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the charm of this bird, is that it never repeats itself 

 like other birds it creates at each burden or passage : 

 and even if it ever resumes the same, it is always with 

 new accents and added embellishments." Griffith's 

 Cuvier. 



THE SONG-THRUSH. 



" Here we have one of the most musical of British 

 birds. He is one of the first harbingers of spring; 

 and his loud and powerful pipe is always hailed with 

 pleasure. His song is continued for hours together, 

 and consists of short passages, each repeated two or 

 three times. Some of these passages are very fine, 

 and true to the chromatic scale. The song thrush has 

 more variety in his notes than any other British bird, 

 the nightingale not excepted." Main on British Song 

 Birds, Magazine Natural History, vol. iv. 1831. 



THE BLACKCAP 



" Is the contra-alto singer of the woodland choir. The 

 fine, varied, joyous song of this emigrant is noticed by 

 the most listless auditor t the strain occupies about three 

 bars of triple time in the performance, and though 

 very frequently repeated, is somewhat varied in every 

 repetition. He begins with two or three short essays 

 of double notes, gradually crescendo up to a loud and 

 full swell of varied expression. One passage often 

 occurs, as truly enunciated as if performed on an oc- 

 tave flute. The style and key of the song are nearly the 

 same in all individuals, though some maybe noticed to 

 vary in style. I knew one bird that frequented the same 



