and whistles. Also he sang tunes which can be very closely approx- imated on our musical scale. He often sang the Russet-backed Thrush- es song entirely apart from introductory or following notes, from beginning to end. He was the Russet-backed Thrush when he sang it. This song has been fixed in my mind since childhood, and if there is one song I can not mistake, that is it.(arrived here this year). He also combined it with his tune which has been given in these notes before ( See p. 474). A typical combination began with musical six short, staccato notes, ran into the above phrase and then ended with the Thrush song. I cannot correctly represent the lengths of rests, time, etc. the notes, due to ignorance of musical notation, but basically, the pitches as given below, I believe, do not differ from the actual by more than very small fractions of tones : This is only one of his short combinations. It is appity that they can not all be reproduced with fidelity. If his songs were better known, he would have an international reputation, I am cer- tain. (The little wren that has been eating from my hand, disappeared several days ago, and the nest in the tool house was deserted. I saw wrens carrying food this morning and discovered that they had "stolen" a nest in a house that I had prepared for them--and forgotten--and placed inside of the lath house). The quail have scooped out 4 nest(?) holes in the leaves and litter under the rhododendrons in the patio, and the guard call of a male was heard today for the first time this season. In looking for Gentle in his night roost yesterday morning I found him near a new Brown Towhee nest. Other nesting activities. I have not searched for nests, but the Plain Titmice were occupying their house weeks ago, the Bush Tits and Nuttall Sparrows and other birds not especially noted have been carrying nesting material for a week or two. (Bush Tits have nested here in February). Dr. Reynolds showed me a Ring-necked Dove in her nest just over his fence last Sunday. B's technique It is a curious fact that Brownie oftener has difficulty in in getting youngster to open up. making the young birds "open up" for worms than I have when offering soft food. He frequently has to tap them on the back of the head,