I see no signs of these birds parting company. I shall have seen them together continuously for one year on the 22nd. of this month. G feels lighter. Greenie feels lighter in the hand than Brownie. One of his new outer tail-feathers has been askew from the first. About 12 o'clock Brownie took over the business of singing, Greenie being near at hand and occasionally making some slight comment. Brownie's undersong was louder and more varied. (Another reason why she may be "he" after all). Some of her phrases were: Churra-keet; whuffo-whuffo (very deeply pitched); Peet-year, liqui-clee-clee; we pee_oo-it-yure, peet-peet; pit-we-oo-or-ee; do-we-or-kerpeeple; a sharp "pitch'it!" (The squirrel); a pet-ray-for---kwee-you-eet; also innumerable tinkles, gurgles etc. After this the two birds sat about 15 feet in front of me, about a foot off of the ground and 7 feet apart and dozed. Returning somewhat after 5, no birds in sight. I heard a soft "peet-you" at my elbow and there was Brownie who had sneaked in quietly from behind me. She was soon followed by Greenie from another direction. I had not called either. After having something to eat, both climbed up the old oak out to the end of a bare branch where they sat looking off over the country for some minutes, then went off presumably to pick out places for the coming night. Sept. 8th. Birds away. About 7:30 no thrashers to be seen, but one heard scrapping off to G. comes. the south-east. Calling brought Greenie home again. After eating he climbed the old oak and called for about ten minutes, presumably for his mate. The calling was at the rate of about one call every five or six seconds and brought no response. During this time he picked off loose feathers and as there was a slight upward current of air at his perch, they floated off over his head. He turned his head to watch them sail away. B. still away. About 9:30, as Brownie had not returned and I suspected that she