that particular locality where he was singing. Snake alone not enough for Rhody. 12:15 P.M. Rhody's appetite was not appeased by eating the snake. Within a short time he began investigating other objects of possible food value, but ignored the rat and the meat. About 11:00 he occasionally looked at both, and later, went so far as to touch them lightly with the tip of his bill. A few minutes ago, when I went out there, he came to the wire and plainly showed interest in my doings, watching me closely. I put in some sun-flower seeds as an experiment, as it had been noted that he was picking up small objects. (He has a supply of gravel). He investigated the seeds, picking one up, but dropping it to pick up the meat, now well scorched on the outside by the sun. He ran off with this and beat it upon the ground as he did the snake, eating the pieces that broke off, but which formed but a small portion of the whole. A quiet period. During the rest of the afternoon it was unusually quiet, little being seen or heard of the thrashers. Sept. 9th. A quiet morning. Only one short burst of early song was heard and not even distant thrasher music. Whatever has come upon the thrashers seems to have affected all alike. Chasing begins (?) Up until 9:30 A.M. Bb was the only one of the tribe seen here, (working on the oval lawn at 7). At 9:30 Brownie and Bb were seen together and I had a fleeting glimpse of what might have been a chase, but as B came for worms at once and Bb halted to see if there might be a chance for him too, and they both faded away in opposite directions, nothing definite could be determined. Still quiet. Everything has been quiet since that single burst before 6. except for one very short period of scrapping from the old oak by Brownie (?). After a period of so much singing it seems strange to have it so quiet. S.G.P. wanes? The Season of Great Peace appears to be on the wane. Brownie