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THE 05L0GIST. 



I PAY CASH for October, November, Dec- 

 ember, 1896 Issues of The Osprey. State con- 

 dition. WALTER A. JOHNSON, Associate 

 Editor of the Osprey, 137 West 103rd St., New 

 York City. 



I STILL bave a number of new copies of 

 Bendire's Life Histories, vols. 1 and 2, paper 

 covers, to offer for sets of Raptores, clean spec- 

 imens and perfect in preparation. MISS 

 JEAN BELL Ridley Park, Pa. 



SETS of 30, 79, 106, 201, 202, 273. 360a, 413, 462, 

 481, 379, 508, 510, 519, 591b, 622b. 719, 721a, 743a, 

 for sets Eot in collection. CHAS. S. THOMP- 

 SON. Paso Robles, Cal. 



EGGS in sets with data of this localiiy, tor 

 first class sets, or publications on oology and 

 ornithology. Goss' Birds of Kansas preferred. 

 H. A. TILDEN, Oberlin, Kans. 



THE LITTLE advertising we have placed 

 with you during the past few years has afford- 

 ed us most pleasing results. We have succeed- 

 ed in placing some of our specimens with par- 

 ties in almost every state in Union and Dom- 

 inion of Canada, as well, which speaks well of 

 the OOLOGTST as an advertising medium. W. 

 L. & R. D. FOXHALL, Tarboro, N. C. 



MOUNTED BIRDS for sale following A. O- 

 U. Nos., postpaid at following prices. All are 

 fine Male birds in full plumage: 501, 85c; 727, 

 45c: .558, 4,5c; 554, 45c; 507, 89c; 655, 4.5c; b87, 45c; 

 759b, 60c; 581, 45c; 652. 45c; 659. 4,5c; 412, 85c; 636 

 4,5c; 662, 75 ; 394, 45c; 621, 85c; 515, 85c; 406. 80c; 

 761, 85c; 619, ,50c. 49.=i, .50c, 528, 40c; 758a, 80c; 3, 

 $2.2.5. If stands are wanted add 5c extra per 

 stand. Also fine sets 1-2 Whippoorwill eggs 

 for sale at f 1.30 per set. New copy of Davie's 

 Methods in Taxidermy, $3 50 cash with nrd^r. 

 W. J. WIRT, Naturalist, Box 137, Gaines, Or- 

 leans Co., N. Y. 



FOR SALE:— Rare Indian Arrows and 

 Spears from "4 to 4 inches long, at 10c ea^h. 

 large list of ej-'gs for sale or exihmge. C. H. 

 WATROUS. Chester, Conn 



FOR &K\jK: — VhB Nidologisti-innpWt9. <-iich 

 volume boini'^ !<eT)aratelj with klip Qlo and 

 binder, pi li e $6 po-^tpaid. Also a Boss Dandy 

 camera, takes 4x5 pictures. 3 double plate 

 holders, good as new. Will sell for ".^.fO cash; 

 or exchange for $6 worth of U. S. revenue 

 stamps. M. C. HOWE, Box 121, Monson, Mass. 



2.50 SPECIES (500 specimenf-) of beetles for 

 J5. This collection consists of first-class sneci- 

 mens of our native beetles, neatly mounted 

 and labelled with correct names and localities. 

 All ihe pjirdpai families are represented. 

 Also single .siiechm-ns or lots of all orders of 

 insects for s;ile Collections fni schools or 

 mufceums a specialty. Correspondence solicit- 

 ed. FREDERIC KNAB, Box 249, Chicopee, 

 Mass. 



JOHNSON'S Hand-loaded shot gun cart- 

 ridges. For tr;ip or expert field shooting. 

 There is a "something" about a shell loaded by 

 an intelligent sportsman, th 1 1 is not found In 

 shells loaded by a machine. That 'some- 

 thing" is found in Johnson's hand loiided. 

 Send stamp for prices. I can please you both 

 in quality and price. Address. JAS. O. JOHN- 

 SON, Box .5.50, Southington, Conn. 



WANTED;— Collectors in the United States 

 and Canada to collect and prepare for me birds 

 eggs In large or small quantities. Instruments 

 and data blanks supplied Liberal terms of- 

 fered. DOCTOR M, T. CLECKLEY, 457 Greene 

 St., Augusta, Ga. M3t 



l: all Dealers in minerals and curios kindly 

 send'catalogue to JOSEPH B. HILL, 408 Col- 

 umbus Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. 



WANTED:— Horsesooe Tobacco Tags in 

 large and small quantities. Will give 1st class 

 sets in exchange. Write at once. M. A. CAR- 

 RIKER, JR.. Nebraska City, Neb. 



I WILL make an extended collecting trip in 

 the Saskatchewan (Canada) country this seas- 

 on. Send for list August 1st. M. A. CARRIK- 

 ER, JR., Nebraska City, Neb. 



EXCHANGE:— An egg of Musk Turtle for 

 every two eggs sent me listing at 10c each. A 

 new copy of Steam's Natural History of Lab- 

 rador for every $2.75 worth of eggs listing at 10c 

 each or more. E. H. SHORT, Albion, N. Y. 



WAR RELICS:— Sabre Bayonets and Scab- 

 bard price 85c; Angular Bayonets, 75c each; U. 

 S. Springfield Musket, model 64, $3.75; French 

 muskets, $3 60; French Carbines, $3.60; Enfield 

 Carbines, $3.75; Colt's Army powder and ball 

 revolvers, 44 cal. $4.75; U. S. Military bridles 

 complete with bits, $1.95; Remington powder 

 and ball revolvers, 44 cal. $4.75; U. S. Army 

 Colt's bullet moulds, 44 cal., 50c; Warner Car- 

 bine rifies, breech loading, 50 cal., $3.90 each; 

 Whitney powder and ball revolver. 36 cal., $4; 

 Colt's Navy powder and ball revolver, 31 cal., 

 $4.50. Full description for stamp. Remit by 

 money or express order, or postage stamps for 

 amounts up to $1. Address, JAS. O. JOHN- 

 SON, Lock Box 550, Southington, Conn. 



ACTIVE Solicitors wanted everywhere for 

 "The Story of the Philippines," by Murat Hal- 

 stead, commissioned by the Government as 

 Official Historian to the War Department. 

 The book was written in army camps at San 

 Francisco, on the Pacific with General Merritt, 

 in the hospitals at Honolulu, in Hong Kong, in 

 the American trenches at Manila, in the insur- 

 gent camps with Aguinaldo, on the deck of the 

 Olympia with Dewey, and in the roar of battle 

 at the fall of Manilla. Bonanza for agents. 

 Krimful of original pictures taken by govern- 

 ment phntographers on the spot. Large book. 

 Low prices. Big profits Freight paid. Cred- 

 it given. Drop all trashy unofficial war books. 

 Outfit free. Address, H. L, BARBER, Gen. 

 Mngr,, 356 Dearborn Street, Chicago. Mtf 



WANTED:— A good 4x5 Camera. Can give 

 good western sets. Write at once if you have 

 a camera. Write for list of 1899 takes. WM. 

 A. BOWMAN, Devils Lake, N. Dak. 



TO EXCHANGE:— A set of German-silver 

 drawing Instruments, board and ruler; black 

 Congo silver-mounted cane; silver-plated cup; 

 set of dissecting mstriiments; seal pocket- 

 book: Steele's Zoology; Steele's Chemistrv ; 

 Avery's Chemistry; Avery's Physics: Gray's 

 Botany ; Robert's Anatomy and Kiddle's As- 

 tronomy for Capen's Oology (new) and Davie's 

 Nest and Eggs, 5th ed, (new) or other works 

 on birds and eggs. THOS. F, JUDGE, 2737, 

 Sixth Ave., Troy, N. Y. 



FOR SALE:— One dozen ecgs of the African 

 Ostrich at 50p per egg. A. O. U. No. 79 1-1, 10c; 

 86 1-1, 19c; 117 1-1. 19c; Sll MO, 45c: 214 1-11. 39c; 

 467 1-4, 18c; 624 1-3, 19c; 713 1-4, 30c; 743 1-8, 49c. I 

 will sell the entire lot for 86.75. by i-xpress at 

 purchasers expense, JAS. O. JOHNSON, Lock 

 Box .550, Southington, Conn. 



TO EXCHANGE:— Compound Microscope, 

 power 2.500 times, cost $2,25. Will exchange for 

 Birds vol. 1, 2, cloth bound, or books on birds. 

 Make offer. C. N. DAVIS, Branchport, Yates 

 Co., N. Y. 



