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Vol. vn, 



ALBION, N. Y., MAY, 1890. 



No. 5 



Exchanges and Wants. 



Brief special aniiOuncementB. "Wants," "Ex- 

 changes" Inserted In tMs department for 25 cents 

 per 25 words. Notices over 25 words charged at 

 the rate ot one-half cent per word. No notice in- 

 serted lor leas than 25 cents. Notices which are 

 merely Indirect methods ot soliciting cash pur- 

 chasers cannot be admitted to these columns 

 under any clrcmnstances. Terms, cash wltU 

 order. 



Advertising In the Oor-OGiST pays. From my 

 notice last July I received any amount of letters 

 asking for samples of my trays aud orders for 

 over 25.(00 ot them. E. P. SCHAEFR, Los An- 

 geles, Cal. 



EXCHANGE. -Eggs and Skins. Only reliables 

 need write. Good Locaiity. Carefully prepared 

 soecimens. Address. Rev. P. B. PEABODY, 

 Burlington, Kansas. 



TO EXCHANGE.— I will give hrst-class Singles. 

 425, 357. 431, 602, 51, and volume 6 of the Oolooist 

 for a flrst-class set ot two eggs of the Ruby- 

 tliroated Hummingbird with nest and data. 

 Other eggs to exchange. Address, GEO. E. BAS- 

 SETT, Wlhslow, Me. 



WANTED.— To exchange Minerals, Fossils, 

 Perrhactions, Corals, Indian Relics, Stamps, Coins 

 and other Curios for the same from differ- 

 ent localities. Address, E. A. BKOWNE, Box 63, 

 Mt. Caramel, Kentuclcy. 



TO EXCHANGE— .c;qmplete flies of "Youths 

 Companion," Ledger, etc., back numbers of cur- 

 rent magazines, for flrst-class eggs. Send List; 

 will make offer. Box 105, Himrods, N. Y. 



I Want, at once, a good set of eggs of the Saw- 

 whet or Acadian Owl. Must be flrst-class and 

 positively Identlfled. Write, stating cash or ex- 

 change price. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N.Y. 



EXCHANGE.— Mazon gCreek Fossils In Iron 

 Stone, Nodules, Ferns and Plants for Marine 

 Shells, Star-Iish and curios. Wishes flne Indian 

 Relics, Minerals and Fossils In quantity. Wishes 

 to correspond with parties who have large collec- 

 tions for sale or exchange. I wish large, showy 

 specimens tor my exhibit at the coming World's 

 Fahr at Chicago. H. D. HILL, Monls, 111. aS 



WILD POTATOES.— See descriptions on an- 

 other page. If planted they will grow. If kept 

 in a dry place they will keep for years as a curi- 

 osity. I will give a good specimen for every 5 cts. 

 worth ot good, flrst-class Birds' eggs, or everj- 

 perfect arrowhead, or lor every foreign or U. S. 

 stamp catalouged by Scott at 8c. or over, that Is 

 sent me before May loth. No exchange will be 

 accepted lor less than five specimens or for over 

 50. Address, FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N, Y. 



TO EXCHANGB.-Pour vols, of "Youths' Com- 

 panion," from 1886 to 1890, for best offer ot Birds' 

 Eggs: do not wish common kinds. MILES S 

 HURLBURT, Box 135, Portland, Mich. 



WANTED. -To exchange a pair of Buffalo 

 Horns (polished and mounted) for smgle Eggs or 

 Stamps. I have Stamps and Eggs to trade. P. 

 E. SWIFT, 925 I9th St., Des Molnes, Iowa. 



RUBBER HAND STAMPS.-Full and explicit 

 directions for making your own rubber stamps at 

 less than one-third price to all who send 30 cts, 

 worth of ttrst-class Birds' Eggs, either single or ll 

 sets, with correct name and data. c. H. PRINCE. 

 Danlelsonvllle, Conn. 



, TO EXCHANGE.-The following Books: Roh- 

 Inspn Crusoe, The Boy Travellers In Japan and 

 China, Tom Brown 's School-days, The Boy King 

 Arthur, The Mysterious Island and 20,ooo League! 

 Under the Sea, for Books on Entomology and 

 Ornithology or Birds' Eggs and Skins. H. A. 

 HESS, Box 14, Edlnburg, ind. 



EXCHANGE.— Youths' Companion, Jan. '85 to 

 July '88, for best offer of Eggs In sets; «15 Electrle 

 Motor lor Eggs in sets, 12 Harpers' Monthlies lor 

 Eggs In sets. Wild Lite In Oregon for set of 3ul 1-6, 

 Swiss Family Robinson for set r,i i-s. Book of the 

 Ocean for set .B36>^, Around the Worldtor set of 

 27.5 H. JAMES NORTHROP, Box aoT, New 

 Mlllord, Conn. 



WANTED.— Single Eggs Of 335, 338, 594, fiSii, 

 4T0a, 405. 454 and many others; also flrst-class 

 Sets ol almost any species. Minerals, Fossils, 

 Mounted Birds, etc. Have for exchange flrst- 

 class Sets and Singles. A flne brass compound 

 Stand Microscope, power, 24po times, with case, 

 to exchange for the best offer of Eggs amounting 

 to $3.00 or over. ERNEST S. PARK, 829 IStS 

 St.. Des Moines, Iowa. 



I have several hundred American and Foreign 

 Birds' Eggs for which I will take any number df 

 any American species at three-fourths catalogue 

 rates;I also have a Stamp collection.Forelgn Coins^ 

 Bird Skins.Shells and Curiosities of all kinds. One 

 pound ot beautiful Spanish or Tree Moss for 

 every 75 cts. In Eggs, Lattln's List. Send Ust at 

 once of what you have and wish In exchange for 

 same. H. E. PENDRY, Eustls, Lake C!o., Fla. 



TO EXCHANGE.— A Flobert Rifle In good con- 

 dltlon,22 cal, weight 6 lbs., with walnut stock 

 and rifled, cost $8, will exchange for best offer ot 

 Stamps or Eggs in sets; also a t^ompotmd Micro- 

 scope, made of the best pohshed brass, heighth, 

 8 In., magnifying power, 2400, with forceps aha 

 mounted objects, etc., all packed in polished ma- 

 hogony case, cost $5.00, will exchange for Eggs at 

 Stamps. Send stamp for complete description S 

 Rifle and Microscope to WILLIS N. FLEMING, 

 Natlck, Mass. 



