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Definition of Family Mimidae
1. Noun. Sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers.
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Oscines, Passeres, Suborder Oscines, Suborder Passeres
Member holonyms: Genus Mimus, Mimus, Genus Melanotis, Melanotis, Dumetella, Genus Dumetella, Genus Toxostoma, Toxostoma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Mimidae
Literary usage of Family Mimidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of the Toronto Region, Ontario, Canada by Canadian Institute (1849-1914), J H Faull (1913)
"Family MIMIDAE. 272. Catbird. Dumetella carolinensis. Regular summer resident,
common; breeds. 273. Brown Thrasher. Toxostoma rufum. Regular summer resident ..."
2. Birds' Nests: An Introduction to the Science of Caliology by Charles Dixon (1902)
"Then we come to the American family Mimidae, of which the well-known Cat-bird (Mimus
carolinensis) is a representative species, or the still more celebrated ..."
3. Birds of the Kansas City Region by Harry Harris (1919)
"The Sprague's Pipit is given by Bunker as a rare migrant in eastern Kansas.
It may occur regularly in large flocks of the preceding species. Family MIMIDAE. ..."
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