February 22, 1936 36 5. what Black Phoebe did before man came along but, by making use of man's sheds and bridges where they are near water - from a small stream to a lake - the Black Phoebe is to be classed as a real riparian bird; nearly as rightfully so as the Mister Winter Wren. I have yet to see a Black Phoebe consistently hunting, or breeding in a place that has not a shed or building or a bridge + a stream or lake and I have, during breeding season, come near making the challenge, "show me a bridge without its Black Phoebe." As I reached the southern