48 BIRDS. 



2. T. ncBvius, Gm. Oregon Robix. Varied Thrush. 

 Slate color, orange brown below; L. 9f ; W. 5; T. 4. 

 Pacific slope, accidental in Mass., N. J., and L. I. 



3. METHRIOPTERUS, Reich. Mocking Thrushes. 



1. M. rufus, (L,) Ridgw. Brown Thrush. Sandy 

 Mocking Bird. Thrasher. Cinnamon red above; 

 lower parts thickly spotted; bill nearly straight, shorter 

 and much less curved than in many other Harporhynchi^ 

 five species of which occur in the U. S. beyond the 

 Rocky Mountains; L. 11; W. 4; T. 5^. E. U. S., 

 abundant. A brilliant songster. 



4. MIMUS, Boie. Mocking Birds. 



1. M. polyglottus, (L.) Boie. Mocking Bird. Ashy 

 brown above; wings blackish, with white wing bars; 

 tail blackish, outer feathers white; L. 9 J; W. 4J; T. 5. 

 U. S., chiefly southerly; N. to Mass., Iowa, etc. A 

 renowned songster. 



5. GALEOSCOPTES, Cabanis. Cat Birds. 



< Mimus^ Boie. 



1. G. carolinensis, (L.) Cab. Cat Bird. Dark slate 

 color; crown and tail black; crissum brownish chestnut; 

 L. 8f ; W. :3f ; T. 4. U. S., every where. 



6. MVMDESTES, ^wsimson. Fly - Catching Thrushes. 



1. M. fownsendi, (Aud.) Cab. Tow^nsend's Solitaire. 

 Ashy gray, paler below; wing bands buify; tail blackish; 

 whitish ring about eye; young with reddish spots; L. 8; 

 W. 4J; T. 4|^. Rocky Mountains and westward, straying 

 E. to Chicago. {JSFelson.) An exquisite songster. 



