3978 Birds. 



Starling. "Albino and buff-coloured varieties are not uncommon," 

 Yarrell. See also Zool. 1550, 2229 ; Nat. ii. 20. 



Raven. White and pied varieties are occasionally seen ; see Yar- 

 rell, Macgillivray. 



Carrion Crow. " Partially white ones have been seen," Stanley, 

 (Birds, i. 84). 



Hooded Crow. "Sometimes this bird varies in colour, and is found 

 entirely white or black," Selby. 



Rook. This bird is remarkable for the numerous varieties so often 

 seen in its species ; its large size, sable hue, and familiarity, 

 rendering every such instance very conspicuous : white, pied, 

 cream-coloured, gray, ash-coloured, light yellow, and maroon- 

 coloured varieties have been recorded; see Yarrell, Selby, 'Na- 

 turalist,' ' Zoologist,' (2953, 3034, 3278). 



Jackdaw. " White varieties are sometimes met with : others en- 

 tirely black, or black and white, are mentioned by different 

 authors," Selby. See ' Naturalist,' i. 159, 170. 



Magpie. "Specimens varying in the colour of their plumage occur 

 occasionally," Yarrell. 



Jay. " Accidental varieties are sometimes found of a pure white, 

 with the wing-coverts pale blue," Selby. 



Nuthatch. A specimen perfectly white was killed in Norfolk in 

 December, 1846, as recorded by Messrs. Gurney and Fisher, 

 (Zool. 1601). 



Swallow. " White and buff- coloured varieties are not uncommon," 

 Yarrell. See also Zool. (2021, 2392, 2700), Selby. 



Martin. " White varieties of this, as well as of the other species, 

 sometimes occur," Selby, Yarrell. A pale fawn-coloured mar- 

 tin is also recorded; see Zool. 2021: Nat. i. 212, ii. 7. 



Sand-martin. " White and yellowish white varieties of the sand- 

 martin are occasionally obtained," Yarrell. See Nat. ii. 7. 



Ring-dove. " Varieties spotted over the body with white are not 

 uncommon, and are generally very handsome birds," Yarrell. 



Common Pheasant. White, pied, and buff varieties are very com- 

 mon ; see Yarrell, Selby. 



Red Grous. " Varieties of a cream-colour, or with different de- 

 grees of white, are often met with," Selby , Yarrell. See Zool. 

 361. 



Partridge. " Varieties in colour are very common ; some exhibit- 

 ing only patches of white ; others are wholly white; and cream- 



