On  approaching  this  bird,  to  see  and  hear  him  more  dis-
tinctly, he  exhibited  his  anger,  by  scolding  in  a  hoarse
tone  almost  like  that  of  a  squirrel,  and  from  the  season,
and  absence  of  respondence  in  the  female,  I  imagine  he
already  had  a  nest  in  the  neighbouring  thicket.  The
bird  which  frequented  the  Botanic  Garden  for  several
days,  in  the  morning  sang  fearlessly  and  loudly,  but  at
other  times  the  pair  hid  themselves  amongst  the  thickest
bushes,  or  descended  to  the  ground  to  feed  among  the
grass  and  collect  insects  and  worms ;  now  and  then,
however,  in  an  under-tone,  as  if  afraid  of  attracting  no-
tice, he  whispered  to  his  mate,  ten  tea  teu,  woit  'wait  ^icuit^
elevating  his  tone  of  recognition  a  little  at  the  close  of
the  call,  and  going  over  other  of  the  usual  phrases  in  the
same  whispering  and  slenderly  rising  voice.  About  the
4th  of  July,  the  same  pair,  apparently,  paid  us  a  parting
visit,  and  the  male  sung  with  great  energy,  '^y'  tw\  hceto
'weto  hoeto  ^weto  'weto  icait,  then  waitup  woitup  waitup  wai~
tup,  tshoio  tshoio  tshow  tshoiu  tshoio.  On  whistling  any  of
these  notes  within  hearing  of  the  Cardinal,  a  response  is
almost  certain,  as  this  affectionate  recognition  is  fre-
quently answered  by  the  female.  His  phrase  may  also
be   altered  at   will,   by   whistling   some  other   than  that


524  GRANIVOROUS   BIRDS.
which  he  repeats,  as  he  often  immediately  answers  in  the
call  he  hears,  supposing  it  to  be  that  of  his  approaching
mate.
