The Oologist. 



A MONTHLY PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXIDERMY. 



WANTS, FOR SALES ANC 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. XXII. No. 7. 



ALBION, N. Y., JULY, 1905. 



Whole No. 216 



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Entered as second-cla«s matter December 

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

 under the Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. 



FUR EXCHANGE.-A fine lot of shells, 

 minerals, curios etc., for American or For- 

 eign stamps new to my collection. Wish to 

 correspond with beginners. Will buy collect- 

 ions for cash. A. t. f. RUTH WEBB. 202 

 Westminister Road, Rochester, 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. 



FOR SALE.— A large series California 

 Murre eggs, fine sets of two and three White 

 Pelican and others. Birds nests, Mounted 

 Birds and Mammals. Skulls of small ani- 

 mals. A fine lot of Guinea Pigs in all colors. 

 Fancy Pigeons, Game Bantams. J. 2. t. 

 ALM< >N KIBBE, Mayville, N. Y. 



Los Angeles. California. 

 Dear Friend Short:— I am awfully obliged 

 to you for running my adv. the second time, 

 but for goodness sake cut it out this issue. 

 If I had a thousand sets to trade they would 

 have all been gone before now. I got 54 

 answers to that adv., seven before I had re- 

 ceived the copy of the Oologist containing it. 

 Yours, 



H. H. DUNN. 



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. 



FOR SALE.— A. 1. scientific skins of Ari- 

 zona birds. Will collect to order during 

 season of 1905. First class eggs in sets, skins 

 or insects. Correspondence solicited. H. 

 H. Kimball, Tucson, Ariz. t.f. 



WANTED.— Fresh skins of the Great 

 Horned Owl ( or subspecies ), Snowy 

 Owl,, Ptarmigan, Mountain Partridge, 

 Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck, Sets of 

 Cuckoos, Am, Herring Gull, Least Tern. 

 Laughing Gull, Any Sandpiper or Plover. 

 What can you offer and what can you use? 

 ERNEST H. SHORT, Rochester, N. Y. 



WANTED.-A11 kinds of Live Wild Birds 

 and Animals. State prices when writing. 

 Don't ask me what I pay. DR. CECIL 

 FRENCH, Naturalist, Washington. D. C. J12t 



Providence, R. I. 

 Dear Sir:— Please withdraw my ad. from 

 your For Sale column. I have disposed of 

 what material I offered and replies to the ad. 

 are still coming in. I read over [fifty replies 

 from half as many states, which spenks well 

 for the "< >ologi*t" as an advertising n edium. 

 Very truly yours, 



DR. F. P. DROWNE. 



WANTED.— Good photographs of Osprey 

 rrtSsts in exchange for tho-e of nests, snakes. 

 mammals.etc WM. H.FISHER, 

 1318 Bolton St., Baltimore. Md. 



"ORXITHOLOGISTS AND OOLOGISTS." 



Send stamps for samples of neatest, hand- 

 somest label for Coll. of Eggs or M't'd Birds, 

 printed on fine card board, according to 

 latest A. O. U. Check List. 



PHILO W. SMITH, JR., 

 Jul. 2t Mona House. St. Louis. Mo. 



WANTED.— Good field glass, microscope 

 and bird skins of other localities. I otter in 

 exchange good five shot 38 cal.. collecting 

 pistol, 11 in bbl, shoots shot or ball cartridge, 

 with 25 new brass shells, also A. I. Bird 

 Skins and mounted birds from this locality. 

 ALFRED T. GARRETT. Waterport. X. Y. 



