. The Canadian field-naturalist. but after each variation, he returned to his original two phrases. Sometimes he would commence with this beautiful strain: 8 ve. then resume the one commencing on A, and end with the one commencing on B fiat. Ex 1 and 2 No singer trying to perfect a difficult passage could have shown more perseverance. I have noticed frequently that each individual Hermit Thrush seems to have a pet phrase, which he sings more often than any other, but this bird had two, which were consecutive. Most often he commenced with the arpeggio beginning on the leading note Ex 1 resolvin
. The Canadian field-naturalist. but after each variation, he returned to his original two phrases. Sometimes he would commence with this beautiful strain: 8 ve. then resume the one commencing on A, and end with the one commencing on B fiat. Ex 1 and 2 No singer trying to perfect a difficult passage could have shown more perseverance. I have noticed frequently that each individual Hermit Thrush seems to have a pet phrase, which he sings more often than any other, but this bird had two, which were consecutive. Most often he commenced with the arpeggio beginning on the leading note Ex 1 resolving, according to the rules of Harmony, into the Tonic chord (chord of B fiat). Ex 2 the high notes in example III and IV were almost like an echo. Owing to some peculiar quality in the bird's voice, he seems to sustain the sound of the first note throughout the bar. Hence the half-note at the beginning of each phrase. I might add that out of a great many other records of this Thrush's songs, these given here are the most unusual, and the only ones that J have heard him practise 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 Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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