. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. trom labit ; n ihe Icter- and h the Iness, ]iiite )ther To 1 \ I TUFri:i) riTMOusE. 143 hear in the middle of January, when at least the leafless trees and dark cloudy skies remind us of tiie coldest season, the lively, cheerini,', varied i)ii)e of this active and hardy bird, is particularly t^ratifying ; and though his voice 011 paper may aj) pear to present only a list of (|uaint articulations, yet the deli- cacy, energy, pathos, and variety of his simple song, like many o
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. trom labit ; n ihe Icter- and h the Iness, ]iiite )ther To 1 \ I TUFri:i) riTMOusE. 143 hear in the middle of January, when at least the leafless trees and dark cloudy skies remind us of tiie coldest season, the lively, cheerini,', varied i)ii)e of this active and hardy bird, is particularly t^ratifying ; and though his voice 011 paper may aj) pear to present only a list of (|uaint articulations, yet the deli- cacy, energy, pathos, and variety of his simple song, like many other things in Nature, are far beyond the fteble power of description; and if in these rudi' graphii- outlines of the inim- itable music of birds 1 am able to draw a caricature sufficient to indicate the imlividual pcrfornur, I shall have attained all the object to be hoped for in an attemj)! at natural ilelincation. 'I'he notes of the Peto generally partake of the high, echo- ing, clear tone of the lialtimore llird. Among his more extra- ordinary expressions I was struck with the call of '-whip-toni- kVly kVly, and now and then 'ri'//// tiun hilly, with occasionally some variation in the tone and expression, which was \ery lively and agreeable. The middle syllable {torn) was j)ro- nounced in a hollow reverberating tone. In a few minutes after the subject and its variations were finished, in the estima- tion of the musical i)erformer, he suddenly twisted hnnself roimd the branch on which he had sat, with a variety of odd anil fantastic motions ; and then, in a lower, hoarser, harsh voice, and in a peevish tone, exactly like that of the Jay and the Chickadee, went ilay-day-day-ddy, and {luy-ddy-tlny-ilay- (Idif; sometimes this loud note changed into one which be- came low and querulous. On some of these occasions he also called 'fsliita dce-dce. The jarring call would then change occasionally into kai-tcc-did did-dif-did. These peevish notes would often be uttered in anger at be
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