246 
115; Song of oriole at burial of, 
170; Song of Wilson’s thrush, 164; 
Thaxter, C., on loons, 200; Whip- 
poorwill, 168; Wood-pewee, 143; 
Wood thrush, 161. 
Axon, W. E. A., 140, 229, 
Batty, W. L., 229. 
Baird, 8. F., 128, 230, 239. 
Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway, 149, 
280; Fox-colored sparrow, 155; Her- 
mit thrash, 165; Oven-bird, 167; 
Scarlet tanager, 185; Tawny thrush, 
163; Wood thrush, 162, 165. 
Baltimore oriole. See Oriole (icterus 
Baltimore). 
Banvard, J., 230. 
Barrington, D., 230; Definition of bird- 
song, 122; Imitation in singing- 
birds, 174, 175; Intervals in bird- 
songs, 121; Song-birds, quoted by 
W. J. Broderip, 121; Table of com- 
parative merit of British singing- 
birds, 180. 
Bates, H. W., 128, 230; Cricket music, 
128; Organ-bird, 186. 
Batty, J. H. Drumming of partridge, 
198. 
Bechstein, J. M., 193, 230. 
Beckler, D. H., 230; Notations by, re- 
ferred to by Dr. Golz, 115; Various 
notations of bird-songs (and note by 
editor), 208. 
Bee. Hinrichs, A. Notation, 226. 
Belding, L., 280, 241; Big-tree thrush, 
162; Variations in bird-songs, 163. 
Bell-bird, 195; Waterton, C., 196. 
Berthoud, H. Bird of paradise, 186. 
Bertini, A. Swan (notation quoted by 
J. E. Harding), 216. 
Bicknell, E. P., 146, 230, 241; Effect 
of moult and fatness on the singing 
of birds, 147 ; Oven-bird, 166; Song- 
sparrow, 147. 
Bird language. See Bird-song. 
Bird music. See Bird-song. 
Bird of paradise. Berthoud, H., 186. 
Bird-song. (See also Bird-songs. — 
WOOD NOTES WILD. 
Birds.— Borrowing from the birds.— 
Imitation. — Music. — Night-songs. 
—Notations.—Songs.—Song-birds.) 
' Affinity of tones, 6; Allen,G. Har- 
monic intervals in, 134; Allen, J. A. 
Variations in, 168; At Franklin, 158; 
At Lynn, 158; At Worcester, 158; 
Audubon, J. J. Inability to de- 
scribe the songs of the birds, 114; 
Barrington, D. Definition of, 122, 
Intervals in, 121, Table of compara- 
tive merit of British singing-birds, 
180; Belding, L. Variations in, 163; 
Bicknell, E. P. Effect of moult and 
fatness on, 147; Birds sing flat, 152; 
Birds sing out of tune, 152; Bright 
plumage vs. song, 185; Burgh, A. 
Birds are instinctive musicians, 135 ; 
Childish writing on music of the 
birds, 124; Development of, 8; En- 
ergy expended in, 190; Evolution of, 
5, 188; Gassendi, P. Prefers bird- 
song to human music, 133; Genesis 
of, 5, 184; Harmonic affinities in, 
132, 183; Harmony produced by 
bird-notes, 200; Improvement in, 
174; Indescribable, 7, 166 ; Intervals 
in, 188; Jesse, E. Variations in, 
173; Knapp, J. L. No improve- 
ment in, 176; Localities, 113; Miller, 
O. T. Variations in, 169; Morning 
song in Jamaica, 153; Nelson, H. 
L. Change in key, 164; Organs of 
song, 140; Pitch in, 181; Placzek, 
Dr, B. Origin of the song-habit, 
139; R.,M.H. Bird-songs cannot 
be copied, 114; Rhythm in, 131, 
154, 208; Structure of melody, 130; 
Sully, J. Intervals in, 182, Rhythm 
in, 181, Sexual selection improves 
voice, 138, Tonality in, 182; Sus- 
tentation of tones in, 117; Time in 
bird music, 131; Tonality or key in, 
181; Torrey, B., 188; Variation in 
the singing of same birds, 8; Varia- 
tion of song between young and old 
birds, 25, 26; Various notations of 
music of nature, 203; Waltz and 
bird-songs compared, 134; Whistling 
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