Andersen. —New Zealand Bird-song. 



293 



again. An old bird approaching with food cried the notes of (29), repeated 

 six times, about three slurs a second. It was vocalized dare dare. Some- 

 what akin to the call (24) is the phrase (30). sung in about two seconds, 

 the concluding notes being again flute-like. The rapid notes of (31) and 

 (32) are characteristic of the bell-bird: those of (31) are sharp whistles, 

 uttered about ten a second; (32) and the variant (32a) ace curious sharp 

 slurs vocalized tin, very quickly uttered, followed by a strange mellow 



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bell-like triplet vocalized hoo-ee-oo. The £m< is very commonly used by the 

 bell-bird, but in (33) it is not apparently slurred, the whole phrase being 

 a vocalized whistle, eight or ten semiquavers a second. The phrase (34), 

 taking two seconds, was repeated many times in succession in an obscure 

 ruinous vale, producing a strange, melancholy feeling. Like many bell- 

 bird phrases, this is in perfect time. 



