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DURING more than forty years' observation of the singing of birds, I have invariably heard the chiff-chaff singing in September, although the song is much less frequently repeated than in the spring. In connection with this observation I may mention that both the male and female birds appear to be always mute for two or three days after their spring arrival in Northern Europe.
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LEY, W. Chiff-Chaff singing in September. Nature 41, 317 (1890). https://doi.org/10.1038/041317c0
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