THE THRUSH. 27 



" Dear, dear, dear 



Is the rocky glen ; 

 Far away, far away, far away 



The haunts of men. 

 Here shall we dwell in love, 

 With the Lark and the Dove, 

 Cuckoo and Corn-rail, 

 Feast on the banded snail, 



Worm and gilded fly : 

 Drink of the crystal rill 

 Winding adown the hill, 



Never to dry. 

 With glee, with glee, with glee, 



Cheer up, cheer up, cheer up, here, 

 Nothing to harm us, then sing merrily, 

 Sing to the lov'd ones whose nest is near : 

 Qui, qui, qui, kweeu, quip, 

 Tiurru, tiurru, chipiwi. 

 Too-tee, too-tee, chiu choo, 

 Chirri, chirri, chooee, 

 Quiu, qui, qui." 



So far as words can express notes, this is cer- 

 tainly a wonderful imitation of the song which may 

 be heard throughout the greater part of the year. 

 It commences with the first mild weather, and con- 

 tinues until the bird begins to moult, after which it 

 is resumed again during the autumn. 



To very few indeed can the strain be unfamiliar, 

 for with the exception of Shetland, where it may be 



