The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERHY. 

 WANTS, FOR SALES AND EXCHANGES. 



Brief Special announcements " Wants," " Exchanges," " For Sales," inserted in this de- 

 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. XXIV. No. 10. 



ALBION, N. Y., OCT., 1907. 



Whole No. 243 



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 Oologist. It denotes when your sub- 

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Remember we must be notified if 

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 209 your subscription expired Dec. 1904 

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 determined. If we have you credited 

 wrong we wish to rectify. 



Entered as second-class matter De- 

 cembed 21, 1903, at the post office, at 

 Albion, N. Y., under the Act of Con- 

 gress of March 3, 1879. 



LANTERN SLIDES.-A lot, many 2nd 

 grade (a little dense or thin), all fair, some 

 very good for best cash or exchange offer. 

 B. S. BOWDISH, Demarest, N. Y. 



TO EiXCHANGE. ■ Sets 187 1A 

 297a 1-8, 707 1-4, 487 1-6, 32 1-1, 64 1-1, 385 1-4. 

 Also shells and curios. Wanted first class 

 sets. Address, ERNEST H. SHORT, Box 

 173, Rochester, N. Y. 



WANT.— Eggs in sets and good Indian 

 relics. I offer eggs, shells and showy mount- 

 ed butterflies. ERNEST H. SHORT, Box 173, 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



FOR S ALE. -200 A 1 eastern skins. Also 

 first class Warbler skins to exchange for 

 same. WM. WILKOSKI, 931 Denner St., 

 Kalamazoo, Mich. 



WILL EXCHANGE a few sets of American 

 Woodcock, my own take, for varieties not in 

 my collection. I desire Bay-breasted Warb- 

 ler, Fox Sparrow. G. A. ABBOTT. 945 Mar- 

 quette Bldg., Chicago, 111. 



FOR SALE. -Collection of about 400 Cali- 

 fornia bird eggs. Will sell as a whole or in 

 part. Very cheap. Cash only accepted. 

 Write for particulars stating wishes and 

 complete list will be sent. EDWIN ROEMER 

 1067 O'Farrel St., San Francisco, Cal. 



WANTED-For cash, skins of Albino birds 

 or mammals, rare nests, eggs and skins 

 Eskimo Curlew in particular. Nesting sites 

 of all birds that preed in holes or cavities in 

 trees. Quote anything of the sort you may 

 have to offer. JOHN LEWIS CHILDS 

 Floral Park, N. Y. Dec t. f. 



AUK AND NUTTALL'S BULLETIN com- 



plete for $100. Auk 1884-1905. 22 vols, com- 

 plete. All except last are finely bound in 

 cloth. Nuttal's Bulletin complete in 8 vols, 

 bound. J. L. CHILDS, Floral Park, N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-A choice list of sets 

 including No's. 9 1-2, 82.1 1-1, 145 1-8, 141 1-8 1-6. 

 3531-3, 3541-3, 370a 1-5. 3761-6. 4591-3, 536 1-4, 

 534 1-5, 641 1-4, 639 1-5, 654a, 618 1-4 for species 

 not in my collection. THOS. H. JACKSON, 

 304 N. Franklin St., W. Chester. Pa. 



OFFER— A long series of rare and beautiful 

 butterflies from all parts of the World, either 

 spread or in papers for a first class collection 

 of stamps. Also wanted first class bird 

 skins, eggs with data. LEVI W. MENGEL, 

 Boys' High School, Reading, Pa. 



ENGLISH CAVIES— Black, buff, silver- 

 grey, red and white and red Absynnians. 

 Also Brown Leghorn Cockerels and registered 

 Shropshire ram lambs. Will exchange for 

 A. Nc. 1 sets, choice Indian relics, bird books 

 or cash. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N.Y, 



EXCHANGE.— First class sets for first 

 class sets with reliable collectors. Send list 

 and receive mine. E. A. BUTLER, 3305 Nth. 

 17th St., Phila., Pa. 



MOUNTED BIRDS. -Harlequin Duck, ad 

 male, $6.00; Marbled Murrelet. $6.00. Black- 

 crowned Night Heron, $3.00; Amer. Barn Owl. 

 $2.00; Long-eared Owl. $1.50: Ruffed Grouse. 

 $1.50; Calif. Partridge, female, $1.00; Red Fox, 

 $8.00; Gray Fox, $6.00; Brown Weasel. $1.50, 

 O. S. BRIGGS. San Jose, 111. 



WANTED.— For cash sets or singles of the 

 following: 40a, 49. 53. 74, 316. 373c. 407a. 420a. 

 429, 431, 436. 471; 498e: 501b, 505a, 508, 510, 517a. 

 529b, 560a. 581h. 581i, 581m, 596, 620, 627a, 656, 

 703a, 710, 717a, 743a, 713, 721a, 751a, 76la. Desire 

 quotations on rare sets and singles especial- 

 ly. RUPERT E. THOMAS, 76 Argyle Place. 

 Arlington, N. J. Oct. 3. 2. 



