THE NIGHTINGALE. 



well as by night was known, however, 

 to the ancients, because Virgil mentions 

 it. Readers of this little volume will also 

 gather that other feathered musicians, 

 such as the Sedge and Grasshopper 

 Warblers, Woodlark, and Cuckoo, also 

 sing by night. 



Individual members of this species 

 differ in the quality of their notes, as 

 was observed as far back as Pliny's time. 



The alarm note sounds like watc, mate, 

 cur, cur, or witt, krr. 



