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were, nothing but loud bell is heard after a short time. 
This long, loud bell tour may well be reckoned as the 
worst of all faults, for such a bird thinks he can never 
do enough of it, and, in many cases, he will keep it up 
for pretty well a minute. 
Following on the above-mentioned two bad faults, 
sharp flutes and sharp bell, we very quickly hear the 
rasping sound of the Aufzug. This is a fault for which 
most breeders do not isolate if it is not too lengthy, 
the reason being that with deep-voiced songsters this 
tour of breath-recovery will gradually dwindle away. 
It, nevertheless, has always a jarring eflect upon the ear. 
THE DISAGREEABLE NASAL NOTES 
Then, again, we have the nasal notes. If this fault 
be confined to a few of the birds, they are taken away 
from the school, but if nearly all have the fault, the 
breeder cannot isolate them, and must leave the whole 
lot together, for it is often the case that when the nasal 
is first detected he will scarcely be able to find one clear- 
voiced bird. For this reason the opinion rules among 
breeders that the nasal is as catching as the plague. 
All nasal, 1.¢e., harsh and impure, generally hoarse, 
tours, are very disagreeable, but deep flutes are the worst 
when spoilt by this hoarseness; such birds must be taken 
away, for this kind of loud flute is so penetrating in tone 
that it stands out conspicuously, ugly and persistent, 
while the others are singing, and absolutely spoils the 
effect of the whole orchestra. 
The last faults, and most difficult to handle, are 
known as Schnetter and Zitzit. Loud sharp Schnetter 
sounds like a loud, hard rattle or castanets, and bell 
