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of no mean vocal powers. *,* The tarsal scutella are frequently obsolete. 
Wus., ii, 90, pl. 14, f. 3; Aup., ii, 195, pl.140; Bp., 346. cARoLINENsIS. 
4. Genus HARPORHYNCHUS Cabanis. 
* Bill equal to or shorter than head, not, or not much, curved; tail moderately 
longer than wings. reast spotted. 
Brown Thrush. Thrasher. Sandy Mockingbird. Reddish-brown, 
below white, with more or less tawny tinge, and thickly spotted with dark 
brown, except on throat and middle of belly, the spots lengthening into 
_streaks on the sides; wings with two white bars; tail feathers with pale 
tips; bill black, yellow below; feet pale; iris yellow; about 11 long; 
wing 4, tail 5 or 6; bill nearly straight, 1 inch long. Eastern United 
States; a delightful songster, abundant in thickets, ete. Wuus., ii, 83, pl. 
HERON COMED cO00cr. Lh) 5 2 4s 6 4 «6 « © RURUS: 
Var. longirostris. Long-billed Thrush. Somewhat similar; darker brown 
above; the markings below blackish ; bill longer and a little more curved. Mexico 
to the Rio Grande. Bop., 352, pl. 52; Rev., 44. 
Curve-billed Thrush. Dull grayish-brown, below whitish, breast, ete., 
spotted with color of the back, wing coverts and lateral tail feathers tipped 
with white; size of the last; bill over an inch long, and decidedly curved. 
Valley of Rio Grande and Colorado. Bp. 351, pl. 51. . CURVIROSTRIS. 
Cinereous Thrush. Brownish-ash, below whitish, shaded with fulvous, 
especially behind, and with brown spots; two wing-bars and tips of lateral 
tail feathers obscurely white. Rather smaller than the foregoing. Cape St. 
Lucas. Bp., Pr. Acad. Phil. 1859, 303, and Rev. 46; Extror, pl. 1; 
Sipe ee eee ee \ a) LR a sy CC, CINEREUS, 
**Bill longer than head, arcuate! Tail much longer than wings. Breast not 
spotted. 
Sickle-billed Thrush. Californian Mockingbird. Dark oily olive- 
brown, paler below, deepening into rusty brown on belly and under tail 
coverts; throat rusty whitish; auriculars streaked : bill black, at a maximum 
of curvature, about 14. long, but very variable in length and degree of 
curve ; tarsus about 1$; total length 11 or more; wing 4 or less, tail 5 or 
6 inches long. Coast region of California. Cass., Ill. 260, pl. 43; Bo., 
349; Rev. 48; .Coor., Ger ee ee ere ae en At Se REDIVEVUSS 
Var. lecontei.  Leconte’s Thrush. Pale ash, still paler below, shading into 
brownish-yellow on under tail coverts ; throat whitish, with slight maxillary streaks ; 
bill black; no decided markings anywhere. A bleached desert race. Colorado 
Valley; only two specimens known. (Ft. Yuma, Leconte; Ft. Mojave, Coues.) 
Bp., 350, pl. 50; Rev. 47; Coopr., 17. 
_Crissal Thrush. Olive-brown, paler on throat and belly ; throat whitish 
with blackish maxillary streaks ; under tail coverts chestnut in marked con- 
trast; auriculars slightly streaked; bill black. Size of the last, or rather 
larger; tail 6 or more. Valley of Rio Grande and Colorado. Bp., 351, 
Pelee Ads OOORs LS) 5 us +) lf} CU eo ws SCRISSALIS. 
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