THE MOCKING BIRD. 



(Turdus polyglottus, Lin. Wilson, ii. p. 13. pi. 10. fig. 1. Audubon, 

 pi. 21. [a spirited group and nest attacked by a Rattle Snake.] 

 Orpheus polyglottus, SwAi^soT<!. Philad. Museum, No. 5288.) 



Sp. Charact. — Cinereous ; beneath whitish ; tips of the wing- 

 coverts, primaries at base, and lateral tail-feathers, white; tail 

 cuneiform. 



This unrivalled Orpheus of the forest, and natural 

 wonder of America, inhabits the whole continent, from 

 the state of Rhode Island to the larger isles of the West 

 Indies, and continuing through the equatorial regions, is 

 found in the southern hemisphere as far as Brazil. Nor 

 is it at all confined to the Eastern or Atlantic states. It 

 also exists in the wild territory of Arkansa more than a 

 thousand miles from the mouth of Red River. It breeds 



