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Sp. Char. — General appearance of M. nibripes, but lacking the reddish 

 on the belly, which is replaced by white; the crissum is also white; 

 bill heavier than in rubrifes ; otherwise the two forms are alike. 

 Length, 10.50; wing, 5 ; tail, 5.10; tarsus, 1.50; bill, 1.20. 

 Habitat. Eastern part of Cuba. 



Dr. Gundlach (J. f. O., 1. c.) considers this a good species, 

 and says the eggs are smaller and more finely spotted than those 

 of M. nibripes. Seebohm (Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. V. p. 3S3) , 

 gives M. schistacea as a synonym of ]SI. rubrlpes., but gives no 

 reasons for so doing. Although it would be strange if two species 

 of Mhnocichla should be found to inhabit Cuba, yet, with our 

 present knowledge of the two forms, M. schistacea must be 

 considered distinct. 



Mimocichla plumbea (Linn.). 



Turdus plumbeus Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 294 (1766). — Vieill. Ois. Am. 



Sept. II, p. 2, pi. 58. 

 Tardus ardosiacctis Vieill. Ency. Meth. p. 646 (1S23). 

 Galeoscoptes plumbea Cab. Mus. Hein. I. p. 82 (1S50). — Salle, P. Z. S. 



1857, p 231.— ScL. P. Z. S. 1S59, p. 337. 

 Mimocichla plumbeus Baird, Rev. Am. Bds. p. 36 (1864). — ScL. & Sal\-. 



Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 2 (1S73). — Cory, Bds. Bahama I. p. 45, pi. 



II (1880) ; ib. List Bds. W. I. p. 5 (1885). 

 Turdns {Miinokittd) pliimbrusBKYX^T, Fr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. XI. p. 



68 (1866). 

 Mi/nocitta plumbea NKWTOisi, Ibis, 1S66, p. 121. 

 Mimokitta plumbeus Gray, Handl. Bds. I, p. 263 (1869). 

 Mimocichla /'rr^-'/// Seebohm, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. V, p. 280 (1881). 



Sp. Char. Male: — General plumage plumbeous; chin and small 

 patch at base of lower mandible white; throat black; primaries 

 and secondaries dark brown, except the first two, edged with 

 slaty grey ; tail very dark brown, almost black; the terminal third 

 of the inner webs of the first two, and tips of first four feathers 

 white; crissum plumbeous; legs and eyelids \er!iiilion led ; iris red- 

 dish brown. 



Fonale : — -Similar to the male, butappears to be slightly smaller. 

 Cannot be distinguished otherwise than by dissection. 

 Length, 10.25 ; wing, 5 ; tail, 5 ; tarsus, i ; bill, 90. 

 Habitat. Bahama Islands. Common at New Providence. 

 Andros. and Abbacco. 



Mimocichla ardesiaca (Vikili,.). 



Turdus plumbeus Ljxn. Syst. Nat. I. p. 294 (1866). — Vieill. Ois. Am. 

 Sept. II, p. 2 (1807); ib. Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat. XX, p. 242 



(1818). 



