will be inserted (rue for actniil subscribers. 
Co\>y must be cletaclieil from letter ami 
written on one side of paper only ; not to ex- 
ceed four lines, Inchulinf? address, estimat- 
ing eight words to tlie line. 
I have a larfA'e nninber of first-class eggs 
in sets, to e.xchange tor others- W. F, Lew- 
L;ast Liverpool, Ohio. Look Box S:iS. 
\rill exchange Mounted birds, or areen 
slcins foi- biids not in my collection; Would 
like Waders, Swimmers, Game Birds, Gulls 
:«nd others. '.V. H. Parker, fax., Abilene, 
Kansas. 
Kou Sale oit Kxchangi-;: SteaTii engine & 
boilei'. (;ost owner $liio; will put aboaixl 
cars for S+ii, cash, or will trade for bicycle, 
printing material or Archajological speci- 
men.s. Address A., tliis ofticc. 
Kou EXCHANGK. Fine sjiecimens of pollsli- 
ed Am. Hison horns. Want Indian i idics. 
Best otfer accepted. Address 13., this offlce. 
I will give first class American oi' Euro- 
pean Eggs in excliange for Indian liclics of 
any kind. Send list of what yon liave stating 
wants, to C, care this ofticc. 
For Exchange 52 inch Columbia TVcyclc, 
with bag & wrench. Fiont wheel issliglitly 
sprnng otherwise in good shape. Wan't 
$ 50,1)0 worth of Arrow Points. Axes, and 
Indian goods. Address Annitoni-, care of the 
Naturalist. 
Oologists: The editor of this pallet desires 
toexcliantre with yon. Send list of what you 
have stating what yon want enclosing 
stamp for reply. 
most enterprising game men, an J found that 
their receipts for the montii of November 
alone were 75 carcasses ar.d 188 saddles of 
venison, amounting to 16,000 lbs, besides 
over goo packages of miscellaneous game, 
including bear meat. This is a great deal 
of game, but Mr. Butler assures us that had 
he received twice as much, they could have 
disposed of it to advantage. 
Other houses, while not doing so exten- 
sive a business as Messrs Butler & Co., re- 
i;ort the same state of aflairs. Our game 
market is growing, and will continue to 
grow so long as the demand exceeds the sup- 
ply, and shippers realize greater returns 
from consigiiinents to this city than else- 
where. 
17'i. Brcmta canadensis (I^INN.). 
Canada Goose. 
'289. Colinus virginianus (LiNN.). 
Bob-white. 
800. Jlonasa umhellus (LiNN.). 
Rutted Grouse or Plieasant. 
305. Ti/mpamichus americanus (ReiCH.J. 
Prairie Cliicken. 
310. Meleugris gnllopava Linn. 
Wild Tuikey. 
337. Buteo horealis (Gmel.). 
Red-tailed Hawk. 
349. Aquila chrysaetos (Linn.). 
Golden Eagle. 
365. Strix pratincola Bonap. 
American Barn Owl. 
3G6. Asio wilsonianus (Less.). 
American r^ong-eared Owl. 
373. Megascops asio (LiNN.). 
Screech Owl. 
375. Bubo virginianus (Gjiel.), 
Great Horned Owl. 
370. Glaiicidium gnoma Wagl. 
Fj gtny Ow). 
406. 3Manerpes erythrocephalus(ljiim.). 
Red-he.ided Woodpecker, 
409. 31. carolinus (LiNN.). 
Retl-bellied Woodpecker. 
412. Colaptes auratus (Linn.). 
Flicker. 
474. Otocoris alpestris (Linn.), 
Shore Lark. 
477. Cyanocitta cristata (Linn.). 
Blue Jay. 
488. Corvus americanus AUD. 
American Crow. 
51-1. Coccothntustes vespertina (CoOP.). 
Evening Grosbeak. 
521. Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehii). 
American Crossbill. 
534. Plectrophenax nivalis (LiNN.). 
Snow Bunting. 
593. Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.). 
(I'ardinal. 
618. Ampslis garrulus LiNN. 
Bohemian Waxwing. 
Passer domesticus. 
English Sparrow. 
722. Troglodytes hiemalis Vieill. 
Winter Wren. 
731. Parus bicolor IjINN. 
Titmouse. 
766. Sialia sialia (LiNN.). 
Bluebird. 
—E. T. K. 
Ja.sperized Wood. 
Fine specimens of Jasperized Wood 
from Arizona, are now on sale in this 
city, in large or small quantities, in any 
color or combination of colors. Also 
pieces showing Amethyst Crystals or 
Polished. For particulars address: 
David H. Todd, 
care of The Natukalist. 
Clippings. 
Chestnut Burrs, like milliners, have 
Fall openings. 
Navasso, the guano island, seems to be 
in bad odor Just at this time. 
The monkey goes to the sunny side of 
the tree when he \\ ants a warmer climb. 
Boolis Received. 
All books reviewed in the.-e columns can be 
obtained from t he Edit or of t liis pajier. 
The December Arena, Vol. i, No. i, edited 
by B. O. P'lower, published by The Arena 
Publishing Co., Boston, Mass., at 50 cents a 
number, $5.00 a year, is before us. Its front- 
ispiece is a fine engraving of Rev. Minot 1. 
Savage, who also contributes an interesting 
article on "Agencies that are Working a 
Revolution in Theology." Papers from the 
pens of a dozen noted men and women make 
this, the initial issue, an exceedingly enter- 
taining maga;ine. Among the many articles 
for Jnnuary, we note "God in the Constitu- 
tion, ' by Col. Robt. G. Ingersoll; " The 
Fallacy of License," by Henry George, etc. 
Kansas City as a t!amc Market. 
There is no line of business in Kansas 
City that has made strides to the front with- 
in the past few years, so rapidly as the game 
business. 
A few years ago Kansas City was a poor 
market for game, with a poorer reputation. 
'I'o-day it will hold its own with any citv, 
and its reputation is excellent. This state 
of affairs is due to the push and energy of 
our commission merchants; and more par- 
ticularly to those men who make a specialty 
of game. Our prices are comparatively bet- 
ter than those of other points and the ship- 
]3ers invariably realize more money from con- 
signments to this market than else where. 
This is no emptv assertion, for while Chica- 
go, New York, St. Louis and other points 
are flooding the game coui.try w ith ciiculars 
asking consignments, and offering all kinds 
of inducements, Kansas City merchants 
continue on "the even tenor of their way," 
receiving a large psr cent of all game shipped. 
In many cases we receive consignments from 
the legitimate terntf.ry of some of the above 
named cities, and it is rarely the case that 
territory tributary to Kansas City is invad- 
ed from other points. 
When a shipper from our territory con- 
'^ignes his stock to other points than Kansas 
City, he invarably finds it to his interest to 
return to this market. Why is this? simply 
because we have a market surpassed by none 
and equaled by few. 
In order to post ourselves mure thoruglily 
on the situation, we called on Messrs Rich- 
ard Butler & Co., of 413 Walnut street, our 
Otocoris -Upestris. 
The bird illustrated above is known in 
different localities imder the name of 
Shore or Horned Lai k tilso Sky Lark. 
To the sportsman this winter visitant 
otters a toothsome morsel, and as they 
haunt the open S|)accs much skill is re- 
quired in order to get a good shot. But 
tlie epicure demands it for the table and 
tlie butiter braves the wintry blasts, con- 
tenting himself with the pro pect of an 
early sale tit a good pi ice. As there are 
a number of varieties of Honied Lark 
and as the summer and winter plumage 
is unlike, much tmcertainty exists among 
experts r.nd Wilson qualities some state- 
ments with a ( ?) . 
Their song is low but melodious and 
when suddenly alarmed the bird darts 
oft" uttering a series of shrill chirps. 
The plumage is :i piid<ish brown with 
yellow tiius, a brotid band of black across 
the crown with ii crescent shaded patch 
from the bill below the eye and akmg 
the side of the head; the tail feathers 
black. In sumni' r the yellow tints disaj)- 
pear, letiving a white band with brown- 
ish ash. They breed in Newfoundhmd 
iuid Labrador. (Jases are also given of 
the nest and eggs being foujid in north- 
ern U. S. The eggs, four or live in num- 
ber, are marked w itli bluish and brown 
spots. — E. T. K. 
Birds of this Vicinity. 
This section of Missouri present many 
natural fetitnres conducive to the well 
being of birtl life. The heavily wooded 
parts aft'ording both shelter and an abun- 
dance of suitable food. We give below 
;i list of birds found here during the 
winter, hence known as permanent or 
winter residents. 
T29. Merganser americanus ((JASS.). 
American Mej-ganser. 
