28 Deane on Albinism and Melanism in Birds. 



with the two middle tail-feathers white. This is the only instance 

 of albinism occurring among the Parid(je of which I have heard. 



I have recently procured an immature specimen of the Catbird 

 from Mr. H. K. Coale of Chicago, 111., which was shot at Hyde 

 Park, 111., the 21st of July, 1878. Dr. Charles C. Abbott informs 

 me that a pure white bird of this species with pink eyes was captured 

 alive on his gi'ounds at Trenton, N. J., and sent to the Museum of 

 Biology at Princeton, N, J. 



I have recently obtained from Mr. W. H. Collins of Detroit, 

 Mich., a strange-looking specimen of the Shore Lark. The under 

 parts are white, the upper parts being slightly washed with a rusty 

 brown. The feathers are much worn, and the bird has a sickly ap- 

 pearance. 



Mr. Charles E. Aiken of Colorado Springs has kindly presented me 

 with a specimen of Audubon's Warbler which he collected at Camp 

 Apache, Arizona, September 23, 1876, with albinism represented by 

 a distinct white ring around the neck ; the feathers being only 

 tipped with white. Under date of the 25th of July, 1878, Mr, 

 Charles A. Allen of Nicasio, Cal., writes me : " I had a fine specimen 

 of Audubon's Warbler that I shot in the Sierras this spring. It 

 was a male, and had a white collar extending around the back of 

 the neck and on each side of the neck and shoulders, meeting in 

 a large white patch on each side ; otherwise the bird was in its 

 ordinary plumage." It is a little odd that two specimens of the 

 species should have been taken showing the freaks of albinism- in 

 such a similar way. 



A white specimen of the American Goldfinch is in the collection 

 of Mr. J. B. Gilbert of Penn Yau, N. Y. Mr. John Akhurst of Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y., writes me that he once shot a Savannah SpaiTow pure 

 white with the exception of the head and neck, which had a creamy 

 tint. 



Mr. George A. Boardman has in his fine collection, in which so 

 many albino birds are represented, a pure white Purple Finch ■ and 

 through the kindness of Mi'. H. Herrick of New York I have in my 

 collection a dull cream-colored bird of this species which he shot 

 at Umbagog Lake, Me., some years ago. I am indebted to Mr. 

 N. C. Brown for a specimen of a male Sharp-tailed Finch, which he 

 collected at Scarborough, Me., October 19, 1877, showing slight 

 traces of albinism. A few white feathers may be seen over each 

 superciliary stripe and also on the secondaries and coverts of one 



