The Oologist. 



BIRDS-NESTS-EGGS 



TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXXV. No. 1. 



ALBION, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1918. 



Whole No. 366 



BRIEF SPECIAL, ANNOUNCEMENTS 



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We 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 onlv. — EDITOR. 



BIRDS 



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 have a large number of bird skins mount- 

 ed birds and manmals. Want mountable 

 skins or properly mounted specimens of fulll 

 plumaged adult male birds, none larger than 

 Bob White. Send me your exchange and I 

 will send mine. KARL W. KAHMANN, 2513 

 Lincoln Ave., Chicago, 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 ee'gs. GERARD 

 ALAN ABBOTT, Grosse Pointe Shores, 

 Michigan. 



FOR EXCHANGE-A. No. 1 skins of ducks, 

 geese and swan and other birds from this 

 section offered for sets of eggs, or some we,st 

 coast duck skins. Send full list; desire many 

 common sets. Also have fine list of dupli- 

 cate onithologioal book for sale. HAROLD 

 H. BAILEY, 319-54th St., Newport News, Va. 



FOR SALE -A few pair of Ring necked 

 Pheasants. L. A. PARRE, Batavia, 111. 



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. 



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. 



