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Characteristlc 
attitudes, 
flight . etc, 
of the 
Bell Bird 
natural on the string of a hanjo — as Mr. Carr actually 
demonstrated this evening to our entire satisfaction. It 
can be heard at a greater distance than the tue but not 
nearly so far as the bok . At a distance greater than 200 
yards, the sound would scarce attract the attention 
of any one except an ornithologist thoroughly versed In 
the bird voices of these woods. It probably could not 
be heard at all beyond three or four hundred yards unless 
the conditions were exceptionally favorable. 
While tang ing, the bird sits In much the same 
position as when making the tue . rather erect, the head 
well up, the wings drooping beneath the closed tail. 
At each utterance the tail vibrates slightly, there is 
a marked swelling of the black throat, and the mouth 
is opened to its widest extent but although the 
lower mandible is worked with some apparent effort and 
thrown well down, the upper mandible and the rest of the 
head are held perfectly motionless. 
After calling and singing a few times without 
changing his position, the bird would turn squarely on his 
perch and face in the opposite direction of an equal 
period, then turn back again. During the intervals of 
silence, which often lasted ten or fifteen minutes, he 
devoted his attention to his plumage which he preened and 
arranged with great care. 
