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Passer domesticus. 20 buff, pied, or pure white varieties. 

 2 c? <$ . Bevendean, Sussex. Of different years, but 

 probably brothers, being generally pale; crown light 

 brownish grey; back and wing-coverts rufous and buff; 

 wings and tail delicate whitish-grey with rufous edges ; 

 both alike. 



Passer montanus. Pomerania. Perfect albino : eyes pink. 

 1 <?. Renthendorf (Brehm coll.). Perfect albino. 

 1 ? . Merv. White, with rufous-brown edges to the 

 secondaries, some of the rectrices, and feathers of the 

 head. 



1 ? . Renthendorf. Head as usual, rest of plumage 

 white ; back, flanks, and edges to remiges rusty- red 

 colour. 



Pyrrhula europ^a. $ . (Cage-bird.) Wings, tail, and 

 upper surface partially white. 



<$ . Black cage- variety, with partially white wings 

 and tail. 



Acanthis cannabina. 8 pied aberrations. 



2 generally pale ones. 

 1 perfect albino. 



Acanthis rufescens. $ ad. (Lived for several years in 

 a cage at Tring ; was received in similar plumage.) 

 White; forehead yellow; back and abdomen with a 

 few brown feathers ; wings and tail partially normal. 



Carduelis carduelis. 1 juv. Co. Wicklow. White, head 

 and back spotted with brown ; chest shaded with brown 

 and yellow ; wings and tail normal. 



Ligurinus chloris. $ . Sussex. Of a very pale brown; 

 back shaded with yellow ; rump and breast yellow. 

 $ . Sussex. Pied with pale brown and white. 

 1. England. Crown white, somewhat more extended 

 to the left than to the right. 



