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The JYaturalists’ Companion. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
CONTINUED FROM LAST ISSUE. 
May 20—Three sets of Spotted Sand¬ 
piper. 
May 25—One set of W'hip-poor-will 
and two sets of Spotted Sandpiper. 
May 26—Two sets of Yellow-breasted 
Chat. 
May 28—One set of Arcadian Fly¬ 
catcher, one set Scarlet Tanager, one 
each of the Black and the Yellow-billed 
Cuckoo. 
June 5—One set of Cedar Waxwing, 
two sets of Wood Pewee. 
June 6—Two sets of Spotted Sand- 
pi pei, one set of Red-headed Wood¬ 
pecker, two sets of Baltimore Oriole, 
one set each of Orchard Oriole, Bank 
Swallow, Barn Swallow, and Indigo 
Bunting. 
Spotted Sandpipers very abundant 
and Belted Kingfishers very rare here 
this season. 
The farmers are killing off the hawks 
and owls, there being a premium price 
of fifty cents paid for each scalp. 
J. W, Jacobs, Waynesburg, Penn. 
We wish our readers would take more 
interest in this department and contrib¬ 
ute short notes of interest. 
EXCHANGES. 
Tins column is open lo all subscribers, nlio m, y insert 
exchanges free of charge. KO advertisements admittid to this 
column under any circumstances, and we shall reserve the 
right to insert no exchanges which are merely intended to se¬ 
cure cash purchasers.--Ed. 
G. B. Holmes, P'ernwood, Ills.—A 
10 guage shot-gun paper shell crimper 
to exchange for a 12 guage crimper. 
Nat S. Hosford, Jackson, Tenn.—I 
have a new single barrel muzzle-loading 
gun to exchange for the best offer in 
birds’ eggs. 
J. W. Jacobs, Waynesburg, Pa.—Ar¬ 
rowheads, printing press (chase 2-|x3^), 
and birds’ eggs, for birds’ eggs, .or nat¬ 
uralist’s papers and magazines. Send 
lists and receive mine in return. 
H. F. Thompson, Indianapolis, Ind.— 
Confederate bonds wanted for private 
collection. Write what you have. Al¬ 
so wanted First Annual Ethnological 
Report. Best of exchange given. 
Frank Boll, 25 Costar St., Rochester, 
N. Y.—Davie’s Check List, Vol. Young 
Oologist, one number Century, 75 foi- 
eign stamps, and 7 numbers Stamp and 
Coin Gazette, for modern coins or offers 
in half-cents. 
Warren K. Moorehead, 200 Main 
St., Cincinnati, Ohio.—Valuable fossils, 
ores, shells, sea relics, war relics, min¬ 
erals, agates, polished gems, Indian rel¬ 
ics of all kinds, for offers. Send stamp 
for leply. Send lists of what you have. 
I prefer mound relics. 
QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 
J. S., Jr., Reading, Pa.—Agassiz was 
born May 28th, 1807, and died Decem¬ 
ber 14th, 1873. 
S. T. E., Galveston, d'ex.—See reply 
to Mrs. L. A., in Vol. II, No. i. 
We have several specimens awaiting 
identification, which as yet we have 
been unable to identify. 
We will print your name, address and 
business on 100 good envelopes and 
send i)ost-paid for only 40 cents, silver. 
The Naturalists’ Companion and 
Davie’s Egg Check last (second edition) 
for only ^'i.oc—the price of the Check 
List alone. This offer holds good until 
November ist. 
