610 CATALOGUE OF BIRDS OF GRENADA. 



2.Turdus gymnopthalmus Cab. Yellow-eye Grieve; Thrusti. 



S Length, 9 J inches; expanse, 15i inches; wing, 5 inches. 



Abundant everywhere from the coast to the borders of the mountains, 

 frequenting the cocoa fields and mango trees; feeds on " figeur" and 

 other wikl berries; also frequently seen on the ground scratching 

 amongst the dead leaves for insects and larvae ; hence it is often caught 

 in springs set for the "Pedrix." It has several notes very melodious, 

 and also an alarm note or "cluck." 



Its nest is generally placed in the fork of the cocoa (Theobroma), 

 rather a rude and bulky structure, composed of dry roots and mud, with. 

 no soft lining for. the eggs, which are three in number, of a pale green, 

 thickly spotted with brown. They measure 1.06 inches by .80 inch, 1.16 

 inches by .80 inch, and 1.12 inches by .82 inch. 



[I described the Grenada bird (Ann. K. Y. Acad, of Sci., Vol. I, p. 160) 

 under the name of Turdus carrihams. It is considered by Messrs. 

 Sclater and Seebohm not to differ from T. gymnopthalmus. I have 

 three specimens of gymnopthalmus^ one of them presented to me by 

 Mr. Seebohm. These are smaller in all their dimensions than the bird 

 from Grenada, which has a perceptibly smaller bill ; the feathers of the 

 tail are broader and darker in color ; the under wing-coverts are of a 

 lighter pale salmon, and the inner margins of the quills are more cine- 

 reous, are less tinged with salmon color, and the upper plumage is 

 slightly darker in color than in my specimens of gymnopthalmus. 



I will endeavor to get more specimens from Grenada, to see if these 

 differences are constant. — G. N. L.] 



3, Mimus gilvus Vieill. Mocking Bird ; Pied Carreau. 



$ Length, 10 inches; expanse, 13| inches; wing, 4J inches; tail, 4 

 inches. 



9 Length, 9 inches; expanse, 12^ inches; wing, 4 inches. 



Very numerous, though seldom seen in the mountains. It delights in 

 the neglected pastures overgrown with " black sage," on the red berries 

 of which it feeds, and several dozens may be seen at a time perched near 

 to each other, alternately trilling forth most delightful music and de- 

 vouring berries. On moonlight nights its note is heard at intervals of an 

 hour; hence its being called by some a nightingale. It is found also on 

 all the little rocky islands on the coast. The nest is a platform of dry 

 sticks, with a round saucer-like depression in the middle, lined with 

 fine roots and sometimes with horse-hair. The eggs vary exceedingly 

 both in color and marking. They are sometimes of a pale blue and 

 sometimes of a dull green, with spots, blotches, or rings of brown. It is 

 seldom that two sets or clutches are found alike, and the three eggs in 

 each set are usually different. For example, a set before me: One of 

 them is rather long and with specks so faint that at a little distance it 

 appears to be of a uniform pale blue; another is rather shorter, greenish, 

 and thickly blotched with brown; and the third is thick at one end and 



