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Turning now to the series of Passer domesticus obtained in 1911, 

 and that already in the collection of the Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology, it is well to give a list of the specimens, and to mention 

 some of the individual variations. 



Littleton, Colo., May, 1911, ten specimens, four adult males. 

 These four males show rather marked differences in color. Speci- 

 men A is an extremely buffy bird with a large amount of rich 

 chestnut on head and neck, and very little black on back. Speci- 

 men B is very blackish on the back, with very little buff anywhere. 

 Taken as a whole, this series shows more color variation than any 

 other. 



Denver, Colo., winter, 1911-12, F. C. Lincoln, collector, 23 

 specimens, 12 males. These specimens are more or less soot 

 stained, but two are bright and clean. (This soot staining is easily 

 recognized after it has once been seen.) 



Nampa, Idaho, eight skins, two adult males, May and June, 



1911. Nothing of note. 



Tacoma, Wash., pair, March, 1909. These birds are very dirty, 

 like the London ones. 



Blue Rapids, Kans., P. B. Peabody, collector, May, 1911, nine 

 skins, four adult males. 



Excelsior, Minn., Albert Lano, collector, eighteen skins, eight 

 adult males, May, 1911. This series presents, I believe, a slight 

 difference in color. The males are very rich red on the post- 

 ocular and neck patch, while the backs are strongly streaked and 

 dark in color. I rather hesitate to mention this, but believe it to 

 be a real fact. 



Mount Pleasant, S. C, A. T. Wayne, collector, May, 1911, 

 three adult males. 



Warwick Co., Va., H. H. Bailey, collector, May, 1911, Feb., 



1912, eighteen skins, fifteen adult males. 



Brownsville, Tex., Armstrong, collector, 1889, one pair. The 

 male shows pure white primaries and secondaries on both sides; 

 also some white tail feathers. 



Mt. Carmel, 111., one male, 1878. 



Washington, D. C, 1900, one pair. 



Sing Sing, N. Y., four skins, two males, 1874-1879. 



Princeton, N. J., five skins, three males, 1879. 



