~  CHEWINK TOWHEE. 
tA OOS OT 
2/0 es oe ees ot ie 
BAe Bde sa cal oe a gy 
[ obtained both songs in Dublin, N. H.; they came from 
the vicinity of the same field where many birds were 
singing, and each was an evident and quick response to 
the other. As one may well imagine the antiphonal 
effect was delightfully pleasing.. Frequently the Che- 
wink strikes a perfect octave with two notes of equal 
value, thus: 
Twice 8va. 
Boom jig pil-il-iLilititil. 
His intervals, as a rule, are eminently satisfactory, and 
one only regrets that after so fine a start the little fellow 
does not accomplish something more extensive in the 
line of melody; but it is rarely the case that his song 
comprises more than three notes; if it does, the chances 
are, that he has doubled-up on form. Here is a proof of 
that point; the record was obtained in the Arnold Ar- 
boretum, near Boston. 
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