APPENDIX. 125 
NEWNESS OF THE FIELD. — Contin. 
While the old singing-master always spoke admiringly 
of Mr. Flagg, in his estimation the musician fell far short 
of the naturalist and the man. When we compare the 
reports of the two of the song-sparrow’s music it is not 
surprising that he could not concur with him when he 
wrote of his seven illustrations, “All the variations of 
his song are given below.” 
Sona Sparrnow.— Flagg: A Year with the Birds, p. 15. 
