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[Vol. X. 
Exhibited bxy 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 1881, 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 {Phasimms 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 xirogallus). Albino, d ad. One of 
the only two white varieties ever killed in Scotland. 
Partridge {Perdix perdix). Eight varieties. 
Oyster-catcher {Hcematopus ostralegus) . One specimen. 
Guillemot {Uria troile). One specimen. 
Puffin (Fratercula arctica). Three specimens. 
