62 Bird-Song : and New Zealand Song Birds 
The theme (2), taking from 1 <j to 2 seconds, is one of several 
variations noted. The opening notes are used also as call notes 
for m reply to one bird that repeated these notes_with an' 
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interval of a quarter-tone instead of a semitone, another 
answered with the cascade song (1) repeated six times in 
succession. 
The foregoing songs were sung by yellow-breasted tits; a 
white-breasted tit sang (3), the phrase being a vocalized trill 
taking about a second, and being repeated two or three times 
at intervals of a few seconds. 
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ri.di.dl ri.dl ri. dl n'.dl 
The bird is very quick in his movements. He will appear 
nS antaneou sly during the winking of the eyes, the slight 
swaying of the vine on which he supports himself, bright-eyed 
and motionless, being the only indication that he has alit from 
somevv lere, and has not sprouted miraculously from the vine 
f 6 . ‘ a ^ er appearing in this way he gives assurance 
? , V1 a 1 y * Y l ^ tterin g' ^ree sharp whistles, with the sound of 
* n y ^ his may be to announce his presence : or it may 
yarning ciy to the Nuku-mai-tore or other not-far-distant 
wood-fairies. 
A. Reischek writes (Tr. Vol. 19, 1887, p. 185)—“The song 
onsists of six notes, as 6 ti oly oly ho/ which he always repeats 
This vocalization, however, does not agree with any 
^ 0 the tit evei heard by me; the syllables ngiru-ngiru, as 
o ec )} Lullei (BN, Yol. 1 , p. 40) are nearer what vocaliza- 
tieie maj usually be. Reischek’s syllables might apply, 
