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Curious Aerial or Subterranean Sounds

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I HAVE heard many queer noises in lonely spots, and wish I had made note of the time and place and circumstances. But though I have few exact facts and figures, I have a very distinct recollection of many such observations, some of which are a direct answer to the question asked by Prof. Darwin in your number of October 31, while others seem to have a bearing upon it.

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HUGHES, T. Curious Aerial or Subterranean Sounds. Nature 53, 30–31 (1895). https://doi.org/10.1038/053030c0

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