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Chicnky. Sof/ir Bird So»o-s. 



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SOME BIRD SONGS. 



BY SIMKON PEASE CHENEY. 



CATBIRD. 



With somctliin<4- of the style of the Brown l^hrush, the Cntliird 

 is not liis ecjnal in song. He is generally considered a mocking- 

 bird, and does make nse of the notes of ditrerent birds, delivering 

 them in snatchy, disconnected fashion. It is easy to trace in the 

 Catbird's singing the notes of the Red-eyed Vireo, the Brown 

 Thrasher, Bluebird, Robin, and Yellow-breasted Chat. His 

 performance on the whole is very interesting, given, as it is, in a 

 lively manner, with an occasional tone truly sweet and musical. 

 Much of his singing, however, is mere twitter, often little more 

 than a succession of scjueaks, too antic to be put on paper. 



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BROWN THRUSH ; BROWN THRASHER. 



Despite a lack of quality in tone, the Thrasher is one of the 

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