1578; Another was somewhat like Brownie's whistled "calling the dog." For a long time Neo kept his back turned toward the second bird and continued his song. Occasional both songs tended toward the conversational type as if in recognition of the others pres- ence. The newcomer finally sailed down toward Neo's tree but, when within 40 feet of it, swerved to the right and disappeared behind the Reiter house to the north. Neo paid no attention and continued his song. In about 15 minutes the other bird had returned to his back-garden and renewed song. He worked his way to a point in the garden about 50 yards or less from Neo, who now faced in his direc- tion. The two territories have a natural (or logical) line of demark- ation between them, consisting of a terraced street in two levels separated by a parking strip. At almost precisely 10 o'clock, both birds ceased singing and Neo now began to show interest in me, so I filled him up with worms again. At times he dug in front of me and sang his soft digging song. Once also, he perched ten feet from me and sang sub-song. I now left. Rhody was now down from his roost, when I returned here, but wanted nothing from me. At 11:50 (Calm, hazy, 56°) I looked for Rhody in all of his known resorts within the property lines without success until 11:45, when apparently becoming impatient at my ineptitude, he placed him- self practically under my nose with impertinent gestures of head and tail. Where he came from I do not know. We now went to the tool- house where he essayed one of his pleading whines when I delayed giving him the mouse, but he must either have been out of practice or else something must have stuck in his throat, for the best he could do in spite of wide-open mouth, was to emit a sound of about the same intensity as that produced by a mosquito. (This is a liter- al fact). I do not now recall when last he addressed me thus, and it may be that this whine is confined to the period of his mating cycle, and this instance is an indication of its beginning. However, past notes should show. He spent all the rest of the day up to bedtime on the bank by the orchard and in the acacia by the eucalyptus roost tree. At 4:47 he made his last move to his roost in that tree. (Calm, clear, 53°). Dec. 31st. (Sunrise 7:25, sunset 5:00). At 9 A.M. Rhody had moved into his house in the eucalyptus. (Partly cloudy, calm, 46°). There was no apparent reason why he should have made the change. Neo had been fed at his old place somewhat earlier by Julio. No early thrasher song was heard. 5:15 P.M. Neo has remained in the bushes on the south bank ever since he was first fed. So far it has been a very quiet day for him. A large part of the time he has sat in one place in the honeysuckle, singing softly to himself, preening or simply resting. No other thrasher has been with him. Rhody came down from the house at 10 o'clock, but wanted no mouse until 11, retiring almost at once to the acacia roost he prefers at present, and is still there, apparently not having moved from the limb which he now occupies for approximately 4 hours. (Dull, clear, calm, 50°). Rhody arrived at his roost in the eucalyptus at 4:36 P.M. Hawks had been in the garden a few minutes before and I had been try- ing to get a shot at one of them just outside this window. There are now so many houses within range that I have to forego many easy opportunities to shoot Coopers and Sharpshins.