. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 1960 31 Vol. 80 rufopicta $ silvery-grey (live). $ $ light bluish-grey (Chapin). vinacea $ pale yellow (live). $ grey (live). nigricollis $ bluish-grey () S light blue (). larvata <$ $ greyish-blue (Chapin). 9 light blue (). This characteristic is not a wholly exclusive one. The Violet eared Waxbill (G. granatina) possesses a coloured eye-rim, as does the Crimson Finch, and the genus Pirenestes may also do so; but taken in conjunction with the other characteristics mentioned it may serve to define more cl
. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 1960 31 Vol. 80 rufopicta $ silvery-grey (live). $ $ light bluish-grey (Chapin). vinacea $ pale yellow (live). $ grey (live). nigricollis $ bluish-grey () S light blue (). larvata <$ $ greyish-blue (Chapin). 9 light blue (). This characteristic is not a wholly exclusive one. The Violet eared Waxbill (G. granatina) possesses a coloured eye-rim, as does the Crimson Finch, and the genus Pirenestes may also do so; but taken in conjunction with the other characteristics mentioned it may serve to define more clearly, and to isolate, Lagonosticta. Acknowledgements. I should like to thank the trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) for permission to examine the specimens in the collection, and to refer to these. Chapin, J. P. (1954) Birds of the Belgium Congo. 4: 517-32. New York. Harrison, C. J. O. (1956) Some fire-finches and their behaviour. Avic. Mag. 62: 128-41. A Male Blackbird with a ''Disfigured" Plumage by Ian D. Woodward Received 6th October, 1959 From about the middle of April, 1958, and subsequently until the beginning of September, an adult 6* Blackbird Turdus merula Linnaeus with a peculiar plumage 4 'disfigurement" was noted at Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, almost every day during this period. The "disfigurement" was in the region around the bird's hind neck and throat (see figure below), giving the bird a shaven appearance. The area containing no feathers was c. { .5in. -lin. in height. I might add, that this "collar" was. in no way similar to the bare patches on the necks of females following sexual Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Taylor, Nancy M. Oxford : Clarendon Press
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