196 BIRDS OF OHIO. 
Morgan, Morris, Arrick, Davie; Oberlin, Jump (specimen) ; 
Columbus, Wheaton, Davie. The Cleveland records need 
confirmation. In Morgan county they were present all sum- 
mer in 1896, and in the autumn of that year twenty birds 
were to be found. The same colony returned in 1897 but 
left during the cold May and June of that year, and have 
not been found since. There are a number of unconfirmed 
records of the Mockingbird from northern Ohio which may 
prove to be good records. But the likelihood of the presence 
of escaped cage-birds in the vicinity of cities, from which 
these reports come, throws some doubt upon the records. 
Since the above was written Mr. C. H. Morris writes me 
that on January 25, 1903, in company with Mr E. J. Ar- 
rick, he found and captured a Mockingbird near McCon- 
nellsville. Let us hope that this is an indication of an inva- 
sion of this beautiful singer and mimic. 
276. (704.) GALEOSCOPTES CAROLINENSIS (Linn.). 8. 
Catbird. 
Synonyms: Mimus carolinensis, Turdus felivox, Mimus felivox, 
Muscicapa carolinensis. 
Cat Flycatcher, Merle Catbird, Chat. 
Kirtland, Ohio, Geol. Surv., 1838, 163. 
Catbird is everywhere common during the summer, and 
abundant in many localities. It is probably too well known 
to make necessary the mention of its brush-loving proclivi- 
ties. It is bold enough to make its summer home in the 
door-yard if a suitable nesting-place be furnished. 
Forty-four per cent. of the Catbird’s food consists of in- 
sects, and 56 per cent. vegetable matter. Of this 56 per 
cent. only one-third consists of fruit which might be culti- 
vated. In most parts of Ohio it is certain that a large part 
of the fruit eaten is wild fruit. Hence the Catbird is really 
a decidedly beneficial bird. It cannot be denied that he 
eats some fruit on occasion, and may be punished for it. 
He is neither a witch nor a wizard, as many persons seem 
to think, but a plain everyday sort of bird, mostly concerned 
with his ‘own business, wanting nothing only to be Jet alone. 
