Cory 07t the Birds of the West Indies. j q 



ular narrow band; the throat unfortunately is soiled with blood, 

 but as well as I can judge, it has stripes colored like the breast, and 

 the feathers edged with whitish; the thighs are dull rufous; the bill 

 is large and strong, the upper mandible is black, the under also, but 

 showing a brownish tinge ; tarsi and toes dark brown." 

 The sexes are similar. 



"Length (fresh), 9^ in.; wing, 4^ ; tail, 3^ ; tarsus, i^; bill from 

 front, \." (Lawr. orig. descr.) 

 Habitat. St. Vincent. 



This species is allied to M. yiunigatus, but Is perfectly dis- 

 tinct. It has thus far only been taken in the island of St. 

 Vincent. 



Genus Mimocichla Scl. 



Mimocichla Sclater, P. Z. S. 1S59, P- 2>Z^' 



Mimocichla rubripes (Temm.). 



Turdus rubripes Temm. PI. Col. II, p. 409 (1826). — Vig. Zool. Journ. Ill, 

 p. 439 (1S27). — D'Orb. in La Sagra's Hist. Nat. Cuba, Ois. p. 46 

 (1840). — GuNDL. Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. VI, p. 31S (1852). 



Mimus rubripes Bp. Consp. I, p. 276 (1S50). 



Galeoscoptes rubripes Cab. Mus. Hein. I, p. 82 (1S50). — Brewer, Pr. 

 Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 307 (i860). 



Mimocichla rubripes Scl. Cat. Am. Bds. p. 6 (1862). — Baird, Rev. Am. 

 Bds. p. 38 (1864).— Gray, Handl. Bds. I, p. 263 (1S69).— Gundl. 

 J. f. O. 1872, p. 406. — Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 2 

 (1S73).— Seebohm, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. V, p. 283 (1881).— Cory, 

 List Bds. W. I. p. 5 (1S85). 



Sp. Char. Male : — Upper plumage dark slaty gray ; feathers on the head 

 darker in the centre ; lores and ear-coverts very dark brown ; chin 

 and lower sides of the cheeks white ; throat black, the lower portion 

 having the feathers margined with gray ; breast and upper part of the 

 belly and sides slate gray ; lower part of the belly and thighs chestnut; 

 under tail-coverts white ; quills, secondaries, and wing-coverts black, 

 edged with slate color; tail brownish black, the four outer feathers 

 on each side tipped with white, some of the feathers showing gray 

 at the base of the outer webs ; bill brownish black. 



The sexes are similar. 



Length (skin), 10; wing, 4.40; tail, 4.20; tarsus, 1.45; bill, .90. 



Habitat. Cuba. 



Mimocichla schistacea Baird. 



Mimocichla schistacea Baird, Rev. Am. Bds. p. 37 (1S64). — Gray, 

 Handl. Bds. I, p. 263 (1869). — Gundl. J. f. O. 1S72, p. 407. — Cory, 

 List Bds. \V. I. p. 5 (1885). 



