MIMUS— SYNONYMY OF M. POLYGLOTTUS 53 



Genus MIMUS Boie 



Chaks. — Bill much shorter thau the head, scarcely curved 

 as a whole, but with geutlj curved commissure, notched 

 near the end. Rictal vibrissae well developed. Tail rather 

 longer than the wings, rounded, the lateral feathers being con- 

 siderably graduated. Wings rounded. Tarsal scutella some- 

 times obsolete. Tarsi longer than the middle toe and claw. 



Of this genus, there are two well marked sections, represented 

 by the Mockingbird and Catbird respectively. These may be 

 most conveniently distinguished by color: — 



31imus. — Above ashy-brown, below white; lateral tail- 

 feathers and bases of primaries white. (Tarsal scutella always 

 distinct.) 



Galeoseoptes. — Blackish-ash, scarcely paler below; crown and 

 tail black, unvaried; crissum rufous. (Tarsal scutella some- 

 times obsolete.) 



The jflockf lis; bird 



Miinns polyglottiis 



TlirdtlS UOlyglOttOS, L. SN. i. lOth ed. 1758, 169, no. 7 (based on Sloane, ii. 306, pi. 253, f. 3 ; 

 Gates, i. 27; Kalm, ii. 335); 12th ed. 1766, 293, no. 10 (includes other spp. or vars.).— 

 Bp. Journ. Phila. Acad. iv. 1824, 32 (critical).— B;). Ann. Lye. N.'Y. ii. 1826, 74. 



Turdus polyglOttUS, Gm. SN. l. 1788, 612.— Lath. 10. i. 1790, 329. — Turt. SN. i. 1806, 493.— 

 Wils. AO. ii. 1810, 14, pi. 10, f. l.—Foz, Newc. Mug. 1827, 150.— iess. Tr. Orn. 1831, 

 410.— Aud. OB. i. 1831, 108, pi. 2l.—Niat. Man. i. 1832, 320.— Pea6. Rep. Orn. Mass. 1839, 

 300 (rare).- Hayw. Pr. Phila. Acad. yiii. 1856, 289.— Gossf, Alabama, 1859, 4.7.—Gieb. 

 Vog. 1860, 37, f. 85. 



Mimas polyglOttUS, Bote, Isis, 1826, 97-2.—Sp. C. & GL. 1838, \7.—Gamb. Pr. Phila. Acad, 

 lii. 1846, 114 (California).— Bp. CA. i. 1850, 276.—McCaU, Pr. Phila. Acad. v. 1851,216 

 (Texas).— Burnett, Pr.Bost. Soc. iv. 1851, 116.— Hoij, Pr. Phila. Acad. vi. 1853, 309 (Wis- 

 consin).— i2ec(i, Pr. Phila. Acad. vi. 1853. 398 (Ohio).— U'oodk. Expl. Zuiii R. 1853, 72.— 

 Kennic. Tr. Illinois Agric. Soc. i. 1855, 582 (Illinois).— iun^crs/i. J. f. 0. 1856, 69 (in 

 captivity).— ScZ. PZ.S. 1857, 212 (Orizaba).— ..Vazm. J. f. O. vi. 1858, 179.— Be?. BNA. 

 1858, 344.— 5cZ. PZS. 1859, 340 (critical).- i/cnry, Pr. Phila. Acad. xi. 1859, 106 (New 

 Mexico).- BaiVrf, Pr. Phila. Acad. xi. 1859, ZOZ.—Kenn. PRRR. x. 1859, 25.— i/e«rm. 

 PRRR. X. 1859, i4.— Vflieat, Ohio Agric. Rep. for 1860, 1861, 365, no. 115 (Ohio).— Barn. 

 Smiths. Rep. for 1860, 1861, 436 (Pennbylvania).— Coi(£S SfPrent. Smiths. Rep. for 1861, 

 1862,410 (Washington ; rare). — Scl. Cat. AB. 1862, S.— Tayl. Ibis, 1862, 128 (Florida),— 

 Bd. Rev. AB. 1864, 48.—Alle7i, Pr. Essex Inst. iv. 1864, 67 (Massachusetts— northern 

 limit).- Hoy, Smiths. Rep. for 1864, 1865, 437 (Missouri).— Bry. Pr. Bost. Soc. ix. 1865, 

 372.— Co!us, Ibis, 1865, 159 (New Mexico).— Prc.«s. Ibis, 1865, 481 (Texas).— Co«es, Pr. 

 Phila. Acad, xviii. 1866, 65 (Fort Whipple, Ariz.).- Zaicr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii. 1866, 

 282 (New York).— Corns, Pr. Bost. Soc. xii. 1868, 107 (South Carolina, resident).— BufcZi. 

 Pr. Phila. Acad. xx. 1808, 149 (Laredo, Tex.).— Co«cs, Pr. Essex Inst. v. 1868, 267 (New 

 England).— >-i;?en, Mem. Bost. Soc. i. 1868, 523 (Indiana).— 5«mifcA. Mem. Bost. Soc. i. 

 1869, 543 (Vera Cruz; Gulf coast up to plateau, breeding at Orizaba). — r«r7i&. B. E. Pa. 

 1809,22; Pliila. ed. 15.— Steams, Am. Nat. iii. 1869, 282.— Coop. B. Cal. i. 1870,21.— 

 Mayn. Nat. Guide, 1870, 92 (Massachusetts).— ^;^ Bull. MCZ. ii. 1871, 239 (Florida, 



