13 THE ZOOLOGIST 



C. monedula. — 1, white breast and marks on the wings ; 2, 

 the grey of the head is continued all over the body. 



Pica rustica. — 1, the black rejDlaced by cinnamon-colour. 



Garrulus glandarius. — 1 and 2, pure white adult birds ; 3, 

 pure white nestling ; 4, white on the head and white wings, 

 except the blue feathers, which are normal. 



Gecinus viridis. — 1, yellow blotch on the wing, and flight- 

 feathers showing sandy markings. 



Picas major. — 1, back and wings strongly marked with chest- 

 nut {vide J. H. Gurney, 'Rambles of a Naturalist,' p. 77). 



Cucidm canorus. — 1, white, with markings in sandy bars, 

 breast almost white. 



Ilirundo rustica. — 1, pearl-grey; 2, adult pied bird (rare); 

 3, cream-coloured. 



Chelidon urhica. — 1, a dirty-white variety. 



Cotile riparia. — 1, white ; 2, slate-blue. 



Cypselus apus. — 1, with white breast and white on the head 

 and back ; 2, slightly pied. 



Columha palwmhus. — 1, pearl-grey on the back. 



Phasianus colchicus. — 1 and 2 (male and female), pure white ; 

 3, iDied. 



Lagopus scoticus. — 1, a pale slaty grey variety. 



Perdix cinerea. — 1, very pale variet}' with a dark horse-shoe, 

 and with flight-feathers white ; 2, sandy, with brown markings. 



Vancllus cristatas. — 1, a considerable amount of white on the 

 wings ; head, back, and wing-coverts marked with cream-colour. 



^gialitis hiaticula. — 1, having a pale yellow back and white 

 wing-coverts. 



Scolo2)ax rusticula. — 1, pale yellow, with the markings of a 

 grey-brown ; 2, biscuit-brown, black markings on the back ; 

 head black and bufl' ; flight-feathers ash-grey ; breast pale cream. 



GaUinago coelestis. — A pale rufous example of the variety 

 known as " Sabine's Snipe." 



Rallus aquaticus. — 1, ash-grey, yellow markings on the back. 



Crcx pratensis. — 1, very pale-coloured variety, the markings 

 on the back nearly white. 



Gallimda chloropus. — 1, grey, with a sandy tint on the back 

 (query : is this the " sandy variety " mentioned in the new edition 

 of Yarrell as killed in Notts ?). 



Anas hoschas. — 1, white, with brown marks. 



