NOTES FROM NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK. 479 
A white Sparrow was shot on the 16th October, 1885, at 
Banham, near Attleborough, and proved on dissection to be a 
male.. It was not a true albino, however, the eyes being of a 
pale brown. The bill, legs, and toes pale brown. ‘Two varieties 
of the Greenfinch were brought me by a local birdcatcher, who 
had netted them with others near Norwich in December, 1884, 
and January, 1885. They were exactly alike, and may have 
been from the same nest, as they were caught in localities not 
three miles apart. The plumage was of a pale uniform cinna- 
mon colour, with pale green rump. Bill, eyes, and legs pale 
brown. 
A pure white Skylark was caught on December Sth, 1885, in 
this neighbourhood, and was kept alive in an aviary with other 
birds. I have previously known, and have had in my possession, 
both white and albino varieties; also sandy coloured and pie- 
bald examples ; and on one occasion a peculiar melanoid variety, 
which was also caught by a birdcatcher, neither the plumage 
nor feet showing any trace of previous confinement. 
An old cock Blackbird with a white face was killed at 
Witchingham on the 28th of October. 
Mr. Harward, jun., informed me (October 19th, 1885) that a 
Robin with a white crown had frequented his garden at Bracon- 
dale all the summer, and had mated with a bird of ordinary 
plumage. A nest was built in some ivy, and a brood of young 
were hatched which did not vary at all from the normal 
plumage. 
A young hen Partridge was shot at Wells, on October 1st, 
haying the entire plumage sprinkled with white feathers. 
_ In the case of the Rook I have seen buff, cream-coloured, 
albino, and pied varieties, the last named by far the most 
common. The most singular variety I have seen (shot at 
Leiston, in Suffolk, in January, 1885) had the whole of the 
plumage a mauve tint, deeper in colour on its head, neck, 
breast, throat, thighs, and under parts generally. Irides pale 
brown ; bill, lees, and feet deep brownish black. 
The Jackdaw is much less subject to variation than the 
Rook. Two piebald varieties only have come under my notice, 
although I have heard of others both pied and white. On 
November 11th, 1885, a chocolate-coloured Jackdaw was shot at 
Middleton, near Lynn, and sent to me to preserve for the Lynn 
