Oologist'S Exchange, 



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EDITED AND PUBLISHED MONTHLY 



DICKINSON* & DURKEE, 



SHARON, WISCONSIN. 



Correspondence and Items of Interest to the 

 student of Birds, their nests and eggs, solieited 

 from all. 



Terms of Subscription. 

 Single Subscription, - 10 cents per annum. 

 Sample Copies, - 2 cents each. 



Special offers will be made from time to time 

 t<> induce collectors to subscribe. If this para- 

 graph is marked it signifies that vour subscrip- 

 tion expires with this n imber. Please renew at 

 once so as not to loose a copy of the next issue. 



Terms of Advertising. 



l mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 yr. 

 Five lines, .20 .50 .80 1.20 



One inch, .40 1.00 1.60 2.40 



'„ column, 1.20 3.00 4.80 7.20 



1 column, 2.20 6.50 8.80 24.20 



One page, 4.00 10.00 16.00 30.00 



Advertisements under 5 lines, 5 cents per line. 

 Terms, invariably cash in advance. 



Yearly advertisements payable quarterly in 

 advance. 



Remittances should be made by express or 

 monev orders, payable at Sharon, Wis. 



Unused 1 and 2 cent II. S. postage stamps will 

 be accepted for sums under fifty cents. 



Advertisements and articles for publication 

 should reach us bv the 1st and not later than the 

 5th. 



Address all subscriptions and communications 

 to Oo^ogist's Exchange; Sharon, Wis. 



(j£h Make all orders pavable to 



DICKINSON & DURKEE. 



"Frank II. Lattin, of Albion, Orlea n 

 Co., N. Y., is a dealer in natural histo- 

 ry specimens, instruments, supplies, 

 and publications of all kinds. Every 

 A. A. Chapter should have a copy of 

 his complete catalogue and price-lists 

 before making purchases. His spy i- 

 mens are the very best, and his prices 

 will be found to be much lower Ihi'ri 

 those of any other reliable dealer. 



The above we copy from Ti • >8 

 Kingdoms, the Hand-Book of i lid 

 Agassiz Association. Our read.n-3 

 would no doubt save money by com- 

 plying with Paesident Ballard's advice. 



Our "Prize Story" Offer. 



Entered ;it the Post Office at Sharon, Wis., as 

 second-class mail matter. 



JOTTINGS. 



Note our prize story offer elsewhere. 

 Let every one correspond.. 



For the best article, or collecting ex- 

 perience, giving the habits, nesting, 

 etc., of one or more of our North 

 American Birds, we will give $3.00 

 worth of Minerals from our catalogue; 

 to second best $2.00 worth of same. 



All articles sent in for competition 

 shall become the property of the paper, 

 and contain at least 300 words and not 

 more than 750. 



The names of winners and their arti- 

 cles will be published in succeeding 

 numbers of the paper. 



All articles must be in by Jan. 1 \S9. 



We have made you a good offer and 

 let every collector respond; our offer is 

 free to each and aP. 



Show us by a hearty response that 

 you desire to promote the weltVre of 

 your paper, The Oologist's Ex- 

 change. 



Have you seen our Closing Out Pri- 

 ces V Don't forget to send for a cata- 

 logue. We are offering bargains tnat 

 cannot be beaten. 



We formed for our Oologist's Vote 

 report an Electoral College of 13 mem- 

 bers and in proportion to the votes re- 

 cieved they elected for Harrison and 

 Morton 7, for Cleveland find Thurman 

 4. for Fisk and Brooks -2. Note how 

 well this w ill correspond to the general 



Vote. 



Many thanks to those who respond- 

 ed to our vo; jug requesr. We hope io 

 co itinne your names on our books for 

 another ve ir. Let us hear from each. 



Premium Offer. 



To the 10 persons sending in the 

 greatest number of subscriptions to 

 the Oologist's Exchange before 



JANUAEY 1st. '89 



Largert list, specimens worth $3.00. 

 2nd largest, " " $2.00. 



3rd largest, copy of Davie's New Kev, 



worth $1.00. ' 

 4th and 5th lists, specimens worth .75. 

 J 6tb to 10th lists, '• " .50. 



To c u it Toward premium, the list 

 ! must amount to at least 5 names. Send 

 , in names as fast as you get them. 

 Commence work at once ! 



