The Oologist 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



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Vol. XXIII. No. 3. ALBION, N. Y., MARCH, 1906. Whole No. 224 



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m- NOTICE.-We will give the "Oologist' 

 for Four Years or 75c in cash for every copy 

 of "Oologist" for June 1888, Vol. VI. No. 4. 

 sent us in good condition. Will give 3 years, 

 or 50c for April, 1889. Address, Manager 

 Oologist, Chili. X. Y. 



PEACOCK.— A magnificent male specimen 

 in full plumage, well worth $10. Will box 

 and ship at purchaser's expense for an even 

 $5. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, X. Y. 



WANTED.— Eggs in sets, large or small 

 lots. Will give in exchange fine collections 

 of minerals and shells. A few sets and skins 

 and some books. Can use many common 

 species. ERNEST H. SHORT, Rochester, 

 N. Y. 



HAVE 1st class sets, some good ones, to 

 exchange for same. Can use many common 

 species for series and selection. Would 

 especially like to hear from collectors in 

 Maine. Also New Hampshire, Vermont and 

 42 other states. A. E. PRICE, Grant Park, 

 111. 



I desire to buy old fire-arms and fine 

 Indian relics. No postals answered. Dec .4.t. 

 STEPHEN VAN RENSSELAER, West 

 Orange, N. J. 



OSTRICH EGGS— I can spare a few at 

 $1.20 each prepaid. FRANK H. LATTIN, 

 Albion, N. Y. 



EMEU EGGS.-The large dark green, near- 

 ly black, pebbly eggs of this species are 

 always desirable and a great curio and 

 usually sell at $2.50 each. Will sell until 

 March 1st at $1.70 each, prepaid. FRANK 

 H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



ALLIGATOR EGGS.-Have become so 

 scarce that many dealers have in recent 

 years omitted them from their lists. There 

 was a nice lot in the Reed stock and I offer 

 single selected specimens at 35c each prepaid 

 or 4 for $1.00. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, 

 N. Y. 



WANTED.-Califomia Condor's, Swallow- 

 tailed and Mississippi Kites'. Little Brown 

 Cranes', Albatrosses, Hawks', Owls' and 

 Warblers' eggs in first class sets with data 

 for cash or will exchange extra fine sets with 

 bonus. $150.00 in sets from my Oological col- 

 lection for a Condor's egg. DOCTOR M. T. 

 CLECKLEY, 457 Greene St., Augusta, Ga. 

 F.3.t. 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.-Coue's Key 

 3rd edition, rebound, half patent leather. 

 Wilson's Am. Ornithology, 3 vols., in one. 

 Bonaparte's plates folio, covering the birds 

 not figured by Wilson, hand colored. Elliott's 

 Shore Birds. All first class. Will sell reason- 

 able or exchange for Bailey's Hand Book, 

 Coue's Key 5th edition, Macoun's Canadian 

 Birds 3 vols. W. S. COLVIN, Box 121 

 Osawatomie, Kans. 



TAXIDERMISTS attention. Southern 

 sea-shore and land birds in the meat or 

 skins. Very cheap for cash or to exchange 

 for A I sets. List for stamp. DOCTOR M. 

 T. CLECKLEY, 457 Greene St., Augusta. Ga. 

 F. t. f. 



WANTED.-A brood of Saw-whet Owls 

 Barred Owls, Long-eared Owls, Cooper's 

 Hawks and Red-tail Hawks. Not over two 

 or three weeks old. Cash or good exchange. 

 Tl-los. II. JACKSON, 343 E. Biddle St.. 

 West Chester. Penn. Feb. 2. t. 



MOUNTED BIRDS at bargain prices. 1 

 Great Gray Owl. $7.50; 1 Arctic Horned Owl, 

 $5.00. 1 Saw Whet Owl; $1.50; 2 Belted King- 

 fishers. $1.00 each; 2 Snowrlakes, 75c each: 

 Oven Bird. 75c; 1 Striped Spermaphile, $1.00; 

 1-10 oray Rurfied Grouse, set. $3.50. Any of 

 these prepaid. CHRIS P. FOKGK. Carman. 

 Man. 



