FAMILY FHngillidas. 



Here was a case of sus|-M-iou iml -d. and as the problem 

 s.-ciiifd too (liflirult for cither tin- bird or inc to solvr, I 

 concluded to i>lar<- it in this book with the hope that it 

 might moot the eye of a um.siriaii who would piece the 

 fragments together and arrive at some logical conclu- 

 sion. For aught I know to the contrary that bird to 

 this very day may be trying every possible key in a vain 

 search for a finale! But the Song Sparrow is not always 

 unsatisfying in the matter of a conclusion, for here is a 

 double record obtained from a little fellow who knew 

 how to supplement a really beautiful theme with an- 

 other similar one which brought it to a most satisfactory 

 end: 



$ char miry melody. 



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But it would not be appropriate for me to close my 

 records of this delightful songster with a finished tune. 

 It is logical therefore to return to the melody in suspen- 

 sion, and add the two following brilliant songs, both of 

 which came from a bird in the Arnold Arboretum, near 

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