-8, 30c: 

 Jacobins in red n ' I black. f3 to f5 per pair: 

 one pair Yellow i- ested Fantail-i, $4. J. O. 

 JOHNSO.N', Lock Lox.550, Southiugton, Conn. 



SEND ME anything really curious, to value 

 of 30c or more, such as Indian relics, alligator 

 teeth or eggs, shark or skate eggs, sea horses, 

 echiuoderms. etc. with locality, etc. and I will 

 send in return a 4x5 photo of Tule Wren's nest 

 in Tules. from Nature. W. H. HILLER, 147 

 W, 23d St.. Los Angeles, Calif. 



WILLSIE CAMERA— New, leather covered. 

 time and instantaneous, hold.s twelve cut films 

 2x2^4 costing 3c each, does first class work, 

 carry in large pocket, in focus three feet and 

 over, j ust the thing for birds nests, cost $5. to 

 exchange for equal value back numbers bird 

 magazines or books. E.B. WEBSTEll. Cresco. 

 Iowa. 



