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note, all these came in easier and quicker time than I can write. And so 

 on throughout a long list of some twenty to thirty species. 



" To me, unfamiliar with the mocker before, this was a rare treat. 

 What his own individual song might have been I can only guess, but 

 perhaps a rolling, lyrical song like that of the Brown Thrasher, which came 

 in occasionally as an interlude in his long roll of imitations. No doubt, 

 also, there may have been notes of several southern birds that we here 

 in the north would not recognize, because of unfamiliarity with them; for 

 his song was ever full and varied, shifting from one to another without 

 any warning or apparent aim." 



The following list, are species certainly recognized in his imitations: 



1. Blue Jay (two notes). 16. Indigo Bird. 



2. Whip-poor-will. 17. White-bellied Swallow. 



3. Kingbird. IS. Scarlet Tanager. 



4. Crested Flycatcher. 19. Red-eyed Vireo. 



5. Chebec. 20. Yellow-throated Vireo. 



6. Phoebe. 21. Summer Yellowbird. 



7. Wood Pe wee. 22. Maryland Yellowthroat. 



8. Red-winged Blackbird. 23. Chickadee. 



9. Meadowlark (Zce-ec-p note). 24. White-breasted Nuthatch. 



10. Baltimore Oriole. 25. Catbird. 



11. Downy Woodpecker. 26. Brown Thrasher. 



12. Flicker. 27. Wood Thrush. 



13. English Sparrow. 28. Robin. 



14. Vesper Sparrow. 29. Bluebird. 



15. Song Sparrow. 



Besides the above there may have been, as I have previously stated, 

 two or three southern bird notes that I am unfamiliar with. The twenty- 

 nine named were clearly enunciated and readily identified. 



This bird remained in the locality for nearly a week and was enjoyed 

 by several persons interested in bird study. — S. Waldo Bailey, Newbury- 

 port, Mass. 



