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"Mamma's s'eep," the child said, as she kissed the pale lips which would never smile on her again.

In time I grew bold enough and used to begin my "Sweep, Swee—eep!"

The call is a soft "braa" usually followed by three high notes: "braaa-eep-ee-eep."

Calls, a loud, metallic chip repeated four times; in flight a robin-like screep-eep-eep.

In the woods beyond the stream, where the wood-pigeons cooed, a little bird called Slee-eep!