Son^s of 
Linkin' s 
Finch 
Song of 
the White. 
crowned 
rrow 
him with great interest, as being more or less spiritualized, 
the song of the Purple Finch, in especial, being infinitely 
finer in quality.than that of its real author, though very 
similar in tone. Exquisite delicacy of treatment seems to 
be the chief characteristic of this Lincoln Sparrow's rendering 
of all his themes save that of the Junco, which is as woodeny 
and monotonous as when given by Junco himself. 
To put the matter in another way, the Lincoln’s 
Finch seems to temper and refine most of the songs which he 
borrows from other birds, breathing through them a delicacy 
of sentiment peculiarly his own. On several occasions 
yesterday morning when the air was calm and the bird singing 
on the ground within 15 feet of us and in plain sight, it 
before 
seemed to me that. I had never/listened to any bird music 
so exquisitely refined and charming. 
This particular Lincoln’s Finch has displayed a 
bullying spirit on many occasions, driving from the suet 
bed the Swamp Sparrows which tried to get their share of 
the abundant feast but being himself easily driven by the 
Song and White-throated Sparrows. 
fl have heard one White-crowned Sparrow sing many 
times these past four days, usually in the early morning. 
His song seemed to me most like that of the Peabody Bird 
beginning in almost exactly the same form and tone but 
ending more abruptly. I have heard a Peabody Bird sing very 
nearly the same notes in autumn and winter, but probably 
White-crown 
this winter 
was not really letting himself out, 
