. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . 42 MOCKING BIRD (Mimus polyglottos) BROWN THRASHER (Toxostoma rufum) Lt-iiKli. J inclus. Most (. ilistiiiKuislucIfrom the similarly colored lo^ryerlicad slirikc(see p. 679) by the absence of a ct)nsi)icuousblack stripe through the eye. Range: Kesitlent from southern Mexiconorth to California. Wyoming, Iowa, Ohio, .mdMaryland; casual farther north. llal)its and economic status: Because of itsincomparable medleys and imitative |)o\vers,the mocking bird is the most renowned singerof the Western I lemisphere. ICv
. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . 42 MOCKING BIRD (Mimus polyglottos) BROWN THRASHER (Toxostoma rufum) Lt-iiKli. J inclus. Most (. ilistiiiKuislucIfrom the similarly colored lo^ryerlicad slirikc(see p. 679) by the absence of a ct)nsi)icuousblack stripe through the eye. Range: Kesitlent from southern Mexiconorth to California. Wyoming, Iowa, Ohio, .mdMaryland; casual farther north. llal)its and economic status: Because of itsincomparable medleys and imitative |)o\vers,the mocking bird is the most renowned singerof the Western I lemisphere. ICven in confme-ment it is a masterly i)erformer, and formerlythousands were trapped and sold for cagebirds ; but this reprehensible practice has beenlargely stopped by protective laws. It is notsurprising, therefore, that the mocking birdshould receive protection principally becauseof its ability as a songster and its i)refercncefor the vicinity of dwellings. Its place in theaffections of the South is similar to that occu-pied by tile robin in the Xorth. It is well thatthis is
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