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that the length of this whistle varied according to the stature of the 
man who made it, the usual measurement being from the tips of the 
fingers of the right hand, along the right arm, across the chest, and 
to the shoulder joint of the left arm. Great stress was laid upon 
the tone of the instrument. It does not appear that the first type 
of whistle was so long as this, the specimen illustrated (pl. 10, d) 
being only 223 inches below the mouth. In construction it is an 
open pipe with the usual whistle or flageolet mouthpiece. The 
following part of the long harmonic series could be produced on this 
instrument, the tones being named in ascending order: A flat 
(second space treble staff), D flat, F, A flat, C flat, D flat, E flat, F. 
Pan played on this whistle (pls. 10, a, 14, c) before transferring it to 
Jes 
Fic. 1.—Whistle melody. 
the writer, and a record was made of a portion of his performance, 
this being transcribed as figure 1. The instrument was also played 
by Mr. E. H. Hawley, curator of musical instruments, United States 
National Museum. 
It seems possible that the Indians using such a whistle obtained 
a perception of overtones from the instrument. 
FLaGEOLeT (commonly called a flute).—No specimen of this instru- 
ment was available. It was called a “singing whistle” by the 
Hidatsa because melodies could be played on it. The traditional 
origin of this instrument, together with a characteristic melody, is 
given on pages 80-84 of this work. Sitting Crow said that he once 
