new phrase which sounded like "Wheat-wheat------ta-taw" repeated twice. Rising inflection on the first and falling on the last, the singing first syllables of higher pitch than the last. This lasted for about 15 minutes more. I did not begin to look up the family until about 10 o'clock. Greenie was found all by himself at the glade and very friendly. For the first time I had an opportunity of checking up on his undersong at close range as he practiced it a few feet from me in the open. It differs little from Brownie's, though for the present at least, it is not so varied, i.e. contains fewer imitations. Its general tenor and quality are the same. Brownie and Snooty were not to be seen, so I placed my chair at the edge of the oval lawn and waited. In two or three minutes Snooty sailed down from the upper garden (I was delighted to learn that his interest in that section continues) passed about three feet by my ear and landed like a rubber ball in front of me sleek and full of vitality. He jumped to my hand for worms, sailing off after each one with a vigorous push to arrange it properly for swallowing. During this operation he started his undersong, then retired to the shrubbery about 25 feet away to continue his vocal exercises. These were so good that after about ten minutes (as I could not see him) it seemed desirable to find Brownie and make certain that she had not stolen in unseen; so I went to the glade, after inspecting the vicinity of the singer, and found both Brownie and Greenie there digging near each other placidly. They came to hand alternately neither showing any disposition to interfere with the other's actions. As a further check I went back to the oval lawn and found Snooty still recording. pitched His song is mostly a low, varied warble with no harsh tones and no imitations. He evidently has ambitions for the future. Of the six thrashers here that have reached the age of independ-