The truly remarkable feature of sound production by birds is that the two sides of the syrinx can act independently.
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Syrinx
/ˈsɪɹɪŋks/
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6 entriescervical syrinxlabial syrinxlumbar syrinxreed pipethoracic syrinxtracheobronchial syrinx
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5 entriesavian syrinxbird vocal organmyth Syrinxpanpipe instrumentsyrinx cavity
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[T]he Syrinx might give occaſion to the bagpipe, by leading the vvay to its invention; for it vvas certainly very natural, both for eaſe in playing, and for the ſaving of breath, and even for the health and ſafety of the performer's lungs, to contrive a method of conveying vvind to the ſeveral pipes by means of bellovvs.
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Pipes will I fashion of the syrinx flag, / That thou mayst always know whither I roam, / When it shall please thee in our quiet home / To listen and think of love.
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In Dr. Sven Hedin's collection there is a fragment of a neck of a jar, which shows a whole circle of Gandharvas performing on drums, harps, syrinxes, etc. Noteworthy is the existence of the syrinx on artware of Eastern Turkestan. That instrument has never, so far as I am aware, been observed in Indian art.
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