Snooty not at all. Sept. 6th. Up to about 8 A.M. the thrashers were in full song off towards the glade, but I did not look them up until later. Outer tail feathers moult first. last. It is the outer tail feathers of these birds that are moulted last. Their eyes are not circular in outline but oval (Not elliptical) with the longer axis more or less horizontal and the "big end" forward. The oval is not symmetrical about the major axis, as it is somewhat flattened at the top. There is a small triangular patch of bare, almost black skin to the rear of the eye. Their eyebrows project above the eye. This shape, together with the setting, gives character to the eye; a sort of keenness like that of an eagle. Full song at mid-day. 11:45 A.M. I had about decided this morning to note that the thrashers used their full song at present only in the early morning hours, when, on returning just now and coming out of the garage, full song, ingeniously varied, was heard from the oaks west of the house. It proved to be about 30 feet away. After listening for some minutes I determined to identify the singer if possible. After calling a few times the song ceased, the singer descended the tree, passed a quail which the ground under was sitting just below it, came along the bushes, climbed another tree to get over a six foot wall, then came to me, still walking. All of this instead of a short, direct flight through the air. Sleeping place (?) 6:40 P.M. Just went out to see if I had correctly spotted the sleeping places of Brownie and Greenie for the coming night, but found I had not. I thought I had them both located at 6 o'clock in their final roosting places, but they had moved. Sept. 7th. The thrashers were in full song in the early morning. At about 7:30 they could not be found.