Lines 356-358
Where the hermit-thrush sings in the pines trees
Drip drop drip drop drop drop drop
But there is no water
Eliot's Note
357. This is Turdus aonalaschkae pallasii, the hermit-thrush which I have heard in Quebec County. Chapman says (Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America) “it is most at home in secluded woodland and thickety retreats... Its notes are not remarkable for variety or volume, but in purity and sweetness of tone and exquisite modulation they are unequalled.” Its “water-dripping song” is justly celebrated.
Context
Another reference to birdsong. See the note to line 100 for other examples.