206 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



MIMIDAE. 



Conn. — Rare summer resident (more frequent formerly); 

 occasional visitor (or escape) at all seasons. Eggs, June 20 (Jewett 

 City). 



376. Dumetella carolinensis (Linne) A. O. U. coram. 

 Catbird; Pussy. 



Muscicapa carolinensis Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, 

 p. 328. "Carolina." 



Orpheus carolinensis (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, 

 vol. 2, p. 195, pi. 140. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 1, fig. 11. 



Bushy thickets near water; nests in bushes or among vines. 



Me. — Common summer resident, mainly of southern counties. 

 May 17-Oet. 4. Eggs, June 2-17; July (2d brood). 



N. H. — Common summer resident north to ^Yhite Mt. valleys; 

 accidental in early winter (Concord, Dec. 3, 1001 ; Wilton, Dec. 25, 

 1904) May6-6ct. 14 (Dec. 25). Eggs, June 6- July 28 (?2d 

 brood). 



Vt. — Common summer resident. 



Mass. — Common summer resident; accidental in winter. 

 (April 13, 1908, Westwood) April 29-Oct. 16 (Dec; winter 1908- 

 09, Forest Hills). Eggs, May 22- June 20. 



R. I. — Common summer and casual winter resident. (April 

 24)-Oct. 13 (Dec. 28-Mar. 4, Mar. 19). Eggs, May 25- June 10. 



Conn. — Common summer resident. May 3-Nov. 4. Eggs, 

 May 17-23; July 26 (2d brood). 



377. Toxostoma rufum (Linne) Cabanis. 



Brown thrasher; Brown thrush; Mavis; Mocking thrush; 

 Planting-bird; Song thrush; Thrasher. 



Tardus mfus Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 169. 

 "in America septentrionali & meridionali." 



Orpheus rufus (Linne). Audubon. Birds of Amer., 1841, vol. 

 3, p. 9, pi. 141. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 1, figs. 12, 13. 



