(456) Thashers shy. and no amount of calling brought response of any kind. At this time of (also court when nesting) day they are wont to stray anyway, and are not responsive--usually. even However, this is not a safe generalization, for they may show up any time, any place, before dark. After a considerable time had elapsed they were seen in the berry patch and Brownie did condescend to come out, jump up into my hand held near the ground and take a worm, but she had no special interest in doing it. B sleeps in nest. I ventured to predict that, after dark, Brownie would be found stated in the nest and Greenie at his accustomed roost, but that Brownie had been seen using the nest the last two nights only. The prediction fortunately proved correct and we saw them snugly ensconced in their resting places. Yesterday work on the nest faded out. Today no work was seen being done on it, and Greenie was the only one seen to have any marked interest in nesting material, although Brownie did pick up a fibre or two once in a casual sort of way. Neither, however, carried out the impulse to any effective conclusion. This was a day of little observed activity, no sustained under- song, but lots of talk. October llth. Early song not heard. Early morning song was not heard. About 8 I stood across the road from the glade, having just noted that neither bird was in the nest. Both thrashers came out, sat on the opposite bank talking and looking at me solemnly. Only Brownie would venture across. possibly because there was a third person (Julio) standing near. I went into the glade and both came G. tested.- [illegible]. immediately, talkative and hungry. Greenie picked up soap-root after eating and I applied to him the same test previously given Brownie, with the same result. Greenie brought his cargo with him and threw it away with a side flick only after he had seen the worm. Brownie went to the nest and sat in it. Greenie climbed the old oak