. Field book of wild birds and their music; a description of the character and music of birds, intended to assist in the identification of species common in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains . But one must remember that the song is greatly discon-nected—seriously so, for the time is so long between thelittle groups of notes that this interpretation might provemisleading unless the reader is warned beforehand. Myintention is simply to illustrate the fact that the songtends towards a coherent form which it just fails to at-tain. So perfect is the pitch of those slurred four tonesto w
. Field book of wild birds and their music; a description of the character and music of birds, intended to assist in the identification of species common in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains . But one must remember that the song is greatly discon-nected—seriously so, for the time is so long between thelittle groups of notes that this interpretation might provemisleading unless the reader is warned beforehand. Myintention is simply to illustrate the fact that the songtends towards a coherent form which it just fails to at-tain. So perfect is the pitch of those slurred four tonesto which the word Buluwayo has been applied, that Ithink anybody would recognize their repeated occurrencein the Impromptu Fantasia of Chopin; here they are: J= 168 8va. If the little bird could only sustain himself, musicallyspeaking, he might do as well as Chopin for a bar or twoat least. But he can not, and we must be content with hisrandom phrases, which separately considered are musicalenough to satisfy the most exacting ear. At the very leasthe must always stand as a most expressive singer. This Vireo is a woodland characterwhose voice is often heard where the road foot of winds through the woods at the Solitary VireoBlue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius L. inches the hill. He is one of the few birds whoMay 1st does not hesitate to do the best with his limited musical score in the latter part of September as 160 BLUE=HEADED VIREO. tf ell as the first of May. He is one of the first birdsto arrive in the northern woods and the last to depart inthe autumn. His colors are simple but tasteful. Head,top and sides, blue-gray; back olive green brighter onthe rump; a white eye-ring, and white between the eyeand the bill; two distinct white wing-bars; o
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