Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

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

 ment lor 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 

 85c. Terms, cash with order. 



All copy must reach us at least three days 

 prior to date of issue in order to insure inser- 

 tion In any given number. 



WANTED ; — "Bird Nesting in Northwest 

 Canada," back Nos. of Oologist. Can offer 

 ■•Kombi" and No. 2 Autoharp. P. A. COLBY. 

 Hyde Park, Mass. 



EXCHANG 0:— I wish to exchange Minerals 

 for Indian Relics from Eastern and Southern 

 States or a copy of Dana's new^book on Min- 

 erals and how to study them. ISAAC S. KIRK, 

 Fremont. Pa. 



COLUMBIAN STAMPS in set. used or un- 

 used, for cash or in exchange for curiosities. 

 LINDEGARD BROS., HallocK. Minn. 54-2t 



YOU NEED DATAS:— 100 Standard Data 

 blanks with your name and address printed 

 thereon sent postpaid for 25c; 200 for 40c; f,00 

 for 75c. THOS. H. BLODGETT, Galesburg, 

 111. 



MAGAZINES: -A number of Natural History 

 Magazines to exchange for Nidiologists, Oregon 

 Naturalists, or Natural History Specimens and 

 Curios. List for stamp. P. I NEISTER. 

 Sioux Falls University, Sioux Falls, So. Dak. 



WANTED: — A second-hand copy of Davie's 

 Nests and Eggs. Must be in good condition. 

 Good exchange in stamps or cash. HORATIO 

 H. ARMSTRONG, Kirkwood, Mo. 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE :— Tarpon rod 

 with two tips; VonHofe reel; Springfield rifle 

 and bayonet; Allen & Wheelock rifle. Stamps 

 taken. Want 12 or 16 ga. Hammerless for 10 

 ga. Ithaca Hammerless, new, or cash offer. H. 

 I. BENEDICT, 20 Main St., Lockport, N. Y. 



WILL PAY CASH for photographs of birds, 

 or their nests or eggs. Send list with best 

 prices. WALTER A. JOHN ->ON, Box 500, 

 Galesburg, 111. 



TO EXCHANGE:— A gold-tilled American 

 stjle hunting case watch, gents size; case 

 warranted for 20 yrs., works 10 yrs. Will ex- 

 change for $30.00 worth of good sets. GEO. 

 W. DIXON, Watertown, S. D. FO-2t 



WANTED: — Nidiologists and Oregon Natural- 

 ists to complete tiles. Can offer in exchange a 

 number of Natural History Magazines. List 

 for stamp. P. I. NEISTER, Sioux Falls Uni- 

 versity, Sioux Falls, So. Dak. 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE:— Fine sets of 

 Unios for museums, polished or natural. De- 

 sire IT. tuberculatus, colored ;nacre, opals, tine 

 crystals, minerals and fossils or marine cur- 

 ios. MRS. E. WIS WALL, Kenosha, Wis. 



A BARGAIN.— I offer the following tine new 

 books for tine sets at once, viz: Ireland, Its 

 History, Scenery and People, 3 vols, in one. 

 large octavo, $12.50; Ridpath's Popular History 

 of the U. S., Imperial Octavo, $12.50; Smith's 

 Dictionary of the Bible. 1017 Jpages, large oc- 

 tavo, $10.00; Gibbon's History of Rome. 6 vols, 

 gilt top, $18.00. GEO. W. DIXON, Watertown, 

 So. Dak. 



FOR NUMBERS 21 and 31 of Natural Sci- 

 ekce News will give 15 cents worth of foreign 

 stamps or Nos. 22 and 40 of the News. C. E. 

 RISLEY, 19 Lake Ave., Middletown, N. Y, 



FOR SALE. — A 5x8 Photo, outfit which con- 

 tains 5x8 camera. Fairy Tripod, 5x8 lens and 

 shutter, pair of stereoscopic lenses, fi double 

 plate-holders and carryiDg case: will sell for 

 *2J.OO. Also a pocket kodak with carrying case 

 for $3.00; and a 4x5 Kodak which uses plates 

 and film for $5.00. All in perfect order. JOHN 

 BOWMAN, Box 741. Aspen. Colo. 



WANTED.— A good violin and bow in Al or- 

 der. Offered:— fruit and ornamental trees, 

 vines, shrubs, flowers and Indian relics. C. E. 

 PLEAS. Clinton. Ark. 



EXCHANGE.— $50 case of birds and animals. 

 (20 specimens) in fine condition, for $25 worth 

 of poultry netting or wire fence. C.E. PLEAS. 

 Clinton, Ark. 



WANTED— From the South and West, com- 

 mon sets and large singles. Have in exchange 

 Vol. I N. S. News, sets, and rare Canadian sin- 

 gles at % rates. R. W. JOHNSON, Port Hope 

 Ont. 



GOVERNMENT Reports, transactions of 

 scientific societies etc.tor other scientific books, 

 A No. 1 eggs or post-acre stamps. U.S. preferred. 

 EGBERT BAGG. 19l Genesee- SC.Utica N. Y. 



O. 



BIRD SKINNING Taught- free, by mail, to 

 those who want birds mounted in exchange for 

 skins from their locality. Start a collection. 

 Costs no more to have rare birds mounted than 

 common ones, if you furnish skin. Easy to 

 learn to make scientific skins by mv method 

 of teaching with wax models and real skins be- 

 fore you, showing every stage of operation, 

 with directions. Complete personal instruc- 

 tion, skins examined and how to perfect. 

 Practice will do the rest. Don't delay, begin 

 at once, and next time you have an outing be 

 prepared to take care of any desirable speci- 

 men you come across. Write at once, naming 

 the birds you can secure. Prices for mounting 

 and that allowed for skins and other particu- 

 lars for stamp. Want an old rifle barrel or 

 printing press in fair condition. DELBERT 

 MEIXSELL, Taxidermist. Pekin. 111. 



BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS ! —Binding for 

 Naturalists at reduced rates. Art- works with 

 special designed covers. Commercial Ruling 

 and artistic printing on short, notice. Try us. 

 ADOLPH LAUX. Book-'oinder, Lockport, N. 

 Y. 53-lt 



WANTED:— Collections of eggs in sets or 

 singles. Persons having such lor sale cheap 

 send list and lowest price. Southern eggs iu 

 sets to exchange in the summer. DR. M, T 

 CLECKLY, 457 Greene St., Augusta, Ga. 



Fo 2t. 53-2t 



PUBLICATIONS wanted: During February 

 I will allow the following prices for numbers 

 named of the following publications in ex- 

 change. The Auk Vol. I ('81) and II ('85) anv 

 number and Vol. IV ('87), No. 2 (April), 75 cts 

 each; Nidiologist, Feb; '94 and April '94 at 10 cts 

 each ; Oologist lor Jan. '95 at 5cts each. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



FOR SALE or EXCHANGE.— Tarpon rod 

 with two tips, Von Hole reel, Springfield rifle 

 and bayonet. Best offer. Want U or 18 ga 

 Hammerless for 10 ga. Ithaca Hammerless. H. 

 I. BENEDICT, is Main St., Lockport, N. Y. 

 53-2t 



FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.— Malachite, 

 Crysocolla, Chalcedony. Quartz. Azurite. Mon- 

 azite and Frankline, Microscopic slides Infu- 

 sorial earth 100 localities, Trap-tufa and 

 rocks for sale or exchange for other minerals 

 or Microscope slides or Infusorial earths 

 PROF. ARTHUR M. EDWARDS, Newark, N- 

 J - O. &N. tf 



WANTED.-Meteorites. New end unde- 

 scribed ones especially desired. Good prices 

 paid for complete "falls"or 'finds., "ED WIN E 

 HOWELL, 612, 17th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 



OPALS, Minerals, Cut Gems and Natural 

 History Specimens. Will buy, sell or ex- 

 change. List for stamp. ROBERT BURN- 

 HAM. Dennis, Mass. 51-25t 



"AUKS" Wanted.— I will allow 30c each for 

 any back number of the "Auk" you may have, 

 if in good condition and sent prepaid. You 

 to take your full pay in Bird fckins. Egga, 

 Shells (showy or scientific), Corals, Echino- 

 derms. Fossils, Minerals, Indian Relics, Cu- 

 rios or Novelties as listed in the Premium 

 List Supplement. I can also use on same 

 terms Nos. 1 and 2 of Natural Science News 

 at 10c each and the following No's of the Oolo- 

 gist at prices quoted: June, 1888, 25c; July- 

 Aug., 1886, 15c; Jan.-Feb., 1887 or Dec, 1886 with 

 same attached, 20c; June-Sept.. 1887. 15c; Apr., 

 1889, 12c. All must be complete, clean and in 

 good condition. I will also accept back No's 

 of the Ornithologist and Oologist or Nidiologist 

 any issue and in any quantity at 5c per copy 

 on same terms. I can also use books on sub- 

 jects pertaining to Natural History if in good 

 condition and cheap, also A No. 1 sets of eggs 

 with data at % "Standard" rates. Lists of 

 books and eggs must be submitted for my se- 

 lection or approval before sending. Address 

 at once FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



BOOKS. I want good clean second-hand 

 copies of any Book which I offer for sale in my 

 new (May issue) Naturalist's Bulletin. 

 Look over your old Books and send me a list of 

 the ones you will "swap," stating lowest ex- 

 change price and what vou can use for the 

 same. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



ERNEST H. SHORT, 



ALBION, N. Y. 



Mail and Catalogue 

 ;. H. Lattin. 

 crntrol all of the 

 Taxidermist's in- 

 irom the stock of 

 ,l.ii:e. All orders to 

 j. i-h"ii!d be sent di- 

 ligator ,any size) Wild 

 ways iu stock. Also 

 on Natural History, 

 :..s iu -uii.ed in A l 



Successor to the Retail 

 Business of Fi- 

 I have purchased arc 

 Glass Eyes, Oologi.-l s ; 

 struments an d su pp h s 

 Frank H. Lattin ..i ihi 

 receive prompt aitei t.<> 

 rectly to me. Eyes lor A 

 Cat. Fox, Deer, etc., al 

 Climbing Irons. Bi 

 etc. Birds an! m 

 shape. Give ms a . 



MINERALS, 



Ancient Indian Relics. Stamps and 

 Curiosities. 

 Price List, Postage Free. 

 W. Perry Arnold, Stonnington, Ct. 



GAMELAND. the sports- 

 man naturalist's mag 

 azine, reveals virgin 

 woods and waters. It 

 tells you where. when. 

 [ and how to hunt and 

 j fish and camp out and 

 is authentic. It goes 

 regularly toHO.000 gen- 

 tle homes. Issued 

 monthly. Two vol- 

 umes( twelve numbers 

 —one a month) one 

 dollar. W ith The Oologist, $1.50. Postage 

 free. Three trial numbers. 25 cents. No free 

 copies— not even one— so don't ask for any. 

 GAMELAND, 108 Fulton St., New York, N. Y. 



When answering advertisements always men- 

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