aa THE O. & O. SEMI-ANNUAL. 
being usually accompanied by a repetition of a tender, liquid 
The bird’s voice runs 
down the scale as his body falls through the air. 
note, of the syllables ‘‘chu-chu-chu.” 
Another familiar call, usually uttered while at rest, is a tender, 
liquid whistle, uttered in a questioning tone. The song proper is 
not very loud but is sweet and pleasing. It is roughly illustrated 
by the following syllables: ‘*chua-chua-pece-pece-pece-cha-cha- 
be) 
chu-ee.” This is uttered rapidly and in a sweet, rippling voice. 
The foregoing is given as typical of that phase of the song, and 
is sometimes sung exactly as described, but it is generally very 
much modified, being so mixed up and interspersed with extra 
dashes and flourishes as to be scarcely recognizable. 
Mr. Clute, of Binghamton,’ N. Y., writes as follows, under 
date of August 20: 
In this section, the majority of summer residents, except the 
Goldfinch and Indigo Bunting have become silent ; an occasional 
Field, Song, Chipping or Savannah Sparrow may be heard. 
The last Robin’s song was heard Aug. 1. Numbers of Chip- 
ping Sparrows continued to sing until July 21. The last Bay- 
winged Bunting was heard July 8, but the bulk stopped singing 
long before that. The last song heard from a Catbird, Bluebird 
or Wilson’s Thrush was on July 8. 
Most of the birds sing liveliest in the early morning, exceptions 
being the Goldfinch, Indigo Bird and especially the House Wren, 
which sings all day. The Wood Pewee, Song Sparrow, Chip- 
ping Sparrow and House Wren also sing at night. As the season 
grows later, bird songs are heard more frequently in the vicinity 
of water. ‘The Brown Thrush occasionally sings its full song on 
the wing, but probably only during the mating season. 
The Robin has a call exactly like that of the Cedar Waxwing, 
for which it has often been mistaken. The Chickadee’s call of 
may be easily whistled and used as a decoy. In the 
winter and spring, this: call, if repeated, will bring the whole 
b) 
‘“pee-wee’ 
flock around within arms length, but in late summer the call only 
has the effect of starting the whole flock to calling ‘‘chick-a-dee- 
dee-deens 
Mr. Bridgham reports from East Providence Centre, R. I., as 
follows: 
The Wood Pewee (Conxtopus virens) is an abundant summer 
