. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 1106 Repoet of State Geologist. Subfamily MIMINJI;. Thrashers. 165. Genus MIMUS Boie. *295. (703). Mimus polyglottus (Linn.). Mockingbird. (Judd.—Year Book, United States Department of Agriculture, 1895, p. 415. Adult.—Above, ashy-gray; below, wliitish; wings aud tail, blackish, the former with two white \\'ing-bars and large white spot at base of primaries, latter with one or three outer feathers more or less white; bill and legs, black. Le
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 1106 Repoet of State Geologist. Subfamily MIMINJI;. Thrashers. 165. Genus MIMUS Boie. *295. (703). Mimus polyglottus (Linn.). Mockingbird. (Judd.—Year Book, United States Department of Agriculture, 1895, p. 415. Adult.—Above, ashy-gray; below, wliitish; wings aud tail, blackish, the former with two white \\'ing-bars and large white spot at base of primaries, latter with one or three outer feathers more or less white; bill and legs, black. Length, ; wing, ; tail, Eange.—North America, from Slexieo (Tehuantepec-), and Baha- mas, regularly to southern Indiana, Maryland and Colorado; rarely to Massachusetts, Maine, Ontario, northern Illinois and Wyoming. Resi- dent, and breeds throughout its ii<iui] ranjije. Nest, of twigs, weeds and grass, lined with grass and roots; in bush or tree, often in thicket or orchard; sometinies in corner of fence. Eggs, 4-6; pale greenish-blue, spotted with cliocolate and yellowish- brown, often mostly grouped at largei- end; .97 by .69. The Mockingbird is well known in song and story, but as a native bird, to most of the people of Indiana., it is unknown. Other birds are called by its name, sometimes with a qualifying term. The Cat- bird is called the Carolina Mockingbird, the Brown Thrashers, the Brown or English Mockingbird, though why English, I cannot imagine. ' These birds are classed with our famous bird because of their musical ability, but the Loggerhead Shrike is often called Mock- ingbird because in its ilight it somewhat resembles that species. Often the present bird is called the Southern Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Butler, Amos W. (A
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