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There is nothing the Wood Thrush can do which will 
compare with a performance like this, I am sorry to 
disagree with the opinions of several writers on orni- 
thology who find certain restrictions in the Hermit’s 
song, and think the notes are not remarkable for variety 
or volume, but it seems tc me, the magnitude of this 
Thrush’s melodic ability, not to speak of his brilliant ex- 
ecution, is beyond the conception of any one until he 
devotes at least three or four seasons to a studied analy- 
sis of the music. Some of the notes possess sufficient 
volume to be distinctly heard at a distance of a quarter 
of a mile, yet unless one is within thirty feet or less of 
the singer, it is impossible to catch the tout ensemble 
of the song, or gauge the extent of its melodic variety. 
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