The OoLOGiST. 



VOL. XVI. NO. 9. 



ALBION, N. Y., SEPTEMBER, 1899. Whole No. 15& 



The Oologist. 



A Monthly Publication Devoted to 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND 

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Notes on some Albino Birds from 



Maryland, and on Others Inclined 



to Albinism. 



Albinism is"An abDormal couditioa of 

 plumage with vvhite replacing the or 

 dinary colore to a greater or less extent. 



Albinism results from a deficiency or 

 entire absence of pigment in the skin 

 which supplies the coloring of the 

 feathers, and is complete only when all 

 colors are obliterated from the plum- 

 age. In birds complete albinism of the 

 plumage is not necessarily accompanied 

 by change of color of the bill, feet, and 

 eyes." — (Ridgeway •) 



American Woodcock. (228.) 



(a) Shot June 24, 1884, in Kent Co., 

 by R. D. Coe. General color white in- 

 termixed with a few feathers of a lilac, 

 gray color. Eyes pink, feet and bill 

 lighter in color than normal. 

 Bob-white (289). 



(a) The late Dr. G. H. Massamore, of 

 this city told me that about 12 years ago 

 in Kent Co., he saw a white partridge 

 on two occasions when a certain covey 

 of birds was flushed, but so far as he 

 knew no one ever killed it. 



(b)Mr.F.H.Hack tells me that a cousin 

 of his owning a farm near Emmitts- 

 burg, Frederick Co., had a covey of Part- 

 ridge on it some years ago in which two 

 of the birds were a pure white color. 

 He would allow no one to shoot them, 

 but they finally disappeared. 

 Chimney Swift (423.) 



(a) Killed by Dr. H. H. Hopkins near 

 New Market, Frederick Co. It was a 

 pure white color and had pink eyes. 



(b) Also killed by Dr. H. H. Hopkins 

 and was identical in marking with the 

 other. Both killed about July 1889 



AMERICAN Crow (488) 



(a) Killed by Dr. H H. Hopkins some 

 years ago in Frederick Co. It was a 

 light bluish color, with pale blue ayes. 

 .Dr. Hopkins writes me that it contrasted 

 strongly when seen with its black com- 

 panions. 



(b) Killed by J. H. Fisher Jr., at Rux- 

 ton, Baltimore Co. One nail on right 



