The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



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 partment for 25 cents per 25 words. Notices over 25 words charged at the rate of 1-2 cent for 

 each additional word. No notice inserted for less than 25 cents. Terms, cash with order. 



Strictly first-class specimens will be accepted in payment at 1-3 list rates. 



Vol. XXIII. No. 7. 



ALBION, N. Y., JULY, 1906. 



Whole No. 228 



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«3= 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. N. Y. 



■WILL EXCHANGE— Sets 187 1-3 1-4, 32 1-1. 

 177 1-6 16 1-1. 321 1-2, 359 1-3, 185 1-2, 659 1-4, n-4- 

 684 1-3, n-4, 329 1-1. Singles with data 177, 185- 

 348, 187, 335. Want sets from all parts of 

 country. What have you to offer? What 

 can you use? ERNEST H. SHORT, Rochester 

 N. Y. 



OOLOGISTS.— I offer a new abridged check 

 list and standard price list of N. Am. birds 

 in book form. Contains all the common and 

 many rarer N. Am. birds (520 in all). Very 

 useful for reference, exchange purposes or 

 for labelling. 6 cents each, two for 10 cents. 

 ERNEST H. SHORT. Rochester, N. Y. 



WANTED— At all times: Mammals, scien- 

 tific skins or in the meat. Also books and 

 pamphlets relating to mammals. Good ex- 

 change. Cash for certain wants. HARTLEY 

 H. T. JACKSON. Milton , Wisconsin. 



EMEU EGGS.— The large dark green, near- 

 ly black, pebbly eggs of this species are 

 always derirable and a great curio and 

 usually sell at $2.50 each. Will sell a few at 

 $1.70 each, prepaid. ERNEST H. SHORT, 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



OSTRICH EGGS.-I can spare at few at 

 $1.20 each, prepaid. ERNEST H. SHORT, 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



FOR SALE.-Nidologist. Vols, 1 to 4 in- 

 clusive complete. Oologist, Vols. 11 to 20 in- 

 clusive. Osprey Vols. 1 to 5 inclusive, com- 

 plete. Make offers. Have extra copies of 

 nearly every number of every Vol. of both 

 Nidologist and Osprey. State wants and 

 make offers. E. S. ROLFE, Eugene, Oregon. 

 May. 3. t. 



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, 



HAVE both common and rare sets for ex- 

 change, including Loons, Gulls, Ducks with 

 down. Swans, Raptores, Goatsuckers and 

 Warblers, also many singles, for sets new to 

 my collection or special desidirata. Many 

 common sets needed. Correspondence 

 solicited with reliable collectors. All 

 answered. Will pay cash for desired sets if 

 price is right. A. E. PRICE Grant Park, 

 111. m. t. f. 



WANTED — First-class birds' skins 

 and eggs in sets; will give in ex- 

 change fine U. S. and foreign stamps. 

 Also a small dealer's stock of stamps 

 to exchange. F. T. CORLESS, S04 E. 

 14th St. North, Portland, Ore. 



FOR SALE — For cash only, my en- 

 tire collection" of first-class sets of 

 about 1,000 eggs will be sold, entire. 

 Also a nice lot of bird skins. Those 

 meaning business a full list will be 

 furnished. E. B. PECK, 21 Chestnut 

 St., Batavia, N. Y. 



WANTED — Good scientific skins of 

 Spotted Owl, Flam., Screech Owl, Ken- 

 nicott's Screech Owl, Yellow-billed 

 Magpie, Sennett's Warbler, Cape May 

 Warbler, Mangrove Warbler, Golden- 

 cheeked Warbler, Kirtland's Warbler, 

 Painted Redstart. Red-bellied Red- 

 start, Red AVarbler, Brasher's Warbler. 

 Bell's Warbler. State lowest cash prices. 

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