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slur. The crescendo on the slur up to g and d commences on the 
last note of the triplet, and the slur itself seems to be vibrato. 
The tempo is at the speed of about five quavers a second. The 
song is usually interspersed with sharp clicks or clips, as shewn 
in (2) and (3) ; these variations are very loud and shrill, and on 
a hot day, with scores of performers chirring and clicking away 
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the sound almost becomes oppressive. There is, however, a deep 
interest, that quite overcomes the oppressiveness, in picking out 
the songs of individual performers, when an astonishing 
amount of variation is revealed. The clicks are caused by a 
snicking or snapping of the wings, as may readily be seen if 
the cicadas are watched. 
The above were noted in January; and in February, (4) to 
(9) were noted in Wellington. In one song, (4), the click had 
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