mDIGO-BIRD. 



CYANOSPIZA CYANEA. 



I HAD very little acquaintance with this bird, and 

 knew nothing of his singing, till I sought him for 

 study in a sunny nook near the entrance of the beautiful 

 cemetery at Lynn. There a pair spent the season, giving 

 me frequent opportunities to listen to the singer. His 

 song was brief, plain, and without variation, and I sup- 

 posed it to be the family song; but to my surprise, 

 though I have heard indigo-birds sing many times since, 

 not one of them sang that first song, the only one I 

 have been able to copy. 

 The exact tones were, — 



Sva. 



At first the tonic was not quite distinct, but after sev- 

 eral performances, I caught this : — 



The conclusion then was that the key was F. In the 

 repetitions the last two tones were added about one time 

 in six, — just often enough to keep in mind the true 



