VOICES OF THE NIGHT 



persistent caroller that has often been mis- 

 taken for the nightingale. The difference in 

 this respect between the two subjects of these 

 remarks is that the nightjar is invariably 

 silent all through the day, whereas the 

 nightingale sings joyously at all hours. It is 

 only because his splendid music is more 

 marked in the comparative silence of the 

 night, with little or no competition, that his 

 daylight concert is often overlooked. 



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