88 Bird-Song : and New Zealand Song Birds 
singing, circle for a while, poise with wings and tail widely 
spread, but apparently motionless, still singing, whilst slowly 
floating downwards; then a turn of the vanes and a swift descent 
the song ceasing as the descent began. At times the bird would 
sing whilst standing on a rock. The notes of 1 were sharply 
Ue °(sUrsj°° tee - tee - t0 ° tee.tee.too tee.tee.too tu tee tee tee tee tee tee. 
trot. 
oo tee.oo 
{slurs) 
|^____ iribr. 
Mjj UU U 1^ l 
(whistles) tee tee tee tchwoo tee.oo tee.oo tee tee tee tchwoo 
(slur) (slurs) 
<SY« 
tee.tee.too tee.tee. + oo tee.tee.too tu tee tee teetee tee tchu tchutchu too tee.oo tee.oo 
<S ua _ (slurs) 
iribr 
tee tee tchwoo tee.tee.too tee.tee.too tee.tee.too tehee tehee tehee tehee tehee tehee oo.ee oo.ee 
(slurs) 
<s™_ 
L X *xr 
(whis ties) tee tee tee tee tee tee.oo tee.oo 
(slurs) 
repeated, but not staccato; and it will be noted throughout in 
the vocalization that if a note starts with an ee sound, the change 
as the note descends the scale is to oo ; and if it rises, starting 
with an oo sound, as in 4, the change is to ee. Some of the 
slurs were paused on the first note, some on the last; some were 
