Albinism Mid Melanism in North 
American Birds, Ruthven Deane, 
ri , . in the Museum at 
Detroit is a specimen of the Coot (Fulica americana) which is white 
marked with dark blotches. It was shot at Detroit, Mich., in 
1873 and was mounted by Mr. Collins. Mr. Aiken informs rue 
at he once saw a beautiful white specimen of this species in the 
Calumet Marshes in Indiana, but failed to procure it. 
Bali. N.O.O. 4, Jan,, 1879, p.30 
