20 Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. 



Sp. Char. — General appearance of M. riibripes, but lacking the reddish 

 on the belly, which is replaced by white; the crissum is also white; 

 Dill heavier than in rubripes ; otherwise the two forms are alike. 

 Length, 10.50; wing, 5; tail, 5.10; tarsus, 1.50; bill, 1.20. 

 Habitat. Eastern part of Cuba. 



Dr. Gundlach (J. f. O., 1. c.) considers this a good species, 

 and says the eggs are smaller and more finely spotted than those 

 of J/, rubripes. Seebohm (Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. V, p. 283), 

 gives J/1 schlstacea as a synonym of ]Sf. rtibripes^ but gives no 

 reasons for so doing. Although it would be strange if two species 

 of Mimocichla should be found to inhabit Cuba, yet, with our 

 present knowledge of the two forms, M. schlstacea must be 

 considered distinct. 



Mimocichla plumbea (Linn.). 



Turdus pltimheus Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 294 (1766). — Vxeill. Ois. Am. 



Sept. TI, p. 2, pi. 58. 

 Tardus ardosiaceus Vieill. Ency. Mdth. p. 646 (1S23). 

 Galeoscoptes plumbea Cab. Mus. Hein. I, p. 82 (1S50). — Salle, P. Z. S. 



1857, P 231.— ScL. P. Z. S. 1S59, p. 337. 

 Mimocichla pluvibeus Baird, Rev. Am. Bds. p. 36 (1864). — Sol. & Salv. 



Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 2 (1S73). — Cory, Bds. Bahama I. p. 45, pi. 



II (1880) ; ib. List Bds. W. I. p. 5 (18S5). 

 Turdus (^Mimokitta) plumbeus Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. XI, p. 



68 (1866). 

 Mimocitta pliiinbeaT^^vfTO-!>i, Ibis, 1866, p. 121. 

 Mimohitta plumbeus Gray, Handl. Bds. I, p. 263 (1S69). 

 Mimocichla bryanti Seebohm, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. V, p. 280(1881). 



Sp. Char, Male: — General plumage plumbeous; chin and small 

 patch at base of lower mandible white; throat black; primaries 

 and secondaries dark brown, except the first two, edged with 

 slaty grey; tail very dark brown, almost black; the terminal third 

 of the inner webs of the first two, and tips of first four feathers 

 white ; crissum plumbeous ; legs and ej'elids vermilion red ; iris red- 

 dish brown. 



Female : — Similar to the male, butappears to be slightly smaller. 

 Cannot be distinguished otherwise than by dissection. 

 Length, 10.25 5 '^^ing, 5 ; tail, 5; tarsus, i ; bill, 90. 

 Habitat. Bahama Islands. Common at New Providence, 

 Andros, and Abbacco. 



Mimocichla ardesiaca (Vieill.). 



Turdus plumbeus Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 294 (1866). — Vieill. Ois. Am. 

 Sept. II, p. 2 (1S07) ; ib. Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat. XX, p. 242 

 (181S). 



