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now thoroughly drenched, for the foliage was dripping wet in con- 

 sequence of the recent shower, so I decided to postpone the attempt 

 until a more favorable time. 



Before attempting to describe the song of any species of bird, 

 one should hear the song of several individuals of that species. The 

 description which I shall now give of the Bicknell Thrush's song 

 must be understood to refer onlj^ to the individual bird that I 

 heard. 



In one respect the song was like the Veery's, being a blended 

 alto and soprano, but only in this one respect, for the tone was dif- 

 ferent, and the song was richer and more musical. The Veery's 

 song has a ringing quality and is suggestive of a series of intertwin- 

 ing circles. It may be represented in words thus: "Vree-u, ree-u, 

 ree-u, ree-u." The Bicknell's song commenced with two short, low 

 notes having a sibilant quality. Then followed a single prolonged 

 note of blended alto and soprano. The song may be represented 

 thus: "Tse, tse, vree-e-e-e-e-e." 



The call note is to me remotely suggestive of that of the Veery. 

 The Veery's note is mellow or liquid, while the Bicknell's is sharp 

 and somewhat rasping, and seems much louder. It has some of the 

 tone quality of the song, just as there is a similarity between the 

 song and the call note of the Catbird. 



I will now mention the different species of birds that I saw while 

 on the mountain. A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and some Pine Sis- 

 kins were in a growth of tall spruces on the brow of the mountain ; 

 American Crossbills were occasionally seen flying overhead ; Juncos 

 were on the bare rocks of the summits ; White-throated Sparrows, 

 Nashville Warblers, and Myrtle Warblers were fairly common ; the 

 Blackburnian Warbler was also there ; I was especially pleased to 

 come acro.ss a pair of Hudsonian Chickadees ; Olive-backed Thrushes 

 were very common and were not afraid to be seen, but the Bicknell 

 Thrushes were always out of sight in evergreen thickets, either in 

 the stunted growth adjoining the rocky summits or in the larger, 

 middle-sized growth in the sags between the peaks. 



In an article in the June number, I mentioned the Olive-backed 



