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a faint dee-dee, they bound lightly into the air but usually 

 soon return to earth. 



Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spraguei), a slightly smaller 

 species, nests in Montana, Dakota, and northward, and 

 is sometimes found in small numbers on the coast of South 

 Carolina and Georgia in winter. 



THRASHERS, MOCKINGBIRDS, ETC. 

 FAMILY MIMID^E 



MOCKINGBIRD 



Mimus polyglottos polygloltos. Case 4; Fig. 76 



To be confused in color only with the Loggerhead Shrike, but 

 larger, with a longer tail, no black on the face and totally differ- 

 ent habits. L. 10}. 



Range. Nests from the Gulf to Iowa and Maryland; rarely 

 to Massachusetts; winters from Maryland southward. 



Washington, uncommon P. R., less numerous in winter. Cam- 

 bridge, rare S. R„ Mch. to Nov. 



No southern garden is complete without a Mocking- 

 bird to guard its treasures with his harsh alarm-note and 

 extol its beauties in his brilliant, varied song. He is to 

 the South what the Robin is to the North — and more, for 

 he is present throughout the year while the Robin is with 

 us only during the nesting season. 



The Mocker builds in bushes, orange-trees or other 

 dense vegetation, from late March, in southern Florida, 

 to early May in Virginia. The 4-6 eggs are blue heavily 

 marked with brown. 



• CATBIRD 

 Dumatella carolinensis. Case 4, Fig. 81; Case 6, Fig. 71 



Both sexes of the Catbird wear the same costume at all seasons 

 and all ages. L. 9. 



Range. Nests from Florida and Texas to Canada' winters 

 from South Carolina to the tropics. 



