WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. 



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That is the musical form, but his melody is a bit differ, 

 ent, not to speak of the character of the sentiment, 

 which can not for a moment be questioned : 



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It is a short song but it is sung with feeling, and without 

 the piquant anxiety of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, or 

 the nervous fluster of the Robin ; there is something 

 tranquil and soothing about it. He sings leisurely in a 

 tree by the roadside, and waits long enough for an 

 answer ; in another moment there comes a response from 

 a neighboring tree, and White-crown number two con- 

 tinues the love song : 



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Sweet-heart, come live with we. 



Then number three supplements the two foregoing songs 

 by a marked variation : 



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