28 Deane on Albinism and Melanism in Birds. 
with the two middle tail-feathers white. This is the only instance 
of albinism occurring among the Baridce of which I have heard. 
I have recently procured an immature specimen of the Catbird 
from Mr. H. K. Coale of Chicago, 111., which was shot at Hyde 
Park, 111., the 21st of July, 1878. Dr. Charles C. Abbott informs 
me that a pure white bird of this species with pink eyes was captured 
alive on his grounds at Trenton, N. J., and sent to the Museum of 
Biology at Princeton, N. J. 
I have recently obtained from Mr. W. H. Collins of Detroit, 
Mich., a strange-looking specimen of the Shore Lark. The under 
parts are white, the upper parts being slightly washed with a rusty 
brown. The feathers are much worn, and the bird has a sickly ap- 
pearance. 
Mr. Charles E. Aiken of Colorado Springs has kindly presented me 
with a specimen of Audubon’s Warbler which he collected at Camp 
Apache, Arizona, September 23, 1876, with albinism represented by 
a distinct white ring around the neck ; the feathers being only 
tipped with white. Under date of the 25th of July, 1878, Mr. 
Charles A. Allen of Nicasio, Cal., writes me : “ I had a fine specimen 
of Audubon’s Warbler that I shot in the Sierras this spring. It 
was a male, and had a white collar extending around the back of 
the neck and on each side of the neck and shoulders, meeting in 
a large white patch on each side ; otherwise the bird was in its 
ordinary plumage.” It is a little odd that two specimens of the 
species should have been taken showing the freaks of albinism in 
such a similar way. 
A white specimen of the American Goldfinch is in the collection 
of Mr. J. B. Gilbert of Penn Yan, N. Y. Mr. John Akhurst of Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., writes me that he once shot a Savannah Sparrow pure 
white with the exception of the head and neck, which had a creamy 
tint. 
Mr. George A. Boardman has in his fine collection, in which so 
many albino birds are represented, a pure white Purple Finch ; and 
through the kindness of Mr. H. Herrick of New York I have in my 
collection a dull cream-colored bird of this species which he shot 
at Umbagog Lake, Me., some years ago. I am indebted to Mr. 
N. C. Brown for a specimen of a male Sharp-tailed Finch, which he 
collected at Scarborough, Me., October 19, 1877, showing slight 
traces of albinism. A few white feathers may be seen over each 
superciliary stripe and also on the secondaries and coverts of one 
