The Oologist 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



VOL. XIX. NO. 12. ALBION, N. Y., DECEMBER, 1903. Whole No. 195 

 Wants, Exchanges, and For Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants,' "Exchanges" "For Sales," Inserted In this departmen 

 Hot 25c per 25 words. Notices over 25 words, charged at the rate of one-half cent per each addltlona 

 word. No notice Inserted for less than 25c. 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 

 fdenotes when your subscription expired or 

 will expire. 



arc. 195 your subscription expires with this issue 

 200 " •' " " May, 1903 



205 " " " " Oct., " 



207 " " " " Dec, " 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited vrrong we 

 ■wish to rectify. 



IMPORTANT. ?u"dEfc°9°°''°^''^ ''*''" 



FANCY Pigeons and pet stock for sale or ex- 

 change for A 1 sets or Indl^ n relics in good 

 ■condition. ALMON E. KIBBE, Mayville, 

 : N. Y. 197. 



WANTED. Chapman's Handbook, Ridge- 

 way's Manual and Howe's Birds of Rhode 

 Island. Exchange or cash. C. C. Purdum, M. 

 D., 128 Mineral Spring Ave., Pautucket, R. I. 



BOOKS, Pamphlets, Magazines. We have a 

 new list which shall be glad to send to those 

 interested. Shows just what we have and a 

 .^nap price attached. W. F. WEBB, 416 Grand 

 Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 



BARGAIN IN EGGS. We offer 1000 assort- 

 ed common eggs, one hole in side for only $5.00 

 or 2,000 for 810.00. We shall close all out at once 

 to some one. Send order quick to W. F. Webb, 

 416 Grand Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE. A good Monarch bicycle, 

 perfect running order, a solid silver open face 

 watch, cost 820. Perfect order; also ladles 

 wheel, and little girls wheel, for any good nat- 

 ural history specimens, Make offers at once 

 to W. F- WEBB, 416 Grand Ave, Rochester. N . Y. 



BITfTER SWEET, by J. G. Holland, has just 

 been I'ssued by the well-known cheap book pub- 

 lishers, Hurst & Co., New York. This fascinat- 

 ing poem, illustrating the au'hor's gifted tal- 

 ent, is, truly a marvel in point of literary mer- 

 it. 16 mo. style, 216 pages, printed from new 

 plates- on good paper, at these prices, post- 

 paid: Cloth binding, 35c; padded leather, 

 boxed, $1. Send for a copy at otfc^d'- A com- 

 plete catalog,u,e of Holiday books wMLbe mailed 

 mpcm request. HURST & CO., Publishers, 395- 

 399 Broadway, New York. ... 



, nxry ■■ ■■ : 



WANTED-Cope's Batrachians of North 

 America. Will pay cash. FRED S. CARR, 

 Cobourg, Ontario. 



FOR SALE— Strictly flrst-class spts Glaucus- 

 wlnged Gull— 5-2, 4-3. $1 per egg. J. A. CUN- 

 NINGHAM, Victoria, B. C. 



TO EXCHANGE. Skins, eggs and other 

 specimens. Talxdermy work for raw speci- 

 mens. Correspondence solicited. MEIXSELL 

 & FULLER, box 166, Peoria, 111. 



I WANT choice sets and 1st class skins of the 

 following A. O. U. Nos. for which I will give 

 1st class skins from this locality and some 

 cash. 497-498a-498b-499-.500-.501a-501b-r503] -503 



504-505-.506508-510-511a-512-513. CHA.RLES C. 

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

 Pawtucket, R. I. 



A SETS of the following desired: Hermit 

 Thrush, Carolina Wren, Tufted Titmouse, 

 Purple Finch, Savanna Sparrow, Am. Wood- 

 cock, Piping Plover, Willet, Gull-billed, Tern 

 and Sandhill Crane. Will pay cash or give 

 good exchange. GEO. SWEZEY, 66-79, Jack- 

 son St., Newark, N. J. 



EXCHANGE. Birds ol Indiana, (Butler) 

 672 pages Mollusca of Indiana. (Call) SCO pages 

 text, 78 plates. 200 numbers Oologist, Nidlolo- 

 gist, etc., etc , for Indian relics and archaeo- 

 logical literature. ALLEN JESSE REYN- 

 OLDS, 2015 Grand Ave , Connersvllle, Ind. 



EXCHANGE. Indian photos personally 

 taken on Navajo and Ute Reservations, for 

 sets, curios, magazines, or Jcash. No trash 

 wanted. Parties meaning business send for 

 listt Will also pay cash for full sets of Rap- 

 tores. E. R. FORREST, Washington, Pa. 



I HAVE TO SELL OR EXCHANGE— Indian 

 money and curios, sinkers, etc., old American 

 and Foreign silver and copper coins, birds eggs, 

 and shells, Indian Mortars and Pestles. J. 8. 

 LEWIS, 908 Washington St., Petaluma 'So- 

 noma Co., Cal. 195 



WANTED. The following sets with dates in -^ 

 full and made out with ink: 6 51-80-120b-126-' 

 289,-406 423-457-481-584-61 l-622-681-718-721a- 725a 746^ 

 and many.others In exchange for A;- 1 'Sets. 

 Send list and receive mine. All answered. M. 

 J. CONWAY, 584, 6th Ave., North End, Troy, 

 N. Y. . — -•- ■ 



