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NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
slender, moderately curved; tarsus, 1.30; middle toe, 1.00 (8,128$, 
“New Mexico” — probably Eastern Arizona). Prevailing color of eggs 
bluish. Hah. Arizona (Camp Grant). ( Palmer's Thrasher.') var. palmeri* 
C* Entirely unspotted beneath. 
5. H. redivivus. Anal region and lower tail-coverts light ochraceous. 
Above soft brownish-cinereous, tail considerably darker; wing-bands 
almost obsolete, and tail-feathers merely diluted at tips. Beneath paler 
than above, — almost white on throat and abdomen ; anal region and 
lower tail-coverts yellowish-ochraceous. A distinct “bridle” formed 
by the hair-like tips of the feathers, bordering the throat; maxillary 
stripe white with transverse bars of dusky ; wing, 3.90 ; tail, 5.25 ; bill, 
,r 1.05, slender, moderately curved ; tarsus, 1.25 ; middle toe, .86 (40,718 $, 
20 miles from Colorado River, near Fort Mojave). Hah. Arizona (Gila 
River, Fort Yuma, and Fort Mojave). (Leconte's Thrasher.) var. lecontei. 
Above ashy-drab, tail darker and more brownish ; wing-bands incon- 
spicuous, and tail-feathers hardly diluted at tips. Beneath, the ochra- 
t ceous covers the abdomen, and the throat inclines to the same. No 
“bridle.” Cheeks and ear-coverts blackish, with conspicuous shaft- 
streaks of white ; wing,. 4.30; tail, 5.60 ; bill, 1.40, stout, very much 
bowed, — the arch regular ; tarsus, 1.55 ; middle toe, 1.00 (3,932$, 
California). Prevailing color of eggs bluish-green. Hah. Coast region 
of California. ( California Thrasher.) .... var. redivivus. 
6. H. crissalis. Anal region and lower tail-coverts deep chestnut. 
Above, brownish-ashy with a slight purplish cast, tail not darker ; 
no trace of wing-bands ; tail-feathers diluted, and tinged with rusty at 
tips. Beneath, of a uniform, paler tint than the upper plumage, not 
lighter medially ; throat white, with a conspicuous “ bridle ” ; from this 
up to the eye whitish, with transversely angular bars of dusky ; wing, 
4.00 ; tail, 6.50 ; bill, 1.25, very slender, bowed from the middle ; tar- 
sus, 1.30; middle toe, .90 (11,533 $, Fort Yuma). Eggs uniform pale 
blue. Hab. ' Region of Gila River to Rocky Mountains ; north to South- 
ern Utah (St. George, breeding ; Dr. Palmer). (Red-vented Thrasher.) 
Genus MIMUS, Boie. (Page 2.) 
M. polyglottus. Ashy-brown above ; white beneath. Wings and tail black, two 
bands across the wings, and more or less of the three outer tail-feathers white. Length, 
9.50 ; wing, 4.50 ; tail, 5.00. Nest bulky ; on trees or bushes. Eggs greenish-blue ; 
coarsely marked all over with brown and purple. Hah. North America generally to 40°. 
(Mocking-Bird.) 
Genus GALEOSCOFTES, Cabanis. (Page 2.) 
G. carolinensis. Dark lead-color with black cap, and chestnut-red under tail-coverts. 
Length, 8.75 ; wing, 3.65. Nest in low bushes. Eggs uniform bluish-green. Hah 
United States except west coast ; to Central America. ( Catbird.) 
