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Exhibited by W. Fitzherbert-Brockholes. 



Corn-Crake (Crex crex). Plumage perfectly white, except 

 for three or four feathers near the tail. It was caught 

 by a labourer when mowing in a meadow, about the 

 end of July, in 1856 or 1857, at Claughton, near Gar- 

 stang, Lancashire, and was brought alive to the late 

 T. F. Brockholes, who had it killed and set up ; it has 

 been at Claughton Hall ever since. Another white bird 

 was seen at the same time, but the men were unsuc- 

 cessful in their efforts to catch it. The bird was 

 evidently a young one of the year and unable to fly. 



Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). "Hairy" variety. Caught 

 by a little boy against some rabbit wire-netting at 

 Claughton in October 1884, and brought alive to the 

 exhibitor, who killed it and had it set up. It was unable 

 to fly owing to the absence of barbules to the feathers, 

 and the ends of the quill-feathers were worn away 

 through striking the ground in its efforts to fly. The 

 plumage was curiously brindled and the frontal shield 

 was absent. 



Exhibited by J. G. Millais. 



Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). Albinistic female assuming 

 the plumage of the male. (The only example of such 

 partial albinism known to the exhibitor.) 



Grouse {Lagopus scoticus). Eight varieties. 



Capercailzie (Tetrao urogallus). Albino, <$ ad. One of 

 the only two white varieties ever killed in Scotland. 



Partridge (Perdix perdix). Eight varieties. 



Oyster-catcher (Hamatopus ostralegus). One specimen. 



Guillemot (Uria troile). One specimen. 



Puffin (Fratercula arctica). Three specimens. 



