. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. TL' —THE TllUL'.SlIES. 49 (^f tliis genus tliere are many .si>eeies in America, althon^Oi lait one occurs within tlie limits of the Tnited States. The single North American species M. poff/(//otf«fs is ashy hrown above, white Ijeneath; wings and tail black, the former much varied with white. Mimus polyglottus, 1>oik. MOCXIHG-BnU). Turdiis TH>ht8, !??!>; 12th od. 1766, 293. — J//wj//./i/>, B
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. TL' —THE TllUL'.SlIES. 49 (^f tliis genus tliere are many .si>eeies in America, althon^Oi lait one occurs within tlie limits of the Tnited States. The single North American species M. poff/(//otf«fs is ashy hrown above, white Ijeneath; wings and tail black, the former much varied with white. Mimus polyglottus, 1>oik. MOCXIHG-BnU). Turdiis TH>ht8, !??!>; 12th od. 1766, 293. — J//wj//./i/>, , Isis, 1S26, 972.— S< :, I'. Z. S. , 212. — Ib. 1859, 340.— In. C'atal. 1861, 8, no. 51. — Baiki*, Birds N. Am. 1858, 344.— In. Kev. 48.— Samikls, 167. — I'oopEii, Birds Cal. I, 21. — (JrxDLArn, UcjH-rtorio, 1865, 230 (Cuba). — DnKssKU, Ibis, , 230. — Coue-s Pr. A. X. Sc. 1866, 65 (Arizona), f Orjyheus Inioififi rus, Vi(;oi;s, Z»m)1. Bt'iM-hcy, 1839. Fi;,'un's : Wilson, Am. Orn. II, 1810, pi. x, tij,'. 1.—AUD. Orn. Biog. I, 1831, pi. xxi.— III. Birds Anur. II, 1841, pi. 137. Sr. C'liAiJ. Thinl and fourth quills lonirost; second about e(iual to eighth; the first lialt'or more than half the second. Tail considerably ereiliary stripe, but the lores are dusky. The wings and tail are dark brown, nearly black, t'xcept the lesser wIng-coverts, which are like the back; the middle and greater tipped with white, forming two bands; the basal portion of the primaries white ; most extended on the inner primaries. The outer tail-feather is white, sometimes a little mottled : the second is mostly white, except on the outer web and towards the base: the third with a white spot on the end; the rest, except the middle, very .slightly or not at all tipped with white. The bill and legs are black. Length, ; wing, '>0 ; tail, .').(X). Yountj. Similar, but distinctly spotted with dusky on the l), and obsoletelv on the back. Hab.
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