THE 

 AUTUMN PIPERS 



October ijth 



IRD-NOTES are few and far between these 

 days, the " Caw ! caw !" of the distant crows 

 and the plaintive warble of the bluebird 

 being perhaps the more notable exceptions. 

 But a new order of music now follows on the pro- 

 gramme to hold the diminuendo until the frosty days 

 shall finally close the musical season. 



There are a great number of sprightly autumn whis- 

 tlers which now come upon the scene, either in solo or 

 in chorus, among which a discriminating ear may de- 

 tect a variety of distinct songs. We all know the im- 

 petuous " Tr-r-r-r-rdt !" of the tree-toad (Hyla versico- 

 lor), even though we know not where to look for its 

 source, having perhaps rested our eyes upon the vocalist 



