- SCARLET TANAGER. 
ences certainly reveal a distinct contrast between the 
songs of the two birds and minimize all theories about 
their resemblance; furthermore, we still have the melody 
of the Scarlet Tanager to reckon with, and before I have 
finished with that it may possibly become evident that 
it bears no relationship whatever to that of the Robin. 
An illustration of the Tanager’s song by aseries of signs 
—using dashes rather than dots to represent the legato 
in contradistinction to the staccato character—should 
legato. 
appear tis Way? — 
The musical notation of this song very plainly shows the 
two-note groups which distinguishes it from the Robin’s 
efforts: 
Observe that all notes are overshadowed by the burr 
sign, and that the song, not finished on the tonic, is a 
shorter one than the average performance of the Robin. 
This record was taken from a bird which sang in the 
Arnold Arboretum, near Boston; two days after it was 
obtained I heard the same bird sing again, and another 
little red-coat make a charming response in the minor: 
I have combined the theme with its response thus*: 
* These two songs are so arranged by slight additions that they 
form a complete melody of no insign&icant character, but one alto: 
gether different from anything that we could venture to call Robi 
like. 
143 
