BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
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MIMUS CAROLINE NS IS. (Linn.) 
Catbird. 
Winter Plumage , Male. — Smaller and lighter colored than the 
northern bird. Above, dark slate color ; crown and tail, black ; 
under parts, pale slate color ; crissum, chestnut ; bill and legs, black. 
The female does not diffej from the male, but is somewhat smaller. 
Length about 7.90, wing 3.50, tarsus 1, bill .66. 
* The Catbird, although probably a regular winter visitant, is 
not very abundant, and we obtained but few specimens. Its habits 
appeared to me to be the same as when it visits the United States 
in the summer season. It undoubtedly wanders all over the islands. 
Dr. Henry Bryant obtained it at Inagua. This bird has received 
its name from its peculiar notes, which somewhat resemble the cry 
of a cat, and which it constantly utters while seeking for its food 
among the thick underbrush. Its food consists of insects, and 
berries of various kinds. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A.. Vol. II. pi. 140. 
