r the place 



;y undulate 

 their faint 



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 1894, p. 80). 



I ElKOPEAN 



jf accidental 



ETC. 



is head, the 

 1, and com- 

 'incp, which 

 rens. The 

 ^presented 

 . dozen spe- 

 are inhab- 

 ley are pos- 

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 ink among 



d. but by 

 al)uiidant 

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rATRIRn. 



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KIMHIIKO. 

 ruUASUEU. 



\ c ; luuler 



l>A WlJKV. 



out wliito 



THRASHERS, WRENS, ETC. 



377 



6». Under partd whitish; primaries finely barred; no white line over the 



eye 721. IIoi>e \Vke\. 7'ilA. VVestekn IIoise Wuen. 



A'. Liuler part.s whitish ; priiiiariea not barred ; a white line over the eye. 



"I'J. Bewick's When. 

 J*. Under parts l)rownish, finely barred with black. 72-_'. Wintek When. 

 c. Back with white stn'aks. 

 c*. White streaks contined to tlie center of the back; a white line over 



the eye 7'2">. Luno-bii.i.ei) Mausu When and races. 



t'. Crown, back, and wing-covert-s streaked with white. 



724. SiioKT-uii.i.EK Maush When. 



703. MimuspolyglottOS(Z//'/'.). Mockincimud. .(</.— Upper parta 

 ashy; wings and tail fii.scous; ba.sal half of the primaries white; outer tail- 

 feather white, next mostly white, third about half white; under parts soiled 

 white. L., 10-50; W., 4r)0; T., 4-li0; H., -70. 



Jienmrks. — The sexes can not be distinguished in color. 



Range. — Breeds from the Baluimas and Mexico to southern Illinois and 

 northern New Jersey, any rarely to Ma.ssachusetts ; winters from \'irginia 

 southward. 



Washington, unconnnon P. K., less numerous in winter. C'ambriilge, rare 

 S. K., Mch. to Nov. 



i\(v.<, of coarse twigs, weed stalks, etc., lined with rootlets. cf)tton, etc., in 

 thickets, orange trees, etc. /:>/[/.<, four to six, pale greenish blue or hluish 

 white, sometimes with a brownish tinge, rather heavily spotted and blotched, 

 chiefly at the larger end, with cinnamon- or rufous-brown, I'OO x •72. 



The Mockingbird might be called our naMonal song-bird; his re- 

 markable vocal powers have made him famous the world over, while 

 our more retiring Thrushes are scarcely to be found mentioned outside 

 the literature of ornithology. He is a good citizen, and courting rather 

 than shunning pid)lic life, shows an evident interest in the affairs of 

 the day. He lives in our gardens, parks, and scjuares, and even in the 

 streets of the town, and is always alert and on i\\G qui vice ; a self- 

 appointed guardian, whose sharp alarm note is passed from bird to 

 bird like the signals of watchmen. 



In Florida, Mockingbirds begin to sing in February, and by March 

 1 the air rings with music. The heat of midday is insunicient to (juell 

 their ardor, and on moonlight nights many birds sing throughout the 

 night. 



It is customary to consider the M( ckitigltinl a musician possessed 

 of marvelous technique, but with comparatively liille depth of feel- 

 ing. He is said to create intense admiration without reaching the 

 sold. But listen to him when the world is hushed, when the air is 

 heavy with the rich fragrance of orange blossoms and the dewy leaves 

 glisten in the moonlight, and if his song does not thrill you then con- 

 fess yourself deaf to Nature's voices. 



Writers have compared the Mockingbird's song with that of other 



