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278 (Grenadines), 486 (St. Vincent; Grenada). — Salvin and Godman, Biol. 

 Centr.-Am., Aves, i, 1879, 36, part (in synonymy, etc.). — Allen, Bull. Nutt. 

 Orn. Club, v, 1880, 166 (Santa Lucia).— Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vi, 

 1881, 350, part (British Guiana; St. Vincent; Grenada; Santa Lucia). — Ridg- 

 WAY, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vii, 1884, 172 (St. Thomas).— Salvin, Ibis, 

 1885, 199 (Roraima, British Guiana, 2700-3700 ft.).— Cory, Ibis, 1886, 472 

 (St. Vincent); Auk, iii, 1886, 20 (excl. syn. part); iv, 1887, 95 (Martinique); 

 Birds West Ind., 1889, 34 (do.); Cat. West Ind. Birds, 1892, 121 (St. Thomas, 

 Greater Antilles; Nevis, Martinique, Santa Lucia, St. Vincent, and Grenada, 

 Lesser Antilles). — Wells, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., ix, 1886, 610 (Grenada; 

 habits; descr. nest and eggs), Auk, xix, 1902, 348 (Carriacou; habits; song; 

 descr. eggs). — Nicoll, Ibis, 1904, 565 (Grenada, song). 

 [MiniMs gilvus] a. gilviis Ridg way, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., v, 1882, 11 (crit. ; 

 synonymy). 



MIMUS GILVUS ROSTRATUS Ridgway. 

 CURAgAO MOCKINGBIRD. 



Similar to M. g. gilvus (West Indian specimens), bnt slightly larger 

 (except feet), with bill much larger, and white of chest less tinged 

 with gray. 



Adult male. — Length (skin), 240; wing, 110.5; tail, 117; exposed 

 culmen, 23; tarsus, 32.5; middle toe, 20." 



Adult female.— Length, (skins), 212-220 (216); wing, 103; tail, 104- 

 106 (105); exposed culmen, 22-23.5 (22.7); tarsus, 33.5; middle toe, 

 21. '^ 



Island of Curasao, Caribljean Sea (Dutch West Indies.) 



Mimus gilvus rostratus Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vii, July 29, 1884, 173 

 (Curasao; coll. IT. S. Nat. Mus.). — Berlepsch, Journ. fur Orn., 1892, 74 

 (Curasao; crit.). — Peters, Journ. fur Orn., 1892, 115 (Curasao). — Hartert, 

 Ibis, 1893, 294 (Aruba; habits; crit.), 311 (Curasao; habits), 327 (Bonaire). 



[Mimus] rostratus Sharpe, Hand-list, iv, 1903, 104. 



MIMUS GILVUS COLUMBIANUS (Cabanis). 

 COLOMBIAN MOCKINGBIRD. 



Similar to M. g. gilvus but larger; gray of upper parts lighter and 

 clearer; white of under parts purer, the chest very faintly, if at all, 

 shaded with gray (mostly in females) ; paler edgings of wings and tail 

 narrower, and larger wing-coverts more abruptly tipped with white. 



Adult maZe.— Length (skins), 220-245 (231); wing, 108-118.5 

 (113.7); tail, 109.5-122 (116); exposed culmen, 18-20.5 (19); tarsus, 

 33.5-35.5 (34.2); middle toe, 20.5-23 (21. 6).^^ 



Adult female.— hengih (skins), 215-236 (227); wing, 104-116.5 

 (110.6); tail, 113.5; exposed culmen, 18-20 (18.9); tarsus, 33-36 

 (34.2); middle toe, 20-23.5 (21.7).^ 



a One specimen. 



b Two specimens. 



c Six specimens. 



^ Five specimens (tail of only one measured, the others too much abraded). 



