20 



WOOD NOTES WILD. 



Chick - y ick - y chick - y eu, Chick - y ick - y chick-y eu. 

 21. Sept ai, cold and rainy. ^ 



22 



23 



24. 





oe, oe, oe, up, up, up. 



From these examples it will be seen that bird-music is 

 akin to our own; the same intervals are used, those of 

 the major and minor keys. No. 7 brings to mind the 

 first half of an old melody sung by the spinning-girls fifty 

 years ago, as a substitute for counting, while reeling 

 yarn : — 



All a - long, all a - long, all a - long, all a - long, 



all a • long, all a - long link - turn loo. 



