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choly (eine Welt von Melancholie). One can easily imagine the spell cast 
by this woful, distinctly marked ditty struck up in the stillness of night. 
See “ Gartenlaube,” 1867, pp. 558-9. 
“For beauty and striking contrasts of plumage, the birds of Australia 
are unrivalled, and the idea that they have no note or song is without 
foundation. In the Australian Bush, what is more pleasant than to listen 
in the early morning to the flute-like notes of the piping Crow-shrike 
(Gymnorhina tibicen), and the rich and varied natural notes of the Lyre- 
bird (Menura superba), far excelling those of the Song-thrush, and having 
immense powers of mimicry and ventriloquism. This power of ventrilo- 
quism is also possessed by the Atrichias, and the Oreoica, while the cheer- 
ful notes of the Robins, Fly-catchers, and many others of the smaller birds 
testify to the fact that our birds have both a pleasing note and varied 
song.” 
Guide tothe Contents of the Australian Museum (Sydney, 1890), p. 55. 
