48 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 



MIMUS ORPHEUS VAR. DOMhXICUS. {Linn.) {Bryant) 

 Little Mocking-bird. 



Adult Male. — Above, grayish brown, showing ashy on the back; 

 under parts, white, slightly tinged with ashy on the breast; wings, 

 brown ; all of the primaries heavily marked with, and the eighth 

 and ninth almost entirely, white ; tail, brown, having the first two 

 and entire inner web of third feathers white ; bill, black ; legs, 

 brownish. Sexes similar. 



Length 8.50, wing 4, tail 4.20, tarsus 1.20, bill .64. 



This pretty little Mocking-bird, which is about the smallest of 

 its family, is common at Inagua, and a constant resident. I have 

 never met with it on any of the other islands, although the negroes 

 claim that a small bird of this genus is occasionally seen on Long 

 Island during the summer. Dr. Bryant found it at Inagua, but did 

 not meet with it elsewhere in the Bahamas. It may be easily recog 

 nized by its small size and distinct wing-markings. 



MIMUS BAHAMENSIS. {Bryant.) 

 Bahama Mocking-bird. 



JVinlcr Plumage, Male. — Much larger than M. polyglottits, and 

 the white tail-feathers wanting. Above, i^ale rufous-brown, the rufous 

 tint most marked on the rump and upper tail-coverts ; below, pale 



