FAMILY MeHda. 



I heard in the Arnold ArU.retiim introduced these harsh 

 notes, in a very amusing fashion, in the following 



-ffc bcyand fi'yht dancing <tir, then hurriedly wre these tanda 

 f ' dccel. i three tonelessAfirial 9 



\CcicM liny notes,\ 





If one should ask the question, " How does the Oriole 

 sing differently from the Robin ?" the answer is --iven at 

 once by comparing the series of dots below which repre- 

 sent the rhythm in both birds' songs : here are three 

 songs of the Oriole: 



N- 1 



and here is the Robin's: 





 cheerily. 





 cheerily, 



Cheerily. cheerily. cheerily, cheer up, cheerily, cheer oft 

 It would be practically impossible for the Robin to sing 

 that succession of notes at the end of No. 3. Moreover 

 nearly every note the Oriole sings is given staccato, i. e., 

 in a percussive manner.* All the Robin's notes are tied 

 together in groups of three, or rarely two. Robin sings 

 a detached or interrupted warble, and continues that 

 sort of thing indefinitely; Oriole does nothing of the 

 kind, he begins a shorter song and continues it without 

 interruption (except by syncopation) to its close; the dif- 

 ferent spacing of my dots indicates the respective values 



*In imitating the staccato character of the Oriole's note it is 

 necessary to put the tongue with the tip at the roof of the mouth 

 directly behind the upper front teeth, then it can be used as a valve 

 to permit the sudden escape of a whistled note which must be cut 

 short by the tongue being returned at once to its position. 



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