possessed by some human beings, such persons 

 being termed Ventriloquists. It is a power 

 that can be cultivated, but very often, as with 

 the Bell Bird, it is quite natural, and may be 

 unknown to its possessor. The Bell Bird 

 has two kinds of songs, each ending with a 

 note that sounds like the ringing of a bell. 

 The Aboriginal names are Bokurba, Yumbeena, 

 Telwalla &c. There is a pretty bird in New 

 South Wales called the Bell Bird, whose 

 song resembles the sound of distant sheep 

 bells. It dwells only in damp marshy places. 



