Albinos. 
BY R. C. M’GREGOR, PALO ALTO, CAL. 
HE following list of albino birds seems 
to be worthy of record. The first 
five are in the collection of the Leland 
Stanford Junior University; the last two 
were collected by me and presented to the 
U. S. National Museum: 
Aphelocoma californica. California Jay. 
Mayfield, Santa Clara county, Cal., July 8, 
1894. 2 N. G. Buxton. Pure white, no 
trace of color. Bill and legs pale straw in 
the dry specimen. 
Melauerpes formicivorus batrdt. 
nia Woodpecker. San Diego county, Cal., 
July 25, 1892. ¢ Stoddard and Hyatt. 
(Coll. Leland Stanford Junior University, 
No. 549.) Jugulum, pale lemon-yellow 
lightly streaked with white; crown and 
hind neck, glossy crimson; upper tail- 
coverts, crissum, abdomen, sides of body 
and basal portion of primaries and second- 
aries, white. A few white spots on the 
outer tail feather and destal portion of sec- 
Califor- 
ondaries. Remainder of plumage ashy 
color; tips of wings creamy. 
Merula migratoria propinqua. Western 
Robin. Palo Alto, Cal. Nov. 18, 1894. 
Wel Xellogon (College S anliiamWan Nios 
2808.) <A few spots of ochraceous buff on 
sides of body and breast; scattering feath- 
ers of light slate on lores, ears, occiput, 
nape and upper part of body. Otherwise 
pure white. Bill, straw; feet and claws, 
dirty straw. 
Sturnella magna neglecta. Western 
Meadowlark. Lakeport, Lake county, Cal. 
Nov. I, 1894. H. H. Koree. (Coll. L.S: 
Jr. U., No. 2790.) Differs from the ordi- 
nary plumage as follows: ‘Top and sides of 
head and breast spotted with white; about 
half of feathers on back and coverts, white; 
one of the outer tail feather, white; the 
other outer feathers and two next pairs, 
largely white. 
Agelains gubernator. 
bird. Moss Landing, Monterey county- 
Cal. March 31, 1896. & J. E. Millikin. 
(Coll. L. S. Jr. U.) Red wing patch 
streaked with black; a pinkish tinge on 
some of the feathers of breast, throat and 
side of head. ‘The black and white mark- 
ings are shown in the accompanying draw- 
ing by Mrs. C. C. McGregor. 
Agelaius gubernator. Bicolored Black- 
bird. Cahto, Mendocino county, Cal. - 
Bicolored Black, 
THE NIDOLOGIST 
May 4, 1889. ¢ R.C. McGregor. (Coll. 
U.S. Nat. Mus., No. 152,194.) This is not 
an albino, but is curious in having a single 
white pink-tinged feather in center of breast. 
Xanthocerhalus xanthocephalus, Yellow- 
“headed = Blackbird. Semper, Jefferson 
County, Colon (Sepen 153) LSSoum ou hem ee 
McGregor. (Coll. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 
152,195.) Lores, sides of head, sides of 
neck and throat orange, lighter on throat, 
becoming deeper on upper breast. Rest of 
body brownish-gray; wings and tail cream 
buff; gray of back mixed with cream buff. 
— 
Michigan Notes. 
ROBIN was reported in Southern 
Michigan in the month of January. 
Those interesting northern birds the 
Pine Grosbeaks have been recorded in three 
localities south of the 43rd parallel_during 
the past cold season. Professor Burrow’s 
first reported them in Ingham county in 
December last. In looking over the old 
records the following notes are found:—Iu 
1869 the Pine Gosbeaks appeared in Kent 
county. Abundant in Cass and Calhoun 
counties in 1870; 1871 Van Buren county; 
1872 and ’73 give no records. In January 
1874 the species first appeared in Kalamazoo 
county and in small flocks. In December 
‘71 they came again and in large flocks, 
and remained with us until late January 
1875. Flocks appeared in Washtenaw 
county winter of 74-75, but did not reap- 
pear there again up to 1881. I can find no 
records for State 1876 to 1878. In 1878-79 
they appeared in Kent county and were 
abundant during the winter. I find no 
records since 1879, though the species is 
undoubtedly a winter visitor to Mich'gan as 
often as every two or three years. Mr. 
Edward Arnold, of Battle Creek, took a set 
of eggs of the Great Horned Owl February 
27. Nest 25 feet upinatamarack. Song 
Sparrows and Bluebirds appeared as usual 
during the first week in March. Crows 
have remained with us throughout the past 
winter and they have been observed flying 
about within the corporate limits of Kala- 
mazoo every week during the season. Mr. 
Samuel Spicer sends the information of the 
presence of the Black Vulture in his section 
of Southern Michigan. This is undoubtedly 
wrong, and he has misidentified the Turkey 
Buzzard, a bird which is becoming compar- 
atively common. 
KALAMAzoO, Mich. Morris GIBBs. 
