(426) The more distinct of the two was something like this: The answer. Yorrk Bee-voor Torquita Yerr Kee Brownie came sailing into the glade full of enthusiasm and in a great hurry to jump to my knee, although there was a dish of soft-food near at hand. Greenie did not come, but, as it developed went to the "nest". Brownie did not stay long, but climbed the old oak and called loudly and richly. (Presumably for her mate). Both climbed up into the taller pines and I was treated to a duet; Brownie to my right singing 3/4 song, Greenie to my left full song. Greenie's song was short, but repeated over and over. It invariably began soft with the same two preliminary short notes which I can only approximate as ter,ter . Loud Loud Loud Loud Ter Ter, Torkeeta, Torkeetit, Torkeetit, Tork - Beel-yay Soft' Tork - Beel-yay, Poo-leet 9:50 A.M. About 9:15 I went all over the place--not a thrasher to be seen or heard. From all appearance there might not be one anywhere in California. I called and whistled once at the western fence, toward Indian Gulch, thinking, however at the time, that they were probably about 500 yards from that point over in Reynolds Ter- ritory. My call was, therefore, purely perfunctory and as there was no response, I turned away and was thinking about something else entirely, when I thought I heard a thrasher note in the distance to the west, down in the canyon. I returned to the same spot, called, and here came Brownie and Greenie followed by two California Jays. The jays left when they saw me, but the two thrashers duplicated yesterday's performance. Brownie talked volubly right in my face as she balanced on the wire , i.e. I kept her far enough away so that A Duet. Answer from unexpected quarter. Return followed by Jays. Talk in my face