THE CUCKOO. 



that only the male cries " Cuckoo/' 

 but this is not the fact, as females have 

 been shot in the act of singing. 



On the Yenisei its cry is " Hoo-hoo." 

 Gilbert White, in his delightful 

 " Natural History of Selborne/' says 

 that some Cuckoos sing in D, some in D 

 sharp, and some in C, and that the two 

 former whilst performing together make 

 a very disagreeable duet. 



The notes of the bird are easily 

 imitated by the human voice, and in 

 the springtime I often amuse my friends 

 by calling individuals into their gardens. 



