Red- Winged Blackbird 



O gurgle-ee-e, o-gurgle-ee-e, some of the most liquid 

 notes ever heard, as if produced by some of the water 

 of the Pierian spring, flowing through a kind of musical 

 water pipe, and at the same time setting in motion a 

 multitude of fine vibrating metallic springs. Like a shep- 

 herd merely meditating most enrapturing glees on such a 



water pipe. 



Thoreau. Spring.^^ 



The red-wing flutes his o-ka-lee. 



Emerson. 



BLACKBIRD, Rusty 



They often indulge in a curious spluttering, squeaking, 

 musical concert that one listens to with pleasure. 



Neltje Blanchan. Bird Neighbors.^^ 



They begin, as it were, by disgorging or spitting it out 

 Hke so much tow, from a full throat, and conclude with 

 a clear, fine, shrill, ear-piercing whistle. 



Thoreau. Spring. -^^ 



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