The Oologist 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



WANTS, FOR SALES AND EXCHANGES. 



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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. 8. 



ALBION, N. Y., AUG., 1906. Whole No. 229 



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«S= 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. 



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. 



FOR SALE. -I still have about 500 fine sets 

 left from my private collection which will 

 sell at reasonable prices. Also Bendire's 

 Life histories. Studer's Birds of North 

 America and Bird Magazines. Write for 

 list and prices. L. ERNEST MARCEAU, 

 145 Granville St.. Newark, O. 



WANTED. -Mammal Skins (with prefer- 

 ence for the Kutamias group). Can offer 

 mammal and bird skins, eggs in sets. W, 

 L. BURNETT, 128 X. Sherwood St.. Fort 

 Collins, Colo 



OSTRICH EGGS. 

 $1.20 each, prepaid. 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



-I can spare at few at 

 ERNEST H. SHORT, 



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 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, 

 in. 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. 

 14 th St. North, Portland, Ore. 



WANTED — Good scientific skins of 

 Spotted Owl, Flam., Screech Owl, Ken- 

 nicott's Screech Owl, Yellow-billed 

 Magpie, Sennett's Warbler, Cape May 

 W r arbler, Mangrove Warbler, Golden- 

 cheeked Warbler, Kirtland's Warbler, 

 Painted Redstart, Red-bellied Red- 

 start, Red Warbler, Brasher's Warbler. 

 Bell's Warbler. State lowest cash prices. 

 Address Oologist, Chili, N. Y. 



FOR SALE.- Fine collection of fifty Eng- 

 lish birds' eggs in singles. Also "The Birds 

 of Florida with Water and Game Birds of 

 Eastern North America," by C. J. Maynarq. 

 Address, John B. CONE, Box 194, Hartford. 

 Conn. 



WILL EXCHANGE. - Magnificent col- 

 lection of Lepidoptera in 14 large Kiker 

 mounts for desirable eggs. Will exchange 

 single mounts if desired. DAVID HAK- 

 ROWER, S warthmore. Pa. 



WANTED— To exchange nest and 4 eggs 

 Townsend's Solitaire for 4 Wilsons Snipe 

 or Lonir-billed Curlew. C. de B. GRE&iN 

 Penticton. B. C. Can. 



