703. MOCKINGBIRD. lO^ in. 



(Mimus polyglottus.) 

 Ashy-gray, wings and tail darker; whitish below; wing 

 shows white patch; outer tail-feathers white; famous for its 

 song. Catbird. Loggerhead Shrike. Cuckoos. 



704. CATBIRD. 8^4 in. 



(Dumatella carolinensis. ) 

 Slate-gray; bill, crown and tail black; chestnut patch under 

 tail; about shrubbery; willing to be looked at; calls like a cat; 

 song, greatly varied. 



705. BROWN THRASHER. 11 3:,: in. 



(Toxostoma rufum.) 

 Bright rusty-red; white below, much streaked; long bill 

 and long, sweeping tail; wing-bars; song, loud and varied; 

 about bushes. Wood Thrush. 



718. CAROLINA WREN. 5^ in. 



(Thryothorus ludovicianus.) 

 Reddish-brown, brightest on rump; below rusty-buff; 

 throat and line over eye, whitish; wings and tail barred, the 

 latter long and carried erect; " quick as a flash,' ' flight jerky; 

 very loud, ringing song and striking call-notes; near wooded 

 streams in wild pasture undergrowth. Bewick and Long- 

 billed Marsh Wrens. 



721. HOUSE WREN. 5 in. 



(Troglodytes aedon.) 

 Brown, barred wich darker ; below grayish, tinged with 

 brown, also barred; rusty-colored tail, two inches long; re- 

 markable song. Other Wrens. 



722. WINTER WREN. 4}^ in. 



(Nannus hiemalis.) 



Dark tawny-brown, barred on wings and tail; lighter be- 

 low, barred except on throat and breast; pale line over eye; 

 stub tail, carried erect; fine songster. Other Wrens. 



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