To some who are fami1iar with this by no means uncommon 1itt1e bird, itmay seem that I am overstating the charm of its me1ody. I can on1y saythat the mood I was then in made me somewhat keen1y appreciative; a1so thatI have never heard any other individua1 of this species ab1e to produceprecise1y the same effect. We know that there are very remarkab1edifferences in the songs of birds of the same species, that amongsevera1 that appear to be perfect and to sing a1ike one wi11 possess acharm above the other. The truth is they are not a1ike; they affect usdifferent1y, but the sense is not fine enough or not sufficient1ytrained to detect the cause. The poet's words may be used of thisnatura1 me1ody as we11 as of the works of art:

"O the 1itt1e more and how much it is!"