THE NIDIOI^OGIST. 



WANTED, FOR SALE, AND TO EXCHANGE. 



Charges — F irst insertion, 35 words for 50 cents. 



Second insertion 25 cents. 



Extra words, one cent per word, in both cases. First-class speci- 

 mens at half catalogue rates accepted for e.xchange notices. 



De..\i.ers Notices, per line, for first insertion 15 cents. 



Second insertion 10 cents. 



TERMS — CASH IN ADVANCE. 



NOTK — Every Subscriber is entitled to one exchange notice of 

 25 words free, to be used any time during the year. 



WANTED— First-class Skins, with full data, of the 

 Wrens. I can offer fine Southern California sets, 

 with nests and complete data; also some nice 

 Skins, such as 379a, 397, 408, 418b, 656, 665, 710, 

 742, 763, ete. No matter what species of Wren you 

 have, write stating sex and plumage. All letters 

 answered. Joseph Grinnell, 



Pasadena, Cal. 



.OR SALE — My Oological Collection. Goes at bar- 

 gain to right party. What cash offer for first-class 

 Skin of Carolina Paroquet? 



W. E. LoucKS, Peoria, III. 



FOR SALE, at once — $141.30 worth of eggs, in sets 

 (91 in all); 378 specimens, 36 species. Will accept 

 highest offer. Some of the sets are: 278 14-3; 

 337b, 685a 1-4; 379 at 5; 349 1-3; and 730 1-8, 2-9. 

 List free. L. W. Brokaw, 



St. Joseph, Champaign Co., 111. 



TO EXCHANGE— Eggs in sets. Butterflies, Land, 

 Fresh-water and Marine Shells, for Eggs in sets; 

 new to collection. Also, Pacific Coast Land 

 Shells and Butterflies wanted. 



Jerome Tromblay, 



Petersburg, Mich. 



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^OR SALE— 400 A 

 taken as a whole 

 single and in sets. 



TO EXCHANGE— Few first-class Sets, with data 

 for same. Would like Western and South-Western 

 Eggs. Send lists and receive mine. 



Frederick H11.1., 



Lyme, Conn 



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ISH TO EXCHANGE— Bird Skins for Skins and 

 Eggs in full sets; complete data. 

 J. W. Mailliakd, 



323 California "Street 



San Francisco, Cal. 



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 inexpensive method for extracting embryos from 

 eggs for 25 cents worth of eggs not in this locality. 

 P. C. Woods. 



Fayette, Iowa. 



TO EXCHANGE— For best offer of Egg': in Sets, 

 Vols, XII, XIII, XIV, XVI, XVII complete; Vol. 

 XV II copies, Vol. XVIil 10 copies O and O. I 

 also have The Auk, VII 4 copies, and Vol. VIII, and 

 January number and one vol. Audubon's Magazine, 

 Vol. I, 1887. T. D. Perry, 



Savannah, Georgia. 



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I Birds' Skins, at a low rate if 

 also, first-class Birds' Eggs, 

 Send stamp for list. 

 L. Zellner, 

 1825 Oak street, Los Angeles, Cal. 



ANTED — A clean copy of Davie's Nests and Eggs 

 of North American Birds, in exchange for first- 

 sets. Write giving price wanted in exchange. 

 G. F. DiPPiE, 

 324 George street, Toronto, Ont. 



WANTED — A few nice sets of Laughing Gull, Black 

 Skimmer, Roseate Terns, Anliingas, Hooded 

 Merganser, Wood Duck, Cinnamon Teal, Sora 

 Rail, American Woodcock, Willet, Kildeer, Wilson's 

 Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, American Oyster-catcher, 

 Cal'a Quail, Valley Quail, Ruffled Gi'ouse, Turkey and 

 Black Vultures, Red-tailed Plawk, Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, Sparrow Hawk, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, 

 Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl. I also want sets of 

 387, 388, 390, 393, 394, 412, 4:6, 406, 417, 428, 452, 

 454, 474b, 481, 494, 501, 517, 567, 601, 611,614, 619, 

 624, rare Warblers, etc. For these I can offer nice sets 

 from Iceland, Lapland and North-West Canada. ^ 

 W. Raine, 

 Bleecker street, Toronto, Canada. 



0RE1GN"BIRDS' EGGS— a large"~con'srgninenr, 

 100 species in sets, just arrived, to be exchanged ' 

 for American species. Want Wood Duck, Canada 

 Goose, American Goshawk, Wilson's Snipe; also many 

 common. Address — Frank Harris, 



La Crescent, Minn. 



pHEAP FOR CASH. A. O. V. No., IN SETS WITH ORIG- 

 ^ inal Data. Prices per egg. 



30a at 30 cts. 



202, 221 " 08 '' 



294a "12 " 



365. 599' 758 ' "20 " 



Desert Sparrow Hawk "25 " 



431 and nest "40 " each 



433 and nest. ... .' "50 " " 



434 and nest •. "65 " " 



510.519 03 " 



530.596 "14 " 



581C. 743 ■ " 10 " 



sgib, 622b "05 " 



733. "40 " 



Singles, i to more of each : 



13 • " 15 " 



49.194 "18 " 



385 ■' "20 " 



508,614 "10 " 



S22a "04 " 



Also all of the preceding species. .Second class sets and singles, 

 slightly cracked, or damaged holes, or blown witli two holes ; at 

 half of above rates. 



.All letters answered. D. A. COHEN, 



Alameda, Cal. 



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