Unprecedent- successive utterances of the same phrase, through three, four, five and "five and a half"; the latter being when he finished the succession of 5 and began the next phrase by using the first part, only, of the one just five times repeated. A new phrase easily recognized again when heard in the future. The other bird now joined BW in the ironwood and the character of both songs im- mediately changed, being more conversational and of about the vol- olume of quarter song. BW's new phrase could still be heard occasion- ally, but softly. They sat about 4 feet apart. Song ceased and BW began to peck at the leaves near him. They remained in the tree for about 10 minutes longer, then Bw led the way to the suet feeding stations. It could now be seen that the other bird was Longbill. BW had called her from a distance. They are evidently a pair. They finally drifted off toward the west, from which direction song could be hear occasionally up to 2 P.M. About noon I went down there and again identified both birds. Pheasant fright- While I was watching them at the oval lawn the pheasant and want- ed food, taking worms from hand with little hesitation. When I went to the west fence to look up Rhody about 1:30 P.M. (I had given him worms there earlier in the day) the pheasant followed. Rhody was shy of him, but came to the top of the fence, and at last flew down. This scared the pheasant, who immediately bolted out of sight! Rhody would only follow as far as the side gate, and there he dashed out to the street, apparently afraid of the invisible pheasant. I went and got him a mouse and he came back at once for it, but would not come up into the garden. At 2:20 I found him sitting in the lot next to the Scamells' and gave him another mouse to test the theory that, as this would prob- ably satisfy his food requirements for the day, he would go to roost early. He went to his favorite post on the west lot, bush C (See map). I got my car and parked 25 feet from him to watch in comfort when it appeared that he was going to stick indefinitely--and he did stick! I dozed in the car, but each time I awakened it was seen that he had not shifted an inch. He appeared to watch me most of the time. At last it occurred to me that perhaps he wanted another mouse and would not go to roost until he got it; so I surrendered meekly about 4 P.M., got him a mouse, and he was not interested in the slightest. He turned his back on me and looked off far to the south. About 4:10 he directed his attention to the east and gazed inten- ly toward the "Clearing" as if he had seen the pheasant there, or had just remembered that he might be there. He now began a cautious stalkin that direction looking and listening carefully. Finally about 4:20 he reached the fence and came down to the street; then crossed to the Scamells', ignoring me. This was all wrong! I join- ed him and, at 4:30, he went up into the Scamell oak: his first known roosting place. He did not relax, but stood on a limb, tail unsup- ported and gazed off to the west. About 10 minutes later he shift- ed a foot or so to the exact spot which he had used as a couch so long. I supposed he was settled for the night, but after chatting a few minutes with Dr. Scamell, had another look to verify his pres- ence only to find that he had disappeared silently. After looking in the Canary pine and other trees at the Scamells' I went to his regular roost tree on the west lot and found him installed in his house after all, about 5 P.M. Now I wonder what all this means. October 30th. R in his house at noon. Rain during the night (?) and in the forenoon. At noon I look- ed up Rhody, finding him still ( or again) in his house in the roost-