82 MIMIDJB. 



3. North America (C. J. Sr F. Princeton University, N.J.[E.]. 



10. North America {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. North America. Old Collection. 



4. New York (JD. G. Elliot : Tris- Crowley Bequest. 



5. Grand Coteaii, Louisiana (Hen^ Salvin-Godman Coll. 



shaio Coll.'). ^ ^ 1 -n 



6. Austin, Texas, 10th June. W. Eadchffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 4. Texas, 15th June. ' W. Badcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Mimus orpheus {Linn.). 

 (Plate IV. fig. 16.) 



Mimus polyglottus {nee Linn), Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 144 (1847). 

 Mimus orpheus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 840 (1881) ; Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 102 (1903). 



' The eggs of the Jamaican Mocking-Thrush are not distinguish- 

 ahle from those of M. polyglottus. They measure from -91 to 1"08 

 in length, and from -7 to '75 in breadth. 



10. Jamaica. Rev. Barham Zincke [P.]. 



1. Jamaica, 14th May (Osburn). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



3. Jamaica. Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 1. Jamaica. Crowley Bequest. 



1 Jamaica. W. Radcliife Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Mimus triurus ( Vieill.). 



Mimus triurus, Hudson, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 539 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 vi. p. 342 (1881) ; Scl. 8f Suds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 8 (1888) ; Holland, 

 Ihis, 1897, p. ](i6; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899); Sharpe, 

 Hand-l. iv. p. 103 (1903). 



Two eggs of the White-handed Mocking-Thrush in the Collection 

 are of a long narrow oval form and slightly glossy. They are pale 

 green, rather densely speckled with pale reddish brown and under- 

 lying lilac-grey. They measure respectively : 1'03 by '71 ; I'l by 

 •74. 



2. Argentine Republic, Nov. A. H. Holland, Esq. [C.]. 



Mimus longicaudatus (Tschudi). 



(Plate IV. fig. 17.) 



Mimus longicaudatus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 342 (1881) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 49 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 103 

 (1903). 



The only egg of the Long-tailed Mocking-Thrush in the Collection 

 is almost elliptical in form, and in colour is very pale blue, spotted 



