SCARLET TANAQER. 



ences certainly reveal a distinct contrast between the 

 songs of the two birds and minimize all theories about 

 their resemblance; furthermore, we still have tine melody 

 of the Scarlet Tanager to reckon with, and before I have 

 finished with that it may possibly become evident that 

 it bears no relationship whatever to that of the Robin. 



An illustration of the Tanager's song by a series of signs 

 using dashes rather than dots to represent the legato 

 in contradistinction to the staccato character should 

 legato. 



appear this way: ~~' 



The musical notation of this song very plainly shows the 

 two-note groups which distinguishes it from the Robin's 

 efforts: 



*f 



& 



Observe that all notes are overshadowed by the burr 

 sign, and that the song, not finished on the tonic, is a 

 shorter one than the average performance of the Robin. 

 This record was taken from a bird which sang in the 

 Arnold Arboretum, near Boston; two days after it was 

 obtained I heard the same bird sing again, and another 

 little red-coat make a charming response in the minor: 



A/W /WV /VW 



^r-.^ 



I have combined the theme with its response thus*: 



* These two songs are so arranged by slight additions that they 

 form a complete melody of no insignflicant character, but one alto- 

 gether different from anything that we could venture to call Robin- 

 like. 



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