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The Mocking Bird, Moqiieiir, T. Poli/glottics, Catesby 

 27. South America. 



Ashy above ; pale brown underneath ; with a white 

 band on the wing. It is famous for its astonishing 

 power of imitating immediately the song of other birds 

 and even all the voices it hears. 



T. Orpheus, Lin. Edw. t. 78. Spix. 

 t. 71. f. 12 Brazils. 



Cinereous, spotted with brown and white ; breast and 

 belly pale gray ; quills and tail white at the end. 



T. Dominicus, Gml. PI. Enl. t. 558. f. 1. 

 According to Prince Masignano, these are varieties of 

 the former. 



T. Lividus, Licht. 

 Ash ; beneath white ; sides brown-spotted. Brazils. 



T. Saturninus, Licht. 

 Brown-ash ; beneath ashy, sides streaked. Brazils. 



Cat Bird, T. Lividus, Wils. A. O. II. t. 20. f. 3. 



Muscicapa Carolinensis, Gml. T. Felivox, Vieil. 



Deep slate ; beneath paler ; vent rufous ; crown and 

 tail black ; latter rounded. North America. 



American Robin, T.Migraforius, Lin. Wils. A. O. 1. 

 t. 2. f. 2. PI. Enl. t. 586. f. 1. 



Dark ash ; beneath rufous ; head and tail black ; two 

 outer feathers white at the inner tip. North America. 



Bed Thrush, T. Rufus, Gml. Wils. A. O. 2. t. 14. 



f. 1. PI. Enl. t. 645. 

 Reddish brown ; beneath whitish, black-spotted ; tail 



