Jan.9th. to llth.,incl. During this period Brownie has not omitted his morning song once. He seems to remain on the place and has no difficulty in getting Nova to appear when he chooses. He indulges in occasional short outbursts of song at various times during the day and occu- pies his nest regularly at night. Rhody maintains his regular habits also. Jan.12th. B opened the day as usual. About 10:A.M., when he wanted Nova to show up, he went up the old oak and called and she quickly joined him there. He has revealed a new phase in his talk when flying up to my hand for the first time in the morning. Thus,on the ninth , he sounded like a robin. On the tenth, he was an English sparrow. On the llth., he used a phrase repeatedly which he has caught from the magpies, sounding like witch- chaw.( ) He followed this by scripping loudly while still on my hand . I listened to each scrip intently, but it eludes accurate description. At 10:30 A.M. Brownie retired to his nest for an indefinite sojourn. Jan.13th. to 17th.,incl. This has been a time of frequent rain, bringing the precipitation well above normal. This has not interfered with B's singing at all, in fact, he is heard more frequently now during the day. Rhody seems to keep dry, although he has almost no protection from the rain in his roost. He spends a lot of time warming his back, spreading his wings and covert s to let the sun get at his under "fur".