Andersen. — New Zealand Bird-song. 



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No (29), with its many variants, was the most characteristic song heard 

 about Wellington during 'the year. The type of this song may be taken 

 as (29) or (29b), and the typical variation as (29c). In these the intervals 

 are true to scale, and the " time " is also perfect, the phrase making a 

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as in (29b), was at times absent, when its place was taken by a pause, or it 

 was very faintly uttered : in fact, it occurred in all gradations between 

 complete silence and the ordinary loudness of the rest of the melody. This 

 curious variation of the loudness of adjoining notes is best exemplified in 

 other of the warbler songs, such as (30). It is in variations of the type song 

 that intervals other than those of the scale occur, as in (29a, e, f, and g). 



