noted undersimilar conditions, he does not seem especially vindictive toward very small snakes. This little fellow was about 9 inches long and a fierce fighter. April 9th. I did not go to the glade until about 1:30. Visitors had worn me down to a point where I needed rest. B was singing all the morning beginning at about 5:20. almost continuously. About 1 I heard another thrasher singing under- song near the oval lawn, but could not locate it. On going to the glade, I heard B up in the old oak singing very softly, an unusual place for him to sing anything but full song. Some of the phrases were, as written down at the time: Pee-chinko-weet; therefore, therefore; chinkoring. (Note how the first one checks with the one noted Apr. 7th., which it is only fair to say that I had forgotten. This is fairly good evidence that some of the transcriptions are probably not far out). He fed one of the youngsters liberally, but the other was not in sight, though I heard a thrasher down in the chaparral scrapping softly when B returned to the oak. I got the impression that it was and adult bird, and in a few minutes, as I happened to glance in the right direction, sure enough, a full-grown thrasher was entering the brush in the glade and heading toward B's soft calls. This was why B was singing softly. The new-comer disappeared in the old oak and for several minutes there were many soft warblings and much talk. Shortly one of them dived toward the berry patch, saying: pityourki as it landed, and was soon joined by the other. I did not follow them up, not wishing to disturb them. Presumably they are together now, and B's efforts have brought results. Is this Greenie returned, or a new bird? At 3:45 the new bird was still here, using the drinking facilities in and about the glade, and flirting with Brownie. Once she flew