THE MOCKING BIRD. 
(Turdus polyglottus, Lin. Wilson, ii. p. 13. pi. 10. fig. 1 . Audubon, 
pi. 21. [a spirited group and nest attacked by a Rattle Snake.] 
Orpheus polyglottus, Swain son. Philad. Museum, No. 5288.) 
Sp. Charact. — Cinereous ; beneath whitish ; tips of the wing- 
coverts, primaries at base, and lateral tail-feathers, white ; tail 
cuneiform. 
This unrivalled Orpheus of the forest, and natural 
wonder of America, inhabits the whole continent, from 
the state of Rhode Island to the larger isles of the West 
Indies, and continuing through the equatorial regions, is 
found in the southern hemisphere as far as Brazil. Nor 
is it at all confined to the Eastern or Atlantic states. It 
also exists in the wild territory of Arkansa more than a 
thousand miles from the mouth of Red River. It breeds 
