Albinism and Melanism in North 
American Birds* Ruthven Deane, 
Mr. Robert It. McLeod of Houlton, Me., has generously pre- 
sented me with a fine specimen of the female Spruce Partridge, 
which was shot in the vicinity of that town. The tail is pure 
white, a few primaries and secondaries of each wing are white, 
while on the upper and lower parts the white feathers are quite 
evenly interspersed with the black and buff plumage, and present a 
beautifully marbled appearance. 
Bull, N. O.O. 4, Jan. , 181 9, p. 20 
