mockingbird
మాకింగ్బర్డ్
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Francis gives a similar explanation for the exceptional mimicry of mockingbirds , suggesting that mimicry itself was not favored by natural selection.
a long-tailed thrushlike songbird with grayish plumage, found mainly in tropical America and noted for its mimicry of the calls and songs of other birds.
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Although first cousin to the melodious 'mockingbird' , a catbird's song is seldom musical.
The true song of a 'mockingbird' is hard to detect, since they imitate other birds and sounds.
He did make an observation about how similar Galapagos 'mockingbirds' were to those of mainland South America, but he missed the lesson of the finches entirely.
Francis gives a similar explanation for the exceptional mimicry of 'mockingbirds' , suggesting that mimicry itself was not favored by natural selection.
In Massachusetts winter residents include chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, titmice, cardinals, and 'mockingbirds' .
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