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May. They may to be observed occasionally mating just before they proceed 





Bill and foot of Titlark, nat. size. 



northward. They arrive from the North early in September and are to b^ found 

 throughout October and the early part of November. 



FAMILY TROGLODYTID.3E. WRENS, THRASHERS, ETC. 



SUBFAMILY MIMINvE. THRASHERS. 



GENUS MIMUS BOIE. 



: 281. Mimus polyglottus (Linn.). MOCKING BIRD. 



Rare summer resident, and rarer resident in the southern half of the State; 

 more numerous in the southwestern portion ; breeds. E have only s*-en it in 

 Franklin County in summer, but have taken the young barely able to fly. It has 

 also been reported breeding in the following counties : Decatur, ( Hughes ) ; Vigo, 

 (Evermann); Monroe, ( Blatchley, Evermann ); Knox and Gibson, ( Eidgway ) ; 

 Posey, (Elliott); Mr. Blatchley found it in Vigo County February 14, 1888, and 

 Prof. Evermann in the same county in January. Mr. H. K. Coale saw a Mock- 

 ing bird in Starke County January 1, 1884. 



GENUS GALEOSCOPTES CABANIS. 



*282. Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.). CAT-BIRD. 



Abundant summer resident ; breeds ; well known to every one by its common 

 name. In the lower Wabash Valley they occasionally arrive by April 3, but in 

 the lower Whitewater Valley I have never found them before April 16. They 

 seem to move earlier throughout the entire Wabash Valley than along the eastern 

 portion of the State, being noted throughout the northwest quarter of the State as 

 early as they are found in Franklin County. They pair soon after their arrival, 

 and nests with eggs are common throughout the last half of May. Most of them 

 leave for the South during September, but a few remain into October. Mrs. Hine 

 has found them in Dekalb County as late as October 2, and I have taken them in 

 Franklin County October 4. While one would not suspect the Cat-bird to be one 

 easily affected by cold, it is nevertheless true that it is very susceptible to cold. 

 It was one of the birds destroyed in great numbers by the sudden cold spell of May 

 20-21, 1883. 



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