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But the Peabody bird rarely sings later than 

 July ; he will be heard as late as this in the vicinity 

 of Mount Washington, whose wooded slopes are his 

 favorite haunts (see the frontispiece), and the follow- 

 ing notes frequently disturb 



the stillness of Tuckeruian's i f"""'^ ^^ ^ IT} | 

 Ravine: | (u) — 



The best time to hear the 



song is early in the morning. On the whole, this is 

 the better time to hear all the bird songs, and who 

 rises with the sun in late May or early June will be 

 favored by a full orchestra, the different members 

 of which are distinctly recognizable. Only detached 

 bits of the chorus can be beard at sunset, and the 

 character of the music is certainly not so joyous. 



