Notes- Eggs of Thrushes & Thrashers, 

 H.G.Parker. 



Mockingbird (Mimns polyglottus) . A series 

 of these eggs presents a beautiful sight, as they 

 vaiy from a light blue ground through several 

 darker shades, rendered doubly dark by reason 

 of blotches of chocolate, purple, russet and 

 brown. In some specimens much of the sur- 

 face is of an unmarked plain blue, and a mass 

 of chocolate or yellowish brown-spots form a 

 well defined wreath around the larger end. 

 Four or live eggs are generally laid, though six 

 are found occasionally; and the bird is an 

 abundant inhabitant of the southern part of 

 the United States. A large specimen measures 

 1.13 X .76, and a smaller one .81 x .63. 



O.&O. XII.Ma5r.l887 p. 71 



IT©. Eggs in Sat- CS.Briioley 



1 Mockingbird. Standard set, four. Varia 

 tion, three to five. Per cent of variation. 

 ' nearly .50. 



- . ^ 0, Oot.l8©0. p,24Q 



Birds Known bo Breed atBaleigh.N.C. 

 O. S. Brimley, Raleigh, N. O. 



Mocking Bird {Mimus poUjyUitt m) . May 4 to 

 July 30. Breeds commonly. Eggs four or 

 .five, occasionally only three. 



O.&O. XIII. Mar, 1888 p. 43 



a Ooll^etion of Ug^s from 

 G-9orgia. H.jB. Bailey. 



I. Mimus polyglottus. Mockingbird. — Nests in low 

 shrubs, near settlements ; eggs four or five. A set taken April i 



Bull N. 0.0, ^.Jan. 1883. p.a? 



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Large Set. E. M. Mitchell, Sandford, 

 Florida, reports finding ^et of seven \ 

 Mockingbird's eggs April 30.^- -Ang. 7883 p (.^ J 



