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is very much esteemed in the village of Lanscha. It is a sharp 

 Wine song, consisting of three loud and rapid passages, con- 

 cluding in the syllables, Weid, or Weingeh, followed by a sharp 

 Speck ! 



6. The Bridegroom Song : there are two varieties of this, 

 the first of which is altogether an artificial song. It consists 

 of two phrases : the first soft and high, the second sonorous, 

 and ending in a crescendo. The syllables of which it is said 

 to be composed are Fink, fink, fink, fink, willst du denn mit dem 

 Br'dutigam zieren ? (Finch, &c. wilt thou adorn thyself with 

 the bridegroom ?) The second, or inferior variety, is a natural 

 but agreeable song, and consists of three parts. 



7. The double trill consists of two long phrases, termed a 

 " turn," or " shake," separated from one another by a cadence : 

 of this there are three varieties. First, the common double trill ; 

 which is again divided into a, the double trill of Schmalkalden : 

 b, the clear : c, the long : and d, the short double trill. These 

 are natural songs ; and the bird which is able to sing either a 

 or I, is sure to become the prey of the fowler. Second, the 

 double trill of Tambach a peculiar song, invented for itself 

 by a young bird, which was set to learn the common double 

 trill consists of notes so deep and loud, that no one unac- 

 quainted with the capabilities of the Chaffinch, would believe 

 that it could possibly utter them. The bird begins in a low 

 tone, which changes into a crescendo ; introduces between the 

 two passages a third passage, consisting of five shrill notes, 

 and he repeats the word Pfaff several times, and concludes by 

 dwelling on the word Reedidia. A bird which can sing this 

 double trill, either alone or in conjunction with the Bride- 



froom song, is considered very valuable. Third, the Schiittel 

 wetscher, a double trill common in the mountainous districts 

 of Meiningen, especially in the villages of Steinbach and 

 Lanscha. It is like the common trill, except in being an arti- 

 ficial song, and consists of two long, distinct passages, ending 

 in the syllable, speck. 



8. The Goody 'ear (GutyahrJ, so called from its last syllable. 

 The varieties are, First, the common Goodyear, consisting of 

 two parts, the latter of which must consist of five turns or 

 shakes, ending with the word gutyahr. This is a natural and 

 not uncommon song. Second, the Goodyear of the Hartz, an 

 artificial song, consisting of two passages, which are more won- 



