Natural Science News. 



VOL. I. No. 3. 



Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

 changes," "For Sales," Inserted in this depart- 

 ment for 25c per 35 words. Notices over 35 words 

 charged at the rate of one-half cent per each ad- 

 ditional word. No notice inserted for less than 

 25c. Terms, cash with order. 



WANTED. — A second-hand copy of Coues' 

 Key or Ridgeway's Manual. Will pay cash for 

 either book. State price and condition in first 

 letter. D. E. DANBY, Center City, So. Dak. 



WANTED.— Collections of eggs in sets, for 

 which I will exchange minerals, fossils or In- 

 dian relics. Please send list and state rate at 

 which you will exchange them, for goods listed 

 at cash rates. GEO. W. DIXON, Watertown, 

 S. D. 



$3.00 BUYS 1 grooved axe, 1 celt, 1 gorget, 1 

 pendant, 13 arrows, 3 scrapers, 1 flint hatchet, 1 

 net sinker, and 3 war points. All good relics. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. A. 1 . GRUTZ- 

 MACHER, Muskwonago.Wis. 3-2t 



A MEMBER of the New York Genealogical 

 Society and the Methodist Historical Society; for 

 a moderate compensation would search church, 

 probate and other public records to establish 

 family lineage, etc. Address, DANIEL H. 

 CARPENTER, Maplewood, N. J. l-4t 



MICROSCOPE sections showing normal 

 structure of mammalian body— strictly first 

 class, neatly stained, securely mounted, for 

 sale cheap or exchange for books, supplies, &c. 

 CHAS. B. WILSON, Johns Hopkins University, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



READ! READ!— To every person sending 

 me a 5Uct. piece, coined before 1875. I will give 

 1 000 foreign stamps ; 25ct. pieces, same date, 

 500. Address, B. G. MERRILL, Hinsdale, 111. 



WANTED. — Taxidermists and Collectors to 

 send for my price list of birds in the meat and 

 fresh skins. Correspondence solicited. FLOYD 

 T. COON, Milton, Wis. 



COUES' KEY. — A second hand copy, in good 

 condition for $5.75 cash. If wanted by mail, 34 

 cents must be added to pav postage GEORGE 

 E. BROWN, Hyde Park, Mass. 



EXCHANGE.— Ferret, value $3. 200 Colum- 

 bian stamps, Trip Around World, World's Fair 

 albums value $3.25, for best offer in eggs. 

 GEORGE QUIGSLEY, 15 West High St., 

 Lockport, N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE.-Coues' Key, Maynard's 

 Naturalist's Guide, and Coues' Field Ornithol- 

 ogy. Each in excelleat condition, for camera, 

 books, specimens, shells, etc. MOTT SPAULD- 

 ING, Edinboro, Pa. 



COLLECTORS having rare birds' eggs, sin- 

 gles or sets, either end blown, or 1st class speci- 

 mens for sale cheap. Reptiles eggs also wanted. 

 Please write to W. R. WHARTON, Germon- 

 town, Phila., Pa. o 



EXCHANGE.— I will exchange (at Scott's 

 pricesi old Canadian postage stamps from the 

 first issue, for Indian relics of all kinds. 

 (Reference Town Bank,) W. S. FALLS, 

 Amherstburg, Canada. 



NOTICE.— T have the following singles which 

 I will exchange for sets with data. A. O. U. 

 Nos. 172a, 171a, 161, 559, 4S7, 373. 384, 360, 342, 359 

 Lesser Prairie Hen, 125, 118, 75, 74. 71, 72, 69, 70, 

 65, 58. 53, 51a, 31a. 30, 27, 10, 3, 301. 286, etc., etc. 

 JOHN W. DANIEL. Bethel Academy, Fauquier 

 Co., Va. 



EXCHANGE — U. S. stamps catalogued near- 

 ly $2 by Scott's 55th, no duplicates, for a 15c and 

 30c or 50c Columbian. WALLACE LEE, South 

 Otselic, N. Y. 



WANTED.- Second hand copy of the Birds 

 of Kansas by N. S. Goss. Will pay cash fox- 

 same. Write condition and price in letter. 

 E. J. LANG, Wellington, Kansas. 



INDIAN Relics of great value for sale or ex- 

 change. Addresses of collectors wanted. In- 

 teresting collection postpaid for 24c in stamps. 

 THE ARCHAEOLOGIST, Box 502, Columbus, 

 Ohio. 3-w4 



When answering advertisements always men- 

 the tion NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS, 



ALBION, N. Y., FEB. 16, 1895. 



WANTED.— A Snowy Owl in the meat, pre- 

 ferred, might purchase a skin. Address, MRS. 

 E. J. ALDRICH, Granby, Hampshire Co., 

 Mass. 



WANTED.— A Simplex Type writer, new or 

 second hand. Will give in exchange, stamps 

 and birds eggs, sets or singles. Send for list.. 

 W. J. WIRT, Box 137, Gaines, N. Y. 



FOR EXCHANGE or SALE.— A 12 ga. twin- 

 Chester Repeating Shot Gun in good order for 

 $15; Maine Tourmourlines, either as sppcimens 

 or gem material at good prices. D. E. MOUL- 

 TON, Falmouth, Me. 



EXCHANGE.— Microscopic slides for same. 

 Slides or cash for unmounted Trematodes or 

 parasitic ''Insects (good alcoholic specimens). 

 Write, W. C. HALL. State Univ., Lincoln.Neb. 



HEAD of thirteen foot alligator, fine skins 

 and rare sets to exchange for folding canoe or 

 cash. W. S. DICKINSON. Taxidermist and 

 Collector. Tarpon Springs, Fla. 



EIGHT pairs of Guinea pigs, collection of 

 stamps catalogued at $8.25. boys' story papers 

 and other articles to exchange for Oologists' 

 and Entomologists' Instruments. WARREN 

 S. FISHER, Highspire, Pa. 



WANTED. — Address of all hunters and trap- 

 pers in the U. S. GUS STAINSKY, 124 N. 

 Wahsatch Ave, Colo. Springs, Colo. 



WANTED.— To exchange, eggs, Indian relics 

 and bird skins for eggs in sets of other local- 

 ities. Send lists and receive mine. CHARLES 

 E. HUSK, Shabbona, Ills. 



EXCHANGE.— Will collect local specimens 

 in any branch of Natural History in exchange 

 for desired eggs in sets. FRANK H. NUT- 

 TER, 710 Sykes Block, Minneapolis. Minn. 



IMPERFECT shaped skins: have about 20 

 skins, which I will dispose of cheap; such as 

 White-wing Scoter. Wood Duck, Red head, 

 Canvas-baek, Franklin Gull, Grebes, and Terns. 

 Many will compare favorably with ordinary 

 cabinet specimens, others only tit for study, 

 etc. Also a few sets and singles of first class 

 eggs. Skins will be sold, given away or de- 

 stroyed. EDWIN S. BRYANT, Davison, Mich. 



WANTED.— A hand microtome and Abbe 

 Camera Lucida. Will pav cash if cheap and in 

 good shape. E. L, POTTER, 218 North Good- 

 man St., Rochester. N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE. "Bessey's Essentials of 

 Botany," 292 pages, new, cloth bound, and "Inju- 

 rious insects of Kansas, " a 100 page pamphlet, 

 for best offers of other scientific works or natu- 

 ral history specimens. A. O. GARRETT, 1425 

 Kentucky St., Lawrence, Kansas. 



WANT TO BUY.— Fine spear-heads, 6 to 7 

 inches long. Write what you have, quoting 

 lowest prices. Fine minerals wanted in quan- 

 tity. Quote me. All kinds of Trilobites wanted, 

 excepting 0. Senaria and 0. Blumenbachi 

 L. W. STIL WELL. Dealer in Relics, Fossils, 

 Minerals, Dead wood, So. Dak. 



WILD HOG and Leopard Cat skins suitable 

 for rugs furnished at reasonable rates. HUGH 

 McHARRY, Sinton, San Patricio Co., Tex. 



FOR SALE CHEAP.— A collection between 

 250 and 300 Birds Eggs in sets and singles. 5-6 

 of them 1st class, rest 2d class. Write for price. 

 LOUIE HENNINGSON, Lake Mills, W T is. 



TO EXCHANGE. -Twenty two volumes of 

 "Harper's" 1872 to 1884 in pat. binders for 

 "The Auk," Coues' Key or other works on Or- 

 nithology and Entomology . M. TAND Y.Dal- 

 las City. 'ills. 



WANTED.— Orders for Birds and Mammals 

 of Western Oregon mounted or Skins. GEO. 

 D. PECK, 230 Liberty St., Salem, Oregon. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Pair of style No. 2 climb- 

 ers with straps for first class eggs in sets. Pre- 

 fer to exchange with parties within 300 miles. 

 F. C. WAITE, Sta. B, Cleveland, Ohio. 



TO EXCHANGE. — An F. A. Barnes hand 

 power rip and dado saw, nearly new, cost $75 

 for first class sets of eggs, books on Ornithol- 

 ogy and Oology. Address H. W. BEERS, 

 Bridgeport. Conn. 



FOSSILS of all periods and minerals de- 

 sired in exchange for British Columbian plants 

 and bulbs. Onlv good material desired. A. J. 

 PINEO, Victoria, B. C. Can, 



Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



WANTED.— Back-numbers of the Auk. W.S. 

 JOHNSON, Box 228, Boonville, N. Y. 



WANTED - Cocoons of the large moths, also 

 Lepidoptera (in papers preferred), have in ex- 

 change, skins or cash. E. H. RICHARDS, 

 Box 414, Woburn, Mass. 



WANTED.— Rare land shells of this and other 

 countries. Offered. Land, fresh-water, and 

 marine shells. Send lists and receive mine. 

 CHAS. S. HODGSON, Albion, Illinois. 



I COLLECT shells and sea-mosses, snakes liz- 

 ards, horned toads, small bird skins, butterflies 

 moths, insects, and wild flowers. M. J. HAL- 

 LETT. Merle, San Diego. Co., Calif. 



WANTED. -A No. 1 or No. 2 Kodak in good 

 order for field glass, rifle, skins, eggs, (full 

 data) or cash. D. D. STONE, Lansing, N. Y. 



WANTED.- -Sets of Black Vulture, not 

 Turkey Vulture, 25 cts per egg ; sets of Audu- 

 bon's Caracara, 50cts per egg. from original 

 collectors. C. O. TROWBRIDGE. Farming- 

 ham, Mass. 



BARRED OWL, nicely mounted, moth proof, 

 $2.75; Blue Jay, 75cts. or will exchange for sets 

 with data at half catalogue rates. JOHN 

 CLAYTON. Lincoln, Maine. 



WANTED.— Oregon bird arrow points in ex- 

 change fo>- bird skins. E. S. MacGOWAN, 137 

 Western Ave., N.,St. Paul, Minn. 



WANTED.— First-class Woodpeckers' and 

 Warblers skins, and book about Woodpeckers. 

 Can furnish fresh skins and birds in the meat, 

 and some desirable books. J. ROWLAND 

 NOWELL, Anderson, South Carolina. 



FOR SALE —All kinds of North Carolina 

 birds, also skins and furs for rugs, such as 

 Deer, Bear, Wild Cat, Red and Grav Fox, Coon, 

 Mink. &c. &c. N. W. FAIN, Taxidermist, 

 Asheville, N. C. 



TO EXCHANGE -Land and fresh-water 

 shells of Southern Wisconsin to exchange for 

 the same from other localities, or marine curios. 

 Polished unios furnished when desired. Send 

 list and receive mine. Mrs. E. C. WISWALL, 

 Kenosha, Wis. 



TO EXCHANGE. -Fine specimens of gold, 

 silver, copper and lead ores, and hat-racks 

 made of polished horns, for U. S. and foreign 

 coins and anything in the numismatic line. 

 F. O. NELSON, 412 S. Main St., Butte, Mont. 



WANTED.— Massive minerals, suitable to 

 polish; such as serpentine, prehnite, rhodonite, 

 verd antique, for polished minerals, crystals, 

 or cash. HARRY GARRETT, West Chester 

 Pa. 



TO EXCHANGE - 1 pocket rifle, 1 watch, first- 

 class sets, for birds in the meat and good sets 

 of eggs, no trash. E. B. PECK, Holley, N. Y. 



3 LEAF shaped cutting implements found in a 

 "Cache." consisting of red and grey material, 

 also 3 fragments of pottery found in'an ancient 

 "nirial ground, postpaid for 25 cents. Address. 

 HARRY B. MAPEL. Columbus Grove, O. 



WANTED. -One October number of the Nid. 

 iologist. will give your price if moderate. Ans- 

 wer quick. "Nid." must be in Al condition. 

 A. A. BRADLEY. 152 West 99 St . New York 

 City, N, Y. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Fine stamps from my 

 sheets, for natural history specimens. Any 

 common specimens accepted. R. G. FITUH, 

 55 N. Union St., Grand Rapids. Mich. 



WANTED —Fine Indian relics or cabinet 

 specimens of minerals, will exchange minerals, 

 fossils, books or Indian relics. Send lists. GEO. 

 W. DIXON, Lock Box 381, Watertown, S. D. 



WANTED. - Publications pertaining to Arch- 

 aeology and Geology for which I will give min- 

 eral specimens, shells, curiosities, etc. GEO. 

 J. REMSBURG, 500 S. 4th Ave., Atchison, Kan. 



FOR EXCNGE. — Four Audubon bird plates 

 for a standard work on Ornithology, Coues' 

 Key, preferred. Write for particulars. 

 STEPHEN A. KROM, Plainfield, N. J. 



WANTED.— Photographs of Indians and 

 Aborigines of foreign countries, stereoscopic 

 views, minerals, curio, in exchange for curio or 

 cash. Write before sending. L. L. LEWIS, 

 Drawer, 107, Copenhagen, N. Y, 



