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wing. An albino Swamp Sparrow is in Mr. Boardman's collection, 

 taken at St. Stephens, N. B. On the 30th of November, 1878, Mr. 

 William Brewster saw a pure white Black Snow-Bird in his garden, 

 in Cambridge, Mass. It was in company with a flock of the same 

 species, but unfortunately he was unable to secure it. Mr. S. Palmer 

 of Ipswich informs me that he has an albino Indigo-Bird. 



A mottled Rusty Blackbird has been mounted by Mr. W. H. 

 Collins of Detroit, Mich., and Dr. J. G. Cooper of Haywood, Cal., 

 writes me that he has seen a partial albino specimen of Brewer's 

 Blackbird. 



In a letter from Mr. Charles E. Aiken, this gentleman states that 

 his friend, Mr. C. N. Holdcu of Chicago, 111., has a perfect albino 

 Wood Pewee. 



The only instance of albinism occurring in the Chimney-Swift, 

 which has come to my notice, is a fine pure white specimen in the 

 collection of Mr. Jesse Warren of West Newton, Mass. In Volume 

 III, page 192 of this Bulletin, Mr. C. A. Allen gives a description of 

 partial albinism in the Anna Humming-Bird. 



Mr. Boardman informs me of a partially white Belted Kingfisher 

 which he saw at Halifax, N. S., and Mr. Collins writes me that there 

 is a male specimen at the Museum of the Detroit Scientific Associa- 

 tion which was taken near that city in 1872. It is of a creamy- 

 white color, though the natural markings of the plumage can be 

 seen. Through the kindness of Mr. N. C. Brown I have been 

 enabled to procure a most beautiful specimen of the Black-billed 

 Cuckoo ; the plumage is of immaculate whiteness ; the bill and feet 

 are dull white, and the collector said that the eyes were pink. It 

 was taken in the vicinity of Portland, Me. 



Mr. Robert R. McLeod of Houlton, Me., has generously pre- 

 sented me with a fine specimen of the female Spruce Partridge, 

 which was shot in the vicinity of that town. The tail is pure 

 white, a few primaries and secondaries of each wing are white, 

 while on the upper and lower parts the white feathers are quite 

 evenly interspersed with the black and buff plumage, and present a 

 beautifully marbled appearance. 



I have in my collection a skin of the Semipalmated Sandpiper, 

 which was found in Quincy Market, Boston, by Mr. J. T. Heftye of 

 Christiania, Norway, in October, 1876, who kindly presented it to 

 me. The head, neck, and upper parts are of a uniform light gray, 

 and it lacks the buff on the breast and sides. In the Museum at 



