made by a bird. It can be very closely approximated a skilful whistler with a good ear provided he is able to get the requisite mellowness of tone. In fact, at a distance of say 100 feet the dir with certainty ordinary ear cannot distinguish between bird and man if the perform- ances are limited to one of the simple types without variations. In the song of a few minutes ago Brownie "called the dog" by whistling followed by the kissing sound; introduced the ka-dah-kut. of the hen and other imitations. When Nova joined him they greeted each other harshly, B quit singing and came down directly to me as if knowing that reward was in order. It is curious that such melodious singers should reserve their harsh expressions for their husbands and wives. Rhody went to bed before 3:30 P.M. I was looking for him in order to give him a sparrow that I had just shot and hunted every- where about the place expecting to find him near where I had just been giving him worms a minute or two before. However he had not wait waited. Jan.23rd. Brownie's singing continued as usual. Rhody was offered the sparrow several times today, but was not even tempted by it. When shown meat he immediately brightened and came for it. He is beginning to invite himself to be present when he sees me feeding Brownie. This makes B shy. Jan.24th. Singing as usual. I often find Rhody and Brownie in the same clump of bushes, (or perhaps they both see me before I locate them and, having the same objective, foregather thus accidentally). About 9:30 A.M. Brownie came up out of the chaparral for worms. I noticed that he was rather stiff and restrained. Looking behind I saw Rhody just coming out of the bushes behind me about