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farther side of the tree and then peeping at him. When tramp- 

 ing in the woods I have had them do this, and quite occasion- 

 ally as much as to say, "Why are you here" and "what do you 

 want?" They do not sing. Their call is a loud "tchur, tchur" 

 or "ker-r-ruck" and another is "charr, charr" or "Kahrr, kahrr." 

 As a musician he is a drummer. For a drum he uses the dead, 

 resonant bole of a tree, or a fence stake in the country or a 

 telephone or telegraph pole in the city. On the latter he "ham- 

 mers out a concord of sweet sounds from the mellow wood- 

 notes, the clear peal of the glass, and the ringing overtures 

 of the wires." They are very fond of drumming on a sheet of 

 tin and frequently are heard from the roofs of our dwellings. 



