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evidently Ur. striata, and the belief of Messrs. Abra- 

 hams and Butler ( f Foreign Finches/ p. 222) that they 

 are hybrids between " Aidemosyne malabarica" and 

 " Uroloncha striata " seems to be erroneous, at least 

 with regard to those Bengalees known to us.] 



Padda oryzivora. 8 pure white, grey and white, black, 

 grey, and white varieties of Japanese breeding. 



Exhibited by Robert H. Bead. 



Blackbird (Merula merula), juv. This was hatched in a 

 nest in the garden of Mr. R. J. G. Read at Cadbyrie 

 House, Castlebar, Ealing, in 1898. Two other young 

 birds in the same nest were normally coloured. The 

 eggs were all three of the normal type. The specimen 

 is of a pale brown colour, but had pink eyes. It was 

 put in a cage and fed by its parents, but died through 

 excessive feeding. 



Robin (Erythacus rubecula) . In this specimen all the rufous 

 tinge has disappeared from the upper parts, and on the 

 underparts the red breast has been replaced by pale 

 grey. It was not an albino. It was seen for some days 

 about the farm-buildings of Mr. Herbert Davis, of 

 Doulting, Somerset, and was found dead one morning 

 during the winter of 1889. 



House-Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Parti- coloured, white 

 and brown. Doulting, Somerset, Sept. 1894. 



Chaffinch (Fringilla ccelebs). Parti-coloured, but chiefly 

 white. The yellow on the back ■ and parts of the buff 

 on the breast remained unchanged, illustrating Mr. 

 Hartert's general rule in this respect. The Robin 

 referred to above, however, is an illustration of the 

 contrary fact. 



