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THE OOLOGIST. 



New Year's Egg List. 



For four years I have been unable to secure 

 any sets of White Ibis or any genuine sets of 

 Am. Egret. I am now able to offer a few fresh- 

 ly collected first-class sets as follows: 



White Ibis, beautifully marked sets of 3, 45c; 



3 sets showing different type3,$1.20; Am. Egret, 

 unf aded eggs, the real thing, 3 at 45c; Loon, 2 at 

 «1.25; Western Horaed Owl, 2; Am. Oyster- 

 catcher, 3; Turkey Vulture, 2; Black Vulture, 

 2; at 70c per set; Whiie-throated Sparrow, 4; 

 Hooded Warbler, 3; at 50c per set; Olive-backed 

 Thrush, 3; Sharp-tailed Sparrow, 4; Western 

 Flycatcher, 4, Parkman's Wren, 7; Calif. 

 Bush-tit, 7; Am. Eared Grebe, 7; at 40c per 

 set; Nighthawk, 2; Black-billed Magpie, 6; at 

 30c per set; Alder Flycatcher, 4; Wilson's 

 Thrush, 4 ; at 25c per set ; Wilson's Thrush, 3 ; 

 White-eyed Vireo, 3; Brewer's Blackbird, 7; 

 Green Heron, 4 ; at 20c per set ; Painted Bunt- 

 ing, 3 and Dwarf Cowbird, at 15c; Bank Swal- 

 low, 5; Wood Thrush, 4 and Cowbird, 10c per 

 set; small sets at reduced prices: Scott's Oriole, 

 2 at 75c; Rusty Grackle, 8 at 50c ; White-breast- 

 ed Nuthatch. 8 at 30c; Canon Towhee, 2; Gt. 

 Blue Heron, 2; at 25c per set ; Am. Eared Grebe, 



4 at 20c; Calif. Thrasher, 2 at 15c; Chimney 

 Swift, 2; Black- crown Night Heron, 8; Least 

 Flycatcher, 2; Long-billed Marsh Wren, 3; at 

 10c per set. 



More bargains in second-class single eggs; 

 none with patches on : 



Ferruginous Rough-leg Hawk, data, heavily 

 marked, at 25c; Barred Owl, data, only slight 

 crack, at 20c ; Horned Lark, Lawrence's Fly- 

 catcher, Siberian Yellow Wagtail, Band-tailed 

 Pigeon, Hammond's Flycatcher, at 15c each ; 

 Calif. Murre, data, Violet green Swallow.Night- 

 hawk, Wheatear, Clay-colored Sparrow, at 8c 

 each; Am. Herring Gull, Palmer's Thrasher, 

 Chestnut-collared Longspur, Pine Warbler, 

 Verdin, at 6c each; Scarlet Tanager, Bobolink, 

 Summer Tanager, Texas Sparrow, Cassin's 

 Kingbird, at 5c each; Seaside Sparrow, Warb- 

 ling Vireo, Western Flycatcher. Purple Finch, 

 Parula Warbler, Bewick's Wren, Lark Bunt- 

 ing, at 4c each; Bob-white, Alder Flycatcher, 

 Maryland Yellow-throat, Chestnut-sided War- 

 bler. Carolina Wren, White-eyed Vireo, Least 

 Flycatcher, Wood Pewee, Oven-bird, at 3c each; 

 No.'s458, 687, 447,756. 542a, 461, 622a, 767, at 2c 

 each ; 50c orders and over sent post-paid ; under 

 that 5c extra. Address, 



ERNEST H. SHORT, 

 Box 173, Rochester, N. Y. 



HAVE YOU SEEN THE JOURNAL 

 OF THE 



MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY? 



A Quarterly Journal of interesting matter 

 relative to Maine Birds. Now in its 4th vol. 



50 cents per annum. 15 cents per copy. 



Sample copy free. 



J. MERTON SWAIN, Editor and Publisher 



Waterville, Maine. 



JAMES P. BABBITT, 



Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 

 Taxidermists' Supplies, Bird 



Skins, Eggs & Publications. 

 Fine Inaported Glass Eyes a Speeialty. 



Illustrated Catalogue and large monthly bulle- 

 tin of bargains in Birds Skins and Eggs free upon 

 application. 



TAUNTON, MASS. 



BIRDS' EGGS. 



I have hundreds of fine sets in stock. Let me 

 send you lists. I collect to order Berkshire 

 Hills specimens. If you want reUly fine sets 

 from this locality let me book your ord er for 

 1908. 



A few desirables : Scarlet Ibis, 1-3, 85; An- 

 cient Murrelet, 1-1, $3; Violet-green Cormorant, 

 1-4, $1.50; Cal. Brown Pelican, 1-3, U\ Aiken's 

 Screech Owl, 1-2, *3;Cal. Cuckoo, 1-3, $2; Raven, 

 1-3, $1 75; Audubon's Warbler. 1-8, $1.50; Gol- 

 den-cheeked Warbler. 1-2, $1.50; Lead-colored 

 Bush Tit, 1-5, $2.50. Hundreds of common spec- 

 ies cheap. A few fine British sets. 



OOLOGISTS* TOOLS 

 AND SUPPLIES. 



I have every thing you need and collecting 

 season is close at hand. I heard Bubo sparking 

 last evening. 



Best Steel Climbers, with straps, $2.50: with- 

 out, $1.65; Data Blanks, 10c hundred; Fish Bas- 

 kets. Don't fail to try my "Cut the Lining" 

 Egg Drills, sample 25c; 4 sizes, $1; return and 

 get your money if not best ever used. Blow- 

 pipes, best, 40c; others at 20c and 12c. Best 

 nickle sliding Calipers 85c; Pencils 10c, best ever 

 used for eggs; Scissors, Hooks, Cotton, Trays, 

 Regular Egg Drills, all sizes. Get my 1902 list 

 free. 



BOOKS: 



Subscriptions to 

 BIRD MAGAZINES. 



Al'SO all other magazines. I can quote you 

 wonderful bargains. Let me know your wants. 

 I will duplicate any subscription offer of perio- 

 dicals made by any agency or publisher. Sim- 

 ply send their price for the combination. Lists 

 free. 



Note that American Ornithology is now $1 

 per year, regular; add to any of my offers on it 

 40c. 



Every thing prepaid unless otherwise stated. 



Benjamin Hoag, 



Stephentown, New York. 



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