down from the old oak, landing about 8 feet from me, but left quickly. This bird carries its wing tips droopingly, like Greenie and has the same wider and more prominent superciliary stripe as compared with Brownie. Thgy seem on good terms. Loud singing has ceased, at least, at present, being replaced by soft songs and talk. The new bird has not been seen to pay attention to the young ones, both of whom were in the glde just now. In coming to me a few minutes ago, B picked up and dropped, the first loose twig he has been seen to touch for a long time. At 5:45 the new arrival was still here. At 6:30 ,ditto. April 10th. Early morning song was first heard at 5:15, of the cressing, wheedling type. At 8:15 I went to the glade; B jumped up into my lap and dropped a large piece of soap-root ribbon in, then fed the young birds. During this process he also picked up large twigs and carried them down the bank in the general direction of Nest 2 of last year, the youngsters running after him, not understanding this new activity. He then went up the old oak and called softly and was there joined by the new bird. They talked for some time, then B went down into the chaparral patch and called softly. The new one came out on a limb of the old oak and looked down on me, but did not respond to my offers of food. She then joined B and he came back for worms for the young, returning with twigs for a nest, apparently the other side of the fence. The new bird came out and began carrying twigs also to the same place, so it looks like a match. I can not tell yet whether the new thrasher is Greenie or not, though she differs from B exactly as G did, as far as can be seen at present. She has appeared to ignore the present brood. With B's new preoccupation, it is rather early to determine whether they will follow him to me for food or not, though there has