THE BIRD BOOK 
703. Mockingbird. Mimus polyglottos 
polyglottos 
Range. — South Atlantic and Gulf States, 
north to New Jersey and Illinois. 
These noted birds are 
very common in the south 
where they are found, and 
nest about houses in open 
woods, fields, and along 
roadways; their nests are 
rude, bulky structures of 
twigs, grasses, leaves, etc., 
placed in trees or bushes Dull greenish blue 
at low elevations; the three to five eggs are 
usually dull greenish blue, boldly spotted with 
brownish. Size .95 x .72. 
703a. Western Mockingbird. Mimus 
polyglottos leucopterus. 
Range. — Southwestern United States from 
Texas to California, and southward. 
This subspecies is as common in its range, 
and its habits are the same as those of the eastern bird. The nests and eggs 
are identical with those of the last, and like that variety they frequently nest 
in odd places as do all common birds when they become familiar with civili- 
zation. 
701. Catbird. Dumetella Caroline nsis. 
Range. — North America, breeding from the 
Gulf States to the Saskatchewan; rare on the 
Pacific coast; winters in the Gulf States and 
southward. 
This well known mimic is abundant in the 
temperate portions of its range, frequenting 
open woods, swamps, hill- 
sides and hedges. Their 
nests are usually low 
down in bushes or trees, 
and are constructed simi- 
larly to those of the Mock- 
ingbird, of twigs and root- 
lets; a tangled mass of 
vines and briers is a fa 
vorite place for them to locate their home. 
Their eggs are laid in the latter part of May 
or during June, and are from three to five in 
number and a bright bluish green in color, 
unmarked. Size .95 x .70. 
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