began a variety of soft cakls, some of which can be roughly approx- imated by: European; Wheet-reety, korra, korra, korra. The korra deep and throat B then came down to me for worms, repeating the phrases noted, very alert and watchful, though not with fear. His attitude was that of one desiring to keep in touch with outside affairs while otherwise engaged He then returned to his post in the old oak and again sang loudly, being answered by Nova(?) with her mocking-bird song mixed with standard thrasher phrases. Soon all song ceased and was replaced by talk between B and the hidden bird. 50 minutes from the beginning of the observation period, I looked at my watch, and when I looked up again, B was gone. All was quiet, no birds in sight. Going to the oval law, B was discovered eating pudding. Soon Nova came from the direction of the glade. A third one appeared from the bushes, and, shortly there were four of them all looking at me at once. A tossed worm brought B and Bb. So much was certain. One of the others was Nova with missing feathers on her neck and rough back, and the third was probably Nb, looking big and strong. The utmost harmony prevailed and they all went about their digging and suet eating without friction of any kind. Finally they all retired and talk was heard from the adjoining shrubbery and an occasional bird reappeared, one being seen to eat pyracantha berries--still not a common sight. The evidence, though inconclusive, supports the view that at least one of the young birds was singing full song without any observed transition from immature"recording," though this can not be proved. If it was, then it was at the age of about 11 weeks or about 2 months after leaving the nest. The object of the preceding observations was to determine if Nova or the young birds sang full song; but conclusions are only ten-