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The Oologis 



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Vol. XXXIV. No. 10. 



ALBION, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1917. 



VVholk No. 363 



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AYe will not advertise the skins, nests, eggs, or mounted specimens of 

 North American Birds for sale. These columns are for the use of those desiring 

 to make bona fide exchanges of such specimens for scientific collecting purpo- 

 ses only. — EDITOR. 



BIRDS 



WANTED — Skin of Razorbill Auk and 

 Auhinga, offer Brandts Cormorant, etc., 

 in exchange. Offer either cash or ex- 

 change in Indian and African Big Game 

 horns, for skin of Penquin Apterix, Owl 

 Parrot, Kea, or other foreign bird skins 

 tlaat I can use. Send list. "WM. J. 

 HACKMEIER, 645 Golden Gate Ave., 

 San Francisco, Cal. 



WANTED — A pair of living Sand Hill 

 Cranes A. O. U. No. 306, taken north of 

 the center of the U. S. If the birds are 

 only slightly wingtipped this will not 

 matter. For them I will pay a good 

 price. R. M. Barnes, Lacon, 111. 



I want finely mounted drakes in full plum- 

 age or skins that will mount up nicely, of the 

 following: European Widgeon. Surf, and 

 American Scoter and all the Eiders. GER- 

 ARD ALAN ABBOTT, Grosse Pointe Shores, 

 Mich. 



FOR EXCHANGE.- Mounted Vermont 

 deer heads, mounted deer horns, birds of 

 Eastern North America, Chapman's Color 

 Key, Snapping Turtle 1-41. Want A-1 sets, 

 raw fur, guns, rifles, revolvers, old time arms 

 and cash. JAMES O. JOHNSON, 310 N. Main 

 St.. Soaghinton. Conn. 



PASSENGER PIGEONS: Have one 

 mounted bird in fair condition to ex- 

 change for best offer in rare sets. 

 RICHARD C. HARLOW, State College, 

 Pennsylvania. 



EXCHANGE.— Any one desiring to ex- 

 change mainland bird skins for Hawaiian 

 bird skins, kindly drop me a card. J. A. 

 NUNES. JR., Box 1387, Honolulu. 



FOR EXCHANGE-Eastern and Western 

 bird skins for species, sexes and plumage n<>t 

 in my collection. C. L. PHILLIPS, 5 W. 

 Weir St., Taunton. Mass. 



The following skins with measurements 

 and full data to exchange for good full sets- 

 Crow, 1 male; Roadrunner, 1 female; Coot. 1 

 female, Hermit Thrush, 1 male. 1 female; 

 Scissortail Flycatcher, 1 male; Grey-tailed 

 Cardinal 1 male, 1 female; White-crowned 

 Sparrow, 1 male, 1 female; Vesper Sparrow, 

 2 males; Western Lark Sparrow. 2 males; 

 Myrtle Warbler, 1 male. 1 female; 1 Chipping 

 Sparrow, 1 female, Field Sparrow, 1 male. 

 Bell Vireo, 1 male. ELTON PERRY, 610 Bay- 

 lor St., Austin Texas. 



Exchange desired for the following Bird 

 skins Nos. 683, 640, 644, 649, 653, 654a, 663a. 664, 

 666, 678, 679; 669. O. C. HASTINGS, Bridge- 

 port, Conn. 



