Hua mei chiao tse

Hua mei chiao tse bird whistle of China made of bamboo, used for imitating the call of the hua mei (thrush). 4 cm. (1½ in.) long (142). Moule, A. C. “A List of the Musical and Other Sound-producing Instruments of the Chinese,” in Journal of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. 39. London, 1908.

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