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The Singing of Birds. E. P.Bieknell. 
Spizella domestica. Chipping Sparrow. 
i he familiar song of this domestic species we hear in almost 
every kind of weather, from the bird’s arrival in early April on 
into the summer, usually with no evident falling oft' until towards 
the end of July. Then singing becomes less general with the 
species, and it may cease in the first week of August, though 
more often, perhaps, prolonged into the second week. My 
dates for final songs are from the 5th -to the 15th, with a single 
record of the rSth. 
Almost two months may now elapse before the song of the 
Chipping Sparrow is heard again ; then singing is transiently 
resumed. This supplementary song-period occupies a few days 
only. I have nevei known it to last a full week in any one year, 
howevei abundant the birds might be. The greatest range in the 
dates of several years is from September 24 to October 10. The 
first songs of this latter period are sometimes imperfect. 
Auk, 2, April, 1885. p. 
