FAMILY Mniotiltidz. 
Ps-sst zee-zee-zee. > * 
Then, a very unusual form seems to me to be one where 
the general order of the song is reversed, and the buzz- 
ing note is higher than the others, thus: 
cres. AMY 
PAVERS ORer Eves 9bt ON Meee Ae aaa 
if, BO OASEPD Fo | 
Cs ee SE eee 
RSs 12 Fe Ee ee Ge ee 
I can not promise that the intervals as they are recorded 
here are absolutely correct; it must be admitted that 
they are mostly guesswork. But I am strongly of the 
opinion that the greatest interval the bird sings is not 
over a minor third; about from D to F beyond highest C. 
Unfortunately the lower note, D, is so completely domi- 
nated by a buzzing overtone that the bird’s voice seems 
to many people to be pitched very low; but that burred 
effect can not be substituted for a legitimate tone; the 
tone is present, and it is at least approximately located 
at D, a note that I can easily whistle, and, of course, 
recognize although it is beyond the limit of the piano 
keyboard. 
I have no other types of the Goll s song, 
though it is very evident others exist. Exactly what 
form of song Mr. Bradford Torrey heard from his Blue 
Golden-wing I am unable to imagine, but it is extremely 
doubtful whether any of the forms here recorded would 
correspond with his description. He says: ‘‘ The best of 
the three songs of the Blue Golden-wing I have never 
heard except on one occasion, but then it was repeated 
for half an hour under*my very eyes. It bore no re- 
semblance to the common dsee, dsee, dsee, of the species, 
and would appear to be seldom used; for not only have 
I never heard it since, but none of the writers seem ever 
to have heard it at all. However I still keep a careful - 
description of it, which I took down on the spot, and 
which I expect some future Golden-wing to verify.” * 
* Vide Birds in the Bush, page 42 
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