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immature male of the latter kind was shot on the beach at Cromer in the 

 autumn of 1861. Two years since an albino sjoecimen with entire white 

 plumage, bill and legs straw yellow, and eyes pink, was taken near North 

 Walsham. 



Co:\rMON Bunting — {Emheriza miliaria.) — Two varieties were taken in 

 this locality, in November, 1869, the whole plumage of one being of a 

 uniform cream colour, with the exception of a few dark feathers scattered 

 over the back and upper surface of its wings : the other specimen was 

 mottled with small patches of white. 



Blackheaded Bunting — (Emheriza sclioeniclus.) — A pied variety wag 

 shot in 1860, on the Heigham Marshes, near this city. 



Yei.lowhammer — [Emheriza citrinella) — Of this species I have observed 

 three varieties. One of a dark chocolate colour, which had been kept alive ; 

 the second having the back and wings light reddish brown, throat, breast, 

 and belly of a pnle sulphur colour ; and the third white. The two latter 

 specimens were taken in this neighbourhood. 



Chaffinch — (Fringilla calehs.) — The following is the description of a 

 variety I observed four years since ; crown of head white, with a small 

 patch of bluish slate colour in the centre, neck and throat white, cheeks 

 slightly tinged with a light brown, back and upper wing coverts of a pale 

 yellow, intermixed with light brown and white, wings and tail white, with 

 the exception of a few feathers in the former and the two centre feathers 

 in the latter, which were pale brown, breast of a reddish and slate coloured 

 tint, abdomen white, tinged with a very pale reddish hue. A specimen 

 similar in description to the above was kept alive for two years by a per- 

 son residing in this city ; it died but a short time since. 



House Sparrow — [Friiigilla domestica.) — In March, 1860, a dark 

 chocolate variety was obtained, as also a buff coloured variety ; the latter 

 was taken by a friend in this neighbourhood, and is now in my possession. 

 The following variety was shot at Cantley on the 2oth of August; the upper 

 parts of its plumage of a rich cream colour, marked with a few faint bars of 

 a reddish hue, the under surface of a pale cream colour approaching to 

 white. The pied birds are not unfrequently met with, a few specimens 

 generally occurring every year. A pure white variety was shot at Hether- 

 sett, last December ; a second was obtained at East Tudenham about 

 three weeks since ; both the latter-mentioned varieties had pink eyes. 



Greenfinch — [Fringilla chloris.) — A pale green variety was obtained 

 near Norwich in the winter of 1860. 



