fUB OOLOGIST 



I have 180 different numbers of The 

 Oologist covering 32 years, some very 

 rare. Will sell for cash, or trade for 

 books, birds or mammal skins. Make 

 me an offer for what ones you need. 

 A. B. HOWELL. Covina, Cal. 



EGGS — Continued 



FOR EXCHANGE-406, 412, 474b," 506, 617 

 552, 622b, for 6, 51. 77. 214. 385, 497, 743 and others 

 equally common. WILL PLANK. Decatur. 

 Arkansas. 



FOR EXCHANGE— Eggs in sets for Butter- 

 fiies. Specimens from North. South and 

 West especially wanted. DR. T. W. RICH- 

 ARDS, U. S. NAVY, 1207-19th st.. N. W. 

 Washington. D. C. 



WANTED-Sets of 332, 347, 337a 405, 417, 419. 

 428n-2. 459. 486. 489. 490. 495a. 528. 542a. 547. 550, 

 554. 558. 578 and 585. EDWARD S. COOMBS. 

 243 Franklin St.. Boston. Mass. 



WANTED— List of collections of choice 

 sets that collectors wish to dispose of. Also 

 have some choice sets to offer for guns, etc. 

 W. H. BINGAMAN. Algona, Iowa. 



Small collection Japanese eggs. 25 species. 

 42 sets, 160 specimens, all carefully prepared, 

 beautiful. Free by parcel post for $15.00 or 

 would exchange for handsome set of A. O. U. 

 364 List sent. Address COLLECTOR, 15 

 Beaufort, West, Bath, England. 



I have the following fine sets, some in series, 

 Some in single sets, to dispose of: Canadian 

 Worm-eater, Kentucky and other Warblers, 

 Bewick's Wren. Carolina Chickadee, Blue- 

 grey Gnatacatcher and many other more 

 common species. All are personally taken, 

 accompanied by full data, and in perfect 

 condition. S. S. DICKEY, Waynesburg, Pa. 



WANTED— Singles or broken sets in quan- 

 tities, or small lots; also books on Taxidermy, 

 curios, etc. J. E. HARRIS, 259 Maple St.. 

 Dayton, Ohio. 



WANTED— Prices for printing labels for 

 skins. J. A. MUNRO. Okanagan Landing. 

 B. C. Canada. 



WANTED— I will pay 50c cash for Volume 

 I No. 6 (June 1890) of The American Osprey, 

 published by Paul B. Haskell. R. M. BAR- 

 NES. Lacon, 111. 



Birds and Books and all sorts of Nature 

 Books and Magazines for sale. Catalogues 

 issued. Largest stock of the kind in America. 

 I want Vols. 1.2.3 and 7 of Ridgway's Birds 

 N. A., have Vol. 5 to exchange. P'RANKLIN 

 SHOP. S. N. Rhoads, 920 Walnut St. Phila- 

 delphia. Pa. 



WANTED-Complete perfect Vols. Condor, 

 Nidiologist and The Warbler. Can offer full 

 choice sets of 77 1-3. 139 n-10, 140 n-11, 190 1-5, 261 

 1-4. 273 3-4. 224 1-4. 278 1-3. 300 1-12. 390 1-7. 416 2-2, 

 417 1-2, 473 Bl-4, 475 1-7. 467 1-4, 480 1-5, 481 1-4 1-5. 

 490 2-5. 492 -5, 533 n-4. 510 2-5. 561 11-4. 587 1-4. 595 

 2-4, 604 1-4. 614 1-6. 617 1-5. 619 2-5, fi57 n-4, 676 2n-5, 

 677 2n-5. 702 1-4. 755 1-4, etc. etc. W. H. BING- 

 AMAN, Algona, Iowa. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Folding- Canvas Boat in good condi- 

 tion for best cash or exchange offer. 

 B. S. BOWDISH, Demerest, N. J. 



FOR SALE — A Stevens collecting gun 

 with shells, loading tools, etc.; 15 inch 

 barrel, 44 caliber, but slightly used. 

 Good as new. Price $12.00. F. T. PEM- 

 BER, Granville, N. Y. 



Hundreds of named species of North 

 American Lepi optera offered in ex- 

 change for first-class bird skins. No 

 skins "wanted without locality and date 

 when bird was collected. PHILIP 

 LAURENT, 31 E. Mt. Airy Ave., Phila- 

 delphia, Penn. 



FOR SALE- Finest specimehs of Marine 

 and Land Shells, correctly named. Large 

 stock. If interested let me hear from you. 

 What family is your specialty? Will send 

 specimens to reliable parties on approval. 

 H. C. HIGGINS, Belmar, N. J. 



A Fox "Sterlingworth" double barrel 20 

 guage hammerless shotgun, to one barrel of 

 which I have fitted a 38 cal. auxiliary making 

 the best all round collectors gun obtainable. 

 $32.50 prepaid. Wholly new. I want to sell 

 it before it becomes second hand. F. M, DIL- 

 LE. 2927 West 28 Avenue, Denver, Colo. 



TAXIDERMY — Birds and animals of 

 all kinds mounted, either dried skins 

 or fresli specimens. Moderate prices. 

 All work moth proof. M. J. HOFMANN, 

 1818 Bleecher St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



FOR DISPOSAL — A large collection 

 of choice cabinet sets with full and ac- 

 curate data. European sets for sale 

 very cheap for cash. Send 2c stamp for 

 complete lists. Satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. DR. M. T. CLECKLEY, 457 Green 

 St., Augusta, Georgia. 



BIRD BOOKS AND MAGAZINES 



COMPLETE SETS 



Auk; Nuttall Bulletin. 



Wilson Bulletin. 



Biological Survey Bulletins. 



N. A. Fauna. 



Ridgways Birds, Bulletin 5, Parts 



1-7. 

 Proceedings U. S. National Museum. 

 Coues Bibliography. 

 Birds and Nature. 

 Also 



Bendire's Life Histories. 2 vols. 

 Dawson's Birds of Ohio. 

 Dawson's Birds of Washington. 

 Wilson's Anierlcan Ornithology. 

 (Ord P^dition, with or without 

 plates). 

 Bonaparte's American Ornithology, 

 • Vols. 1-3. (Also Vol. 1. separ- 

 ately. 

 Catalogue No. 2, 54 pages, sent on ap- 

 plication. 



Special attention given to lists of de- 

 sderata. 



Many uncatalogued items on hand. 

 JOHN D. SHERMAN, JR., 



24 Claremont Avenue 

 Mount Vernon, New York 



