Descriptions of First Plumage of Cer- 
tain North Am. Bbs. Wm. Brewster. 
66. Melospiza melodia. 
First plumage : male. Above similar to the adult, but with the crown 
less rufous, and the markings of the feathers upon the interscapular region 
decidedly darker. The sides of the head are also more huffy and the 
markings fainter. Beneath light yellowish-brown, streaked and spotted 
everywhere, excepting upon the throat and abdomen, with dusky brown, 
of a much lighter and duller cast than in the adult. From a specimen in 
my collection shot at Cambridge, Mass., June 24, 1872. 
Bull. N. C.C. 3, July, 1878. p, no. 
Albinism and Melanism in North 
American Birds# Ruthven Deane. 
in Mr. Boardman’s collection, 
An albino Swamp Sparrow is in Mr. Boarams 
taken at St. Stephens, N. B. 
Bull N. O.O. 4 , Jan., 1879, p. 29 
Albinism and Melanism in North 
Amsricam Birds. Buthven Deane, 
I recently shot a Song Sparrow, ( Melos - 
piza fasciata), of which the following is a 
description : Male. — Underneath, dirty 
white ; breast streaked with buff. Other 
parts buff ; back, shoulders and cheeks 
streaked, and wings and coverts edged 
with light chestnut. Crown with a few 
chestnut feathers. Tail buff below, above 
light chestnut, darkest on outer edges ; 
with obsolete transverse bars of same. Bill 
and feet light brown tinged with pink ; iris 
light hazel. — C. O. Tracy. 
O.&O. IX. Sept. 1884. p. ft*? 
