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vidual. The most of my dates of first appearance fall within 

 the first week of May, but there is one record for IMarch 

 15, 1901. The last have gone north by May 20. I have 

 but one autumn record, which is October 19, 1896. 



While the Pipit is a bird of the fields it may also perch in 

 trees, and in that particular differs from the Horned Larks, 

 which it somewhat closely resembles in general habits and 

 appearance. The slight wag to the tail is always a good field 

 mark. 



From the habits and haunts of these birds one would con- 

 clude that their chief food must be the larvae of insects, with 

 perhaps a good deal of weed seed or grain of one sort or an- 

 other. They are fond of searching over newly plowed 

 fields, where they may be seen feeding. 



Family TROGLODYTID^. Mockers, Thrashers, Wrens. 



This family is so varied that it seems best to subdivide it 

 into the two subfamilies. 



Subfamily MIMING. Mockers, Catbirds, Thrashers. 



To this subfamily belong the larger birds which are nearly 

 the size of the Robin. Three species occur in Ohio, one of 

 them rarely, while the other two are common enough to be 

 well known. The Catbird is the familiar slate-colored bird 

 of the brushy tangles of the woods or garden, while the 

 Brown Thrasher is more often seen along hedgerows where 

 it nests. All members of this subfamily are famous singers 

 and mockers. 



275. (703.) MiMus polyglottos (Linn.). 7. 

 Mockingbird. 



Synonyms: Turdus polyglottus. 



Mocking Thrush, Mimic Thrush. 

 Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 163, 181. 



As an Ohio bird the Mockingbird is certainly rare. The 

 unquestioned records seem to be as follows : Cincinnati, 

 Langdon, Dury; Waverly, Henninger; Perry, Beeman; 



