have been the singer--also Brownie may have moved--so there is no evidence that the under-song was heard at the distance mentioned. Brownie had a very good prospect hole and did not care to leave it, although she finally wandered up to me casually, jumped to my hand and sang the last of her under-song about 18 inches from my face. Thereafter her talk was mostly based on the pee-yoori theme. Greenie shortly came also and sang sub-song almost continuously. He imitated the russet-backed thrush very convincingly, also the meadowlark, but not to the same degree of perfection. as the thrush song (Slender-bill- 1:30. This is the first Slender-billed Nuthatch noted this season. An earlier memorandum records the arrival of the first one (first seen or heard) in 1931 as "near the end of September". This bird takes suet from a feeding station, places it in holes in the trunk of a palm tree 8 or 10 feet away, then searches for loose fragments of bark and rams it into the hole on top of the suet). Undersong heard 70 feet. 1:35. Thrasher undersong 70 feet from this chair and about 10 feet lower plainly heard with window open. With window closed not sure, but plenty other sounds. (Aeroplane, carpenters 300 yards away, automobiles, distant traffic, California Jay, motor trucks--- all however very faint and have to be listened for--except aeroplane which nearly drowns everything). Full song in afternoon. 5 P.M. While sitting here writing, Julio watering outside the window noisily, I heard thrasher full song in the direction of the glade 60 yards away. Many trees and a part of the house in between. I went out to verify this. It was Brownie in the top of the old oak, faced south east. (Verified by getting her to come down to me). She also called with rich, full notes. Greenie was not around. Roosting place. 6:20. A thrasher went up into Brownie's perch in the dormitory. (8:15) Night hawks are calling. I have seen and heard them here at 10 P.M. Sept. 19. Thrasher full song was heard in the direction of the glade at 5:45 A.M. It may have begun earlier. It kept up intermittently until about 8. At 8:15 both birds were on the oval lawn, and