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TAXIDERMY 



Vol. XXXV. No. 3. 



ALBION, N. Y., March 1, 1918. Whole No. 868 



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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. 



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 eg-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 west 

 coast duck skins. Send full list; desire many 

 common sets. Also have fine list of dupli- 

 cate onithological book for sale. HAROLD 

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



PERCHES— I have about 150 sets of turned 

 perches for birds, to suit birds from the size 

 of a warbler to the largest hawks and owls. 

 Will sell the lot reasonable or trade. Also 

 have a number of rustic stands with natural 

 limbs, cork bark stumps, etc. M. J. HOFF- 

 M A N , Taxidermists, 1818 Bleecker, St., 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. 



PASSENGER PIGEONS: Have one 

 mounted bird in fair condition to ex- 

 change for best offer in rare sets. 

 RICHARD C. HARLOW, State College, 

 Pennsylvania. 



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. 



MOUNTED BIRDS-A number of North 

 American Tropical and a few European birds 

 to offer for desirable skins and mounted 

 specimens or cash. All are neatly mounted 

 and on attractive stands; will ship without 

 stands if desired. Send lists and get mine. 

 M. J. HOFFMAN. Taxidermist, 1818 Bleecker 

 St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



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. 



