(336) headed into the thicket and the song was replaced by a "conversation" which lasted indefinitely. About a half hour later both adults were in the glade. I have seen no active pursuit of Snooty now for some time, but he seems to avoid his parents. Even if they should actually stop chasing him for good, I am inclined to think that he might ultimately drift away of his own volition. The last two or three times I have seen him attacked he was to a certain extent responsible himself, since, as his parents had not been seeking him, he probably would have been safe from them if he had kept away. He made the mis- take of attempting to join them in their miscellaneous activities and was driven off. 10:00A.M. I have just returned from the glade and in passing the oval lawn, saw Snooty chasing various insects over its surface. When I exhibited worms he ran to me from about 20 feet away without hesitation, taking a number from my hand, only to retire to the bushes in a panic because a ground squirrel uttered its sharp call a short way off. (At least that is all I heard). In the glade at 9:30 Brownie came out of the bushes as soon as I sat down, ran up to me singing happily, jumped to my knee, waited there patiently for each worm I handed her, talking a little between worms, then dropped to the ground and wandered under my chair, over my feet and all about me singing her undersong and thumping hard places on the ground with no interrupt- ion of the song whatsoever. While some visitors have heard fragments of this song, unfortunately, so far it has been at its best when there was nobody else about and the bird has, in consequence, been perfectly at ease. At the present time it is filled with mimicry and changes from day to day. At the moment I do not recall ever having heard imitations of other birds except in this undersong, having no recollect- ion of hearing it in the full song, though these notes may show otherwise. In quail imitations the familiar quail call is not the one most frequently heard. At present it is a conversational phrase