THE LINNET. 
fast as lie can, with a view of confusing, and, ultimately, of 
silencing his antagonist. 
The song of the linnet consists of a number of sentences or 
“jerks,” as they are called, and each one is so distmct from 
another, that the referee of a linnet singing-match will at once 
know if a bird repeat one “jerk ” more than twice; if he does 
so it is not counted, nor is the note recorded unless it is fairly 
begun and finished. To the best of my recollection the follow- 
ing is the whole of the different “jerks ” a linnet should utter : 
— ‘ 4 Tuck -tuck -fear . ” 44 Tuck - tuck -fear -ic - quake - a - weet .’ ’ 
“ Tuck-tuck-fear -ic-ic-ic.” “ Tuck -tuck -joey.” “Tuck -tuck- 
tuck -tuck-joey.” “ Tollic-cha-ic-quake-a-weet.” “ Tuck-tuck - 
wizzey.” “ Tuck -tuck - wizzey - tyr-tyr-tyr-cher-wye-wye-cher.” 
“ Tolloc-ejup-r- weet -weet -weet.” “ Tolloc-ejup-r -weet -cher.” 
“ Tolloc-ejup-r -weet-weet-cher.” “ Tolloc-tolloc-cha-ic-ic-ic-ic- 
quake-ic-ic. ” “ Tolloc-tolloc-cha-ic-ic-ic-ic-quake-ic-ic-tyr-fear. ’ ’ 
“ Tolloc-tolloc- r - weet -weet- cheer -tolloc-cher-ejup.” “ Tol- 
loc - tolloc - r - ejup.” “ Tolloc - tolloc -r - cha -pipe - pipe - pipe.” 
“ Tolloc-tolloc -r-ejup - pipe -pipe -pipe.” 44 Lug-lug-g-cher- 
cher - cher .’ ’ 4 4 Lug - lug - orchee - weet.’ ’ 4 4 Lug - lug - g - pipe - 
pipe-pipe.” 44 Lug-lug-g-ic-ic-ic-ic-quake-e-pipe-chow.” 44 Lug- 
lug-e-chow-lug-ic-ic-quake-a-weet.” 44 Ic-ic-r-ejup-pipe-chow.” 
“ Lug-lug-e-chow-lug-ic-ic-quake-a-weet.” 44 Ic-ic-r-ejup-pipe.” 
44 Ic-ic-r-ejup-pipe-chow.” “ Ic-ic-r-cher-wye-wye-cher.” 44 Ic- 
ic-r-cher-weet-cheer.” 44 Ic-ic-quake-a-weet.” “Ic-chow-e-chow- 
ejup-weet.” 44 Tyr-tyr- cher -wye -wye -cher.” 44 Bell-bell-tyr.” 
44 Ejup-ejup-pipe-chow.” 44 Ejup-ejup-pipe.” 44 Ejup-ejup-poy- 
pew-poy-pew-poy ” (this is their call-note). 44 Cluck-cluck - 
cha.” 44 Cluck -cluck -cha -wisk-r-wisk.” “ Ic-quake-a-weet- 
r-cher.” 44 Ic-quake-e-pipe-tollic-ic-tollic-ic-tolloc-ic-r -cher.” 
44 Eear-fear-weet-ejup-pipe-chow.” 44 Pipe-pipe-pipe-pipe-ejup- 
ejup-ejup.” 44 Ejup-r-lug-ic-ic-quake-a-weet.” 44 Ic-ic-r-chow- 
ic-ic-r-ic-ic-quake-tyr-fear.” 
Talk of a peal of bells : fancy the industrious little linnet 
ringing all these changes on his pipes in less than fifteen 
minutes ! I do not mean to say that a bird should be able to 
utter all the above array of “jerks” in order to be a good 
songster. Indeed, I daresay not one in half a dozen is master 
of so many sentences; still, if linnet keepers will take the trouble 
to listen to, and jot down the linnet’s song, I promise its 
wonderful variety will astonish him not a little. 
How to Hest, Snare, or Buy a Linnet. — There are three 
ways of procuring linnets : i n the nest, with snares, or at the 
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