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evidently Ur. striata, and the belief of Messrs. Abra- 
hams and Butler (' Foreign Finches/ p. 222) that they 
are hybrids between “ Aidemosxjne 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. Read. 
Blackbird {Mernla 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 
uuderparts the red breast has been replaced by pale 
grey. It Avas 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 coilebs). 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. 
