The same persistent piercing cry, the same strong soft wings touching her face, the same firm grip on her hand.

Instead of the piercing cry of a newborn, there was silence.

Infants with cardiac beriberi frequently exhibit a loud piercing cry, vomiting, and tachycardia.

Then came calls from mourning friends, whose piercing cries would melt the coldest hearts.

Their vocalizations range from soft cheeps to piercing cries, but they lack the screeching voice of other parrots; males are, however, louder than females.