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in some families than others, and I can now recall some fifty or 
sixty different species in which it is represented. 
Among the Turdidcs^ the Robin (T, migratorius)^ is the only 
si)ecies 1 have seen in the albino state, and in my experience is 
the most common example among our birds, though we rarely 
hear of pure white specimens, and out of some twenty I have 
seen, there vrere not any two that resembled each other. 
Among the SaxicolidcB., I have seen the Bluebird (S. sialia) 
represented, the specimen being of a light yellowish cast, 
though traces of its normal plumage could readily be discerned* 
Representatives among the Sylvicolidce.^ I have seen in lim- 
ited numbers for so large a family, the examples being P. Amer- 
icana.^ a beautifully marked specimen among the collection of 
the Smithsonian Institution. D. castanea., a small portion of the 
forehead being white, and extending over half of the upper man- 
dible. T).coronata has been taken in partial state, and S.ruticilla. 
This later species I shot some years ago, and it presents a curious 
mixture of coloration. The black head and breast is mottled 
with white, the black dorsum is replaced bj^ bright orange, with 
a few blackish feathers intermixed, while the belly and crissum 
are much more strongly marked with orange than in a typical 
specimen. I was attracted at some distance by this peculiar 
plumage, and like all abnormal birds it was unusually shy. 
Albinism among the Hirundinidce is generally pure white or 
of a strong yellowish cast, and I cannot recall of having seen 
or heard of a specimen in only a partial state. I have seen 
specimens of H. horreorum., T. bicolor C. riparia^ P. lunifrons., 
and P. purpurea, in this, white dress. Ampelis cedrorum has 
been taken in some striking stages of plumage, the crest, 
wax appendages on the wings, and the yellow tips of the tail 
feathers retaining color, while the rest of the body bore a 
bleached out appearance. 
Doubtless the Fringillidce are represented more largely than 
any family, though but eleven species have come under my no- 
tice, Passer domesticus being the only one pure white. A speci- 
men of A. linaria was recently captured, whose plumage was 
white, with the exception of the crimson patch on the crown. 
The other examples are P. gramineus., M. melodia, J. Oregonus, 
S. monticola, S. socialis, S. pusilla, Z. alhicollis, and P. illiaca — all 
these presenting a mottled plumage. In a specimen of Z. albi- 
collis, kindly presented to me by Mr. N. C. Brown, of Portland, 
