The Oologist. 



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. XXII. No. 9. ALBION, N. Y., SEPTEMBER, 1905. Whole No. 218 



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 on the wrapper of this month's Oologist. It 

 denotes when your subscription expired or 

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 paper discontinued and all arrearages must 

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207 your subscription expired Oct. 1904 

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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. 



WANTED.— For cash, nesting sites (with 

 sets) of all birds that breed in tree cavities, 

 Woodpeckers, Owls. Chickadees, etc. Quote 

 such as you can furnish. First class. Aug, 

 2. t. J. L. CHILDS, Floral Park, N. Y. 



SINGLES FOR SALE.-Nos. 6. 206, 261, 182; 

 639, 197, 264, 278, 315, 377, 490, 584. 674 and quite a 

 number of others. Correctly identified. 

 Very cheap, cash. Aug. 4.t. R. P. SHARP- 

 LES, West Chester, Pa. _ 



FOR SALE VERY CHEAP.-A large col- 

 lection of rare single eggs, most all with 

 data. All A. No. 1, either single or by the 

 lot. Send 2 cent stamp for list. DOCTOR 

 M. T. CLECKLEY, 457 Greene St., Augusta, 

 Ga. 



FOR SALE— All kinds Cavies, white and 

 black dragoons, white and colored Homers, 

 black-breasted Game Bantams, white Wy- 

 andotts. Will consider a few exchanges for 

 A No. 1 sets. Aug.4.t. ALMON KIBBE, 

 Mayville, N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE— 10,000 varieties of 

 postage and revenue stamps of all countries. 

 Exchange for showy objects of Natural His- 

 tory. Butterflies especially desired. Aug. 

 12.t. G. W. PEPPER, 219 E. 32 St.. N. Y. 

 •city. 



«^= 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. 



FOR 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. N. 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. 



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. N. 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, and other 

 sets of Cuckoos.Ajn, Herring Gull, LeastTern, 

 Laughing Gull, Any Sandpiper or Plover. 

 What can you offer and what can you use. 

 ERNEST H. SHORT. Rochester. N. Y. 



FOR SALE. About 15 Hudubon Plates 

 from the original coppers— size about 40x25 

 inches— average price $5 each. F. B. Mc- 

 K ECHNIE, Ponkapog, Mass. 



A FEW rare and desirable sets from Ari- 

 zona and Southern California. All in perfect 

 condition. Intending purchasers address 

 O. W. HOWARD. Box 1177, Los Angeles. Cal. 



$3 will buy 158 kinds of woods, or will ex- 

 change for woods not in my collect ion. 

 LOUIS W. HAHN. Lake Ave.. Silver Creek. 

 N. Y. 



