Teach me half the gladness, that thy brain must know,

such harmonious madness, from my lips would flow . . .

Eastern Towhee (RealAudio sample; click here to download RealPlayer)

The towhee is a common inhabitant of overgrown fields and other brushy areas. The male's variable song ends with a high trill and usually sounds like the phrase "drink, your teeeeeeee" (shortened versions and more extreme variations occur). The common call of the towhee is a rising "chuweee" or "toe-wheee." Most towhees have red eyes, but one Florida race sports white eyes (pictured above).

(photo and sounds copyright Lang Elliott, all rights reserved)

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