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THE OOLOGIST 



BRIEF SPECIAL. ANNOUNCEMENTS 



Wanted, Exchange, For Sale, Etc., inserted in this department at 26 cent» 

 for each 25 words for one issue; each additional word 1 cent. No notice in- 

 serted for less than 25 cents. 



We will advertise the skins, nests, egg's, or mounted specimens of North Amer- 

 ican Birds for sale for persons having a lawful authority under the law to deal 

 in the same. These columns are for the use of those desiring to make bona fide 

 exchanges of such specimens for scientific collecting purposes only. — EDITOR. 



in answering advertisements in these columns mention "The Oologist," and 

 thereby help us, as well as the advertiser and yourself. 



UIKDS 



Send me the list of A 1 Bird Skins that you 

 have to dispose of by exchange or otherwise, 

 R. M. BARNES, Lacon, 111. 



MALE SKINS WANTED — 679, 676, 658, 

 622, 612, 611, 597, 547. State lowest 

 price when writing. J. P. BALL, 5001 

 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 



FOR EXCHANGE— A large list of Al North 

 American species of skins for specimens 

 needed in my collection. C. W. CHAMBER- 

 LAIN. 36 Lincoln St., Boston, Mass. 



WANTED— Skin or mounted specimen of 

 the Passenger Pigeon. (315) WINCHESTER 

 NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM. Winches- 

 ter, N. H. 



PASSENGER PIGEONS: Have one 

 mounted bird in fair condition to ex- 

 change for best offer in rare sets. 

 RICHARD C. HARLOW, State College, 

 Pennsylvania. 



WANTED — To correspond with active 

 field collectors, and exchange bird skins. 

 Especially "want Shore birds from Mis- 

 souri and Kansas. Write E. GORDON 

 ALEXANDER, Lexington, Mo. 



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. H. M._Barnes, Lacon, 111. 



FOR EXCHANGE-I have a beautiful, well- 

 mounted, perfectly plumaged specimen each 

 of Black Rosy Finch and Goshawk, which I 

 will exchange for good set of eggs. GERARD 

 ALAN ABBOTT, Grosse Pointe Shores. 

 Michigan. 



FOR EXCHANGE :-Large well-mounted 

 Golden Eagle and American Bittern. I am 

 interested in all Natural History specimens. 

 Write. WALTER STUCK, Jonesboro. Ark. 



I desire to exchange bird skins and Butter- 

 flys for 20 or 24 Gage Shot Guns, Double Bar- 

 rel, preferred. Good condition. D. V.HEM- 

 BRKE, Roswell, Ga. 



FOR SALE or EXCHANGE, choice 

 collection of mounted Animals, Skele- 

 tons, Birds, American or Foreign, Fish 

 and Reptiles. Send for list. CHICAGO 

 ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. Chicago. 



EXCHANGE — I offer fine skins taken 

 in Virginia, of Canada and Greater 

 Snow Geese, Brant, Whistling Swan, 

 many of the Ducks including European 

 Widgeon, Wide Turkeys^ and immature 

 Bald Eagles, etc. Make offers in eggs 

 in sets, O &O books, bird skins or cash. 

 Also have good list of eggs in sets to 

 exchange. HAROLD BAILEY, Box 112, 

 Newport News, Va. 



EGGS. 

 In sending in your exchange notice* 

 for lies is, skins and eggs, we would ap- 

 preciate It if you would arrange the 

 numerals in your exchange notice in 

 (heif numerical order, and not tumble 

 them together hit and miss, as some of 

 our readers are complaining, and we 



think justly so. 



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WANTED — To correspond with active 

 collectors on or near the Platte River 

 in Nebraska. Address, LYLE FLET- 

 CHER, Norton, Kansas. Box 455. 



WANT SETS — Some quite common 

 from Northwestern U. S. and Canada. 

 Offer in exchange sea bird sets from 

 both coasts. All letters answered. F. 

 M. CARRYL, Maplewood, N. J. 



FOR EXCHANGE — Choice seis with 

 nests of Swainson's Hooded Prothono- 

 tory Warblers, Summer Tanager, 

 Chuck-Will's Widow, Green-crested 

 Flycatcher. Sets of Eagle and many 

 others for desirable sets and sets with 

 nests. DR. M. T. CLECKLEY, 457 

 Greene St., Augusta, Ga. 



WANTED-Hawk's and Warbler's in first- 

 class sets with data. KARL A. PEMBER, 

 Woodstock, Vermont. 



WANTED— To exchange sets with reliable 

 collectors. Will be glad to send list on re- 

 ceipt of yours. G. BERTRAM REGAR, 1000 

 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Pa. 



EXCHANGE NOTICE-I desire to get in 

 touch with all active field collectors with a 

 view to exchanging A 1 sets. H. W. CAR- 

 RIGER. 5185 Trask Street, Oakland, Calif. 



Will be glad to hear from reliable col- 

 lectors and to receive their lists. Have 

 good list to offer including some rare 

 species. RiCHARD C. HARLOW, State 

 College, Pa. 



FOR EXCHANGE — 30, 70, 74, 77, 125, 

 132, 191, 194, 201, 202, 208, 225, 263, 273, 

 316, 326, 327, 331, 339, 343, 364, 365, 368, 

 375, 412a, 413, 421, 457, 458, 475, 493, 

 (V.S.) 494, 498c, 501b, 505a, 506, 508, 510. 

 511, 519, 538, 563, 584, 593, 611, 616, 624, 

 631, 704, 705, 713, 717a, 721a, 725, 755, 

 756, 758, 761, 766. Also stamp Collection 

 for eggs. T. E. McMULLEN, 433 Bailey 

 St., Camden, N. J. 



EXCHANGE— 6 1-4, 12 1-1, 65 1-2, 



79 1-1, 118 1-3, 77 1-3, 194 2-4 1-5, 



202 6-3 5-4, 211 1-7 1-9, 325 1-1, 



331 2-4 1-3, 333 2-4, 339 1-2 4-3, 366 1-4, 



373 2-3, 390 1-5 1-6, 476 1-4, 481 1-3, 



488 2-3 4-4 2-5, 493 1-5, 498 3-3, 501 3-3,- 



552A 1-4, 563 1-4, 581 2-4, 584 5-3 2-4, 



593 2-3, 598 1-3 1-4, 703a. 1-3, 705 3-4, 

 761 1-4, 316 1-2. Ostrich at $3.00. 



ERNEST A. BUTLER, 6314 Opal St., 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



