376 NATURAL HISTORY MISCELLANY. 
fno use. Both specimens were the young of our Water Snake, 
ipis leberis of B. and G. — W. KIRKLAND. 
REPRODUCTIONS OF LruBs. — M. P leppeaux has hg for fish what 
he had already oe anette in es case of newts, viz.: that when the 
limb is removed ow the scapula or ilium it is bum But 
when the scapula or ilium is removed no reproduction takes place. — 
Monthly ieee Journal. 
Dors THE PRAIRIE Doa REQUIRE ANY WATER? — The following may 
throw some light on the question. October 26th, 1869, I received two 
prairie dogs from Cheyenn ne. The dogs were kept in my laboratory under 
my own eye, and I am sure have drank no water from that time to the 
present, nearly six months. March 11th and April 3d I placed a dish of 
water before them. Each time they merely smelt of it, and turned away 
without drinking a drop. They were fed on nuts, corn, apples, cabbage 
leaves, celery tops, etc. Durin g the months of December, Jan nuary and 
Februa ah t uid were taking their winter nap, and of course ate nothing. 
B N, M. D., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
AN ALBINO Turkey Buzzarp (Cathartes aura Ilig) was shot near 
here about a month since, and a white black duck (Anas obscura Gm.), 
was seen a few days ago. — CHARLES H. NAUMAN, Smyrna, 
ALBINO SNow Bm p. — November 16th last, I shot an albino snow bird, 
Niplewa hyemalis. The bird was with a flock of its Species, and attracted 
my attention by its singular whiteness. It is a male, and possessed no 
peculiarity that I have ^ pienene except its plumage, which was chiefly 
now-white. — WILLIAM P. ALcorr, North Greenwich, Conn 
ALBINO Rats. — Colonies of albino rats are dicii quite common 
in the city of PUR ius d its suburbs. Ihavealive specimen caged, 
which if freed from its odor, would form an interesting pet. Its fur and 
hair are pure white, and its eyes pink colored. No squirrel could be 
more active and playful. Much of its time is spent in washing its face 
and smoothing down its coat of hair and fi 
THE LITTLE STRIPED SKUNK IN CENTRAL Iow A. — An animal of this 
beautiful species was killed in this town a Iowa), February 12th, 
and brought to me to be stuffed for the College cabinet. It has been 
Specimen is not much larger than a Western Fox Squirrel. It has all the 
characters of Mephitis bicolor Gray, as ee in Baird’s ‘General 
Report.” — H. W. PARKER, Grinnell, Tow 
. . THe Rusy CRowNED KrixGLET. — In regard to the query of Mr. Allen 
about the ruby erowned iue J I would say that I obtained ten or twelve 
specimens in May and June on the Yukon River, Alaska, all of which had 
e red crown, and proved on examination to be males. I never saw à 
