48 BiEDg, 



3. T. nmvius, Gm. OEEaoN Robin. Vaeied Theush. 

 Slate color, orange brown below; L. 9f; W. 5; T. 4. 

 Pacific slope, accidental in Mass., N. J., and L. I. 



3. HARPORHYNCHUS, Cabanis. Mocking Theushes. 



1. H. rufus, (L.) Cab. Beowkt Theush. Sandy 

 Mocking Bied. Theashbe. Cinnamon red above; 

 lower parts thickly spotted; bill nearly straight, shorter 

 and much less curved than in many other Sarporhynchi, 

 five species of which occur in the U. S. beyond the 

 Rocky Mountains; L. 11; W. 4; T. 5^. E. U. S., 

 abundant. A brilliant songster. 



4. MIMUS, Boie. Mocking Bieds. 



1. M. polyglottus, (L.) Boie. Mocking Bied. Ashy 

 brown above; wings blackish, with white wing bars; 

 tail blackish, outer feathers white; L. 9|-; W. 4|-; T. 5. 

 U. S., chiefly southerly; N. to Mass., Iowa, etc. A 

 renowned songster. 



5. GALEOSCOPTES, Cabanis. Cat Bikds. 



< Mimus, Boie. 



1. G. canolinensis, (L.) Cab. Cat Bied. Dark slate 

 color; crown and tail black; crissum brownish chestnut; 

 L. 8f ; W. 3f ; T. 4. U. S., every where. 



6. My/A DESTES, Swainson. Fly - Catching Theushes. 



1. M. fownsendi, (Aud.) Cab. Townsbnd's Solitaieb. 

 Ashy gray, paler below; wing bands buify; tail blackish; 

 whitish ring about eye; young with reddish spots; L. 8; 

 W. 4J; T. 4^. Rocky Mountains and westward, straying 

 E. to Chicago. {Nelson.) An exquisite songster. 



