ART. 25] NOTES ON HISPANIOLAN BIKDS — WETMORE AND LINCOLN 49 



Family MIMIDAE, Mockingbirds and Thrashers 



MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS DOMINICUS (Linnaeus) 



HisPANioLAN Mockingbird 

 Turdits dominicus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, vol. 1, 1766, p. 295 (Hispaniola). 



The mocker was recorded universally during our travels and work 

 in the lowlands, and was one of the species regularly observed along 

 the highways. At Trou, Haiti, on March 26, one was observed feed- 

 ing a fully grown young bird. At Terrier Rouge this species was 

 common from March 27 to 30. On April 6 the mocker was found 

 from Aux Cayes to Camp Perrin, and on April 26 was observed in 

 the same area. None were seen in the La Hotte area, though it is 

 probable that with increased clearing for cultivation the mocking- 

 bird will gradually extend into the lowlands of this area. On lie a 

 Vache, from April 28 to 30, the mocker was the most conspicuous, if 

 not indeed the most abundant, passerine bird. Two males and one 

 female were collected there. At Jacmel we found this bird common 

 on May 5. 



Through the desert region between Azua and Barahona, Dominican 

 Republic, the mocker was the most abundant bird, and it was ob- 

 served commonly in the open country about Barahona itself. It 

 seemed to us that birds in the desert region showed more white in the 

 wing and tail than those observed elsewhere, but four that we collected 

 near Habanero on May 19 do not differ appreciably from birds from 

 more humid sections. At Thomazeau, Haiti, on May 22 we observed 

 one mocker with the entire tail pure white. On May 23 we found 

 these birds abundant near L'Arcahaie. 



Though mockers were singing constantly, it was only occasionally 

 that we heard one imitating the songs of other birds. At Terrier 

 Rouge we observed one that imitated the songs of the Jamaican 

 vireo, flat-billed vireo, and Hispaniolan thrush. On lie a Vache 

 mockers gave the song of the Jamaican vireo regularly, and near 

 Barahona we heard one gifted individual that included the notes of 

 the gray kingbird, tody, vireo, and woodpecker in its repertoire. 



DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS (Linnaeus) 



Catbird 



Afuscicapa carolvnensis Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, vol. 1, 1766, p. 328 (Vir- 

 ginia or Carolina). 



Near Terrier Rouge on May 28 a catbird was seen distinctly at 

 close range by Lincoln and by S. W. Parish. This is the second 

 record for Hispaniola, one having been taken by Dr. W. L. Abbott on 

 Tortue Island on February 5, 1917.^ 



» See Wetinore and Swales, U. S.Nat. Mus. Bull. 155, 1931, p. 333. 

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