The Oolocist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



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. XXI. No. 10. 



ALBION, N. Y., OCT., 1904. 



Whole No. 207 



What's Your Nvimber ? 



Examine the number following your name 

 on the wrapper of this month's Oologist. It 

 denotes when your subscription expired or 

 will expire. 



207 your subscription expires with this issue 

 209 " " '" " Dec, 1904 



212 •' " " " Mar., 190o 



257 " " " " Dec, 1908 



Intermediate numbers can easily be deter- 

 mined. If we have you credited wrong we 

 wish to rectify, 



Entered as second-class matter December 

 21, 1903, at the post office at Albion, N. Y., 

 under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 



I HAVE a few very desirable sets for ex- 

 change, such as loons, alabatross. cranes, 

 falcons, kites and other Raptores, ducks with 

 down, etc. Warblers especially wanted. All 

 answer ed. A. E. PRICE .Grant Park, 111, stf 



WANTED.— Fine sets of Sharp Shinned 

 Hawks eggs. Will give handsome sets of 

 Aplomado Falcon at reduced rates. T. H. 

 JACKSON. 343 E. Biddle St., West Chester, 

 Pa. 



MAKE BEST CASH offer for Bendire's 

 Life Histories. Vols. 1 and 2 (bound). Write 

 quick. CLIFTON E. WEBSTER, Arthur, 

 N. Dakota. 



CORRESPONDENCE desired with persons 

 having Cicindelidae for exchange or sale. 

 FRANK H. SHOEMAKER, care General 

 Auditor, U. P. R. R. Co., Omaha, Nebraska. 



WANTED— First class sets collected in 

 Illinois. Also sets or singles of warblers, 

 any locality. Send lists and receive mine. 

 Want "Auk." recent numbers. A. D. DU- 

 BOIS, 73 00 Yale Ave.. Chicago. 



WANTED— Sets Calaveras, Orange-Crown- 

 ed, Lutescen, Dusky, Tennessee, Cape May, 

 Bay-breasted, Blackburnian and Palm Warb- 

 lers. Will pay cash or good exchange. ED- 

 WARD ARNO LD, Battle Creek, Mich. 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-Many in- 

 teresting books on natural history, (birds, 

 snakes and mammals etc.,) and some eggs in 

 sets and singles to exchange for eggs in sets 

 or mounted birds. A. E. SCHUTZE. 2306 

 Guadalupe Street, Austin. Texas. 



FOR SALE-Photos of young Cardinal 

 Pinch. Almost natural size. Fine. 20c 

 each, 6, $1. Not for engraving. Address 

 I. J. LAWKENCE. P. O. Box 284,Barnesville, 



DO YOU ever Trap. If so you want "The 

 Amateur Trapper," by Stanley Harding, tells 

 you how to make traps for catching the 

 Muskrat, Beaver, Otter, Mink, Martin. Fish- 

 er, Skunk, Gopher, Squirrel, Raccoon. Opos- 

 sum, Fox, Wolf and Bear, also how to cure 

 and Tan Skins. Cloth. Contains 134 pages, 

 with 50 illustrations. Send 50c. to OLIVER 

 M. DAVIE, Columbus, O., and get one pre- 

 paid. S. 2. t, 



COLLECTORS— The largest exchange ex- 

 tant; 50 classified exchange departments. 

 One department for the collecting of bird 

 eggs, other departments for all kinds of 

 hobbies.— 6 months trial Subscription 10 

 cents. UNIVERSAL EXCHANGE MAGA- 

 ZINE, Belvidere, 111. 



6 R. I. Arrowheads, 25c; Indian Tomahawk, 

 35c; 5 different Indian Relics, 30c; 5 choice 

 Indian Bird points, 35c; Indian hatchet, 35c; 

 5 different old coins, 10c; 50 mixed coins, 75c; 

 3 old Liberty cents, 15c; 10 curiosities, 15c; 

 price list and Indian relic or old coin for 10c 

 All the above for $2.00 bill. WM.P ARNOLD, 

 Peacedale, R. I. 



FOR SALE— My private collection of about 

 2000 first-class sets, representing 456 different 

 species. Some rare sets and fine series. 

 Will sell in lot to suit purchaser. Here is a 

 chance for a live collector to obtain a fine 

 collection at reasonable price. Those mean- 

 ing business send for full list. Parties know- 

 ing me to be indebted to them from past ex- 

 change, will confer a favor by presenting 

 their bills. L. ERNEST MARCEAU. 2^4 

 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



WANTED FOR CASH.-Nidologist. Vol. 

 I, No. 2. Will pay a good price. Have for 

 sale Auk for 1899, 4 Nus. Also first 4 Nos. of 

 Nuttalls Bulletin. J. L. CHILDS, Floral 

 Park, N. Y. 



Next Spring I shall have several sets of 

 349 to exchange. I want 2 sets of 147 and N; 

 204; 205; 206: 228; 329: 309; 310. Write now to 

 CHAS. S. THOMPSON, Stanford University. 

 Cal. 



