The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XIX. NO. 1. ALBION, N. Y., JANUARY, 1902. Whole No. 184 



Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Exchanges" "For Sales," Inserted In tUls departmett 

 ;lor 250 per 2.5 words. Notices over 25 words, charged at the rate of one-half cent per each additional 

 word. No notice Inserted for less than 26c. Terms, cash with order. 



Strictly First-class specimens will be accepted In payment at one-third list rates. 



What's Your Number? 



Examine the number following your name 

 ■on the wrapper of this month's Oologist. It 

 ■denotes when your subscription expired or 

 will expire. 



No. 184 your subscription expires with this issue 

 190 " " " " June, 1902 



195 " •' " " Dec. " 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 ■wish to rectify. 



WANTED.— Sets of eggs containing abnor- 

 mal specimens, such as runts, albinos, mon- 

 strocities, abnormally colored or shaped eggs. 

 Will give cash or good exchange. J. WARREN 

 JACOBS, Waynesburg, Pa. 101 



WANTED:— A number of sets each, 6, 27, 29, 

 .58. 63, 64, 77, 80, ISOa, 122, 137 139. 140, 144, 149, 160, 

 172, 183, 190, 214, 218 S28, 261, 263 264, 27,3, 277, 277a, 

 289, 294 295, 300, 309, 210, 318, 335, 326, 328, 329, 337, 

 337b, 339, 343. Any Hawks, Owls, Humming 

 birds ana Warbles and nests, nearly any spar- 

 rows, 364, 373, 387. 388, 390, 393, 394, 501, 509, .558, 

 601, 611, 614 619, 6S2a. 622b 624, 761, 751 and nests, 

 at once. Collectors are requested to send full 

 lists of these and other duplicates. Good ex- 

 change offered. D. WILBY, 27 Front St., 

 West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 185 



TO EXCHANGE:— Finely prepared speci- 

 mens of the Marine Invertebrates, pi'eserved 

 in Formalin, for books, eggs or skins. These 

 preparations are every one beauties and an ad- 

 dition to any collection. Full list for yours. 

 No Postals. C. C. PURDUM, M. D., 128 Min- 

 eral Spi'ing Ave., Pawtucket; R. I. 



WANTED:— Eggs in original sets with data, 

 strictly first class skins, books, or anything 

 the collector can use. Can give excellent value 

 in finely preserved Marine invertebrates, and 

 some eggs. Write me at once as I shall close 

 this stock out immediately. C. C. PURDUM, 

 M. D., 128 Mineral Spring Ave., Pawtucket, 

 R. 1. - 



BIRD EGGS FOR EXCHANGE.— Fine series 

 of Tricolored Blackbirds and other's. Send list 

 and receive mine. J. S. APPLETON, Slmi, 

 Ventura, Co., Cal. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Hundreds of skins and 

 some sets for sets. J. CLAIRE WOOD, 196 Ran- 

 dolph Street, Detroit. Michigan. 



WANTED.— A large No. of Ist-class skins 

 and mounted birds Will pay cash or give good 

 exchange. Send lists at once. GEORGE J. 

 TiLiLS, Gaines, N. Y. 



FOR SALE.-Osprey Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4; N.S.News 

 Vol. 1, 2; Condor Vol. 2,No.3; Davie's Nest and 

 Eggs, 4th edition, paper. Enclose stamp. L.S. 

 HORTON, Gretna, N. Y. 



WANT TO EXCHANGE —Bird eggs in sets. 

 Send list and receive mine. JNO. J . PRICB, 

 1322 7th St., Des Moines, la. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Any variety finely bred 

 fancy pigeons for Indian relics fossils, curios, 

 etc., or best offer in cash, JACOB BOOK, Mar- 

 ietta Pa. 



WANTED.— Sets of Ruffed Grouse and Fish 

 Crow. Cash or exchange in sets of 375, 337a, 

 737, 497, series, etc. W. H. BINGAMAN. Box 

 151, Algona, Iowa. 



TO EXCHANGE.— A fine collection of confed- 

 erate currency, old broken bank bills, etc. ; also 

 minerals and bird eggs to exchange for auto- 

 graphs, minerals or sea curios. F. ^O. NEL- 

 SON, 516 S. 13th St. Boise, Idaho. 



' BEST STEEL CLIMBERS.— $2.50, prepaid, 

 with 4 straps of best leather; without straps, 

 $1.65. Try my "Cut the Lining" egg drills. 

 Satisfaction or your money back after trial. 

 Sample 2oc; 4 selected sizes $1. Everything for 

 oologists. Lists free. BENJAMIN HOAG, 

 Stephentown, New York. 



WANTED.— To buy collections of eggs for 

 either immediate cash or exchange. Write what 

 you have to offer. WALTER F.WEBB,416 Grand 

 Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. 



WANTED TO EXCHANGE.— Bird eggs in 

 sets. Send list and receive mine. Want old 

 pistols. Indian relics, coins, stamps. JOHN 

 J. PRICE, 1322 7th St., Dec Moines, Iowa. 



WANTED.— A copy of "Studer's Birds of 

 North America. " State conditon of book and 

 lowest cash price wanted. E. A. QUANTZ, 

 Star, Alta, Canada. 



