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Several records at the end of the day have also been taken, but 

 these are much more limited as to the number and variety of the 

 voices participating than in the morning awakenings. By these 

 records twenty-six species have been heard between 7 and 8.20, 

 when the time of sunset was about 7.30 o'clock. Only three 

 species of warblers have been heard to sing within this period and 

 their last songs been recorded, namely. Redstart at 7.38, Magnolia 

 at 7.40 and Oven-bird at 7.49, in each case the song being about 

 as long after sunset as in the morning their respective earliest songs 

 were before sunrise. An Oven-bird on one occasion gave its flight 

 song at 7.28 o'clock. The Bobolink's last burst of song was at 

 7.20, or just before the time of sunsetting, as in the morning his 

 first joyous song on the wing is at sunrise. The Indigo Bunting 

 ceased singing about 7.23, or seven minutes before sunset. His 

 morning record is ten minutes before sunrise. The Crow's last 

 call came at 7.26 o'clock. The Goldfinch and the Purple Finch 

 ceased at 7.25 and 7.35 respectively. They both enter the morning 

 record a few minutes only before and after sunrise. The Crested 

 Flycatcher was not heard to call after 7.27 o'clock. Chimney 

 Swifts last scurried round in hurried flight giving their bubbling 

 outpouring of notes at 7.28, two minutes before sunset; their 

 morning record is eight minutes after sunrise. A White-throated 

 Sparrow's voice from the valley was lost at 7.45, and a Field 

 Sparrow's from the hillside at 7.48 o'clock. Three common fly- 

 catchers ceased to sing at about the same time, the Least at 7.44, 

 Phoebe at 7.47, and the Wood Pewee at 7.50 o'clock. The latest 

 twitter from Barn Swallows came at 7.54 o'clock. The last songs 

 from Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, and Song Sparrow 

 were at 7.52, 7.55, and 7.57 respectively. x\ll the five thrushes, 

 Wood, Veery, Olive-backed, Hermit and Robin, were the latest 

 of all the birds to voice themselves, with the exception of the Vesper 

 Sparrow and the Alder Flycatcher, which were also among these 

 latest singers. The Wood Thrush was last heard to call at 7.53 

 and again at 7.58 o'clock. The Veery sang up to 8 o'clock; two 

 Olive-backed Thrushes to 8.02, and one to 8.05 o'clock. The 

 Vesper Sparrow continued to sing to 8.07; and the Alder Flycatcher 

 pang twice at 8.15 and 8.16, when his voice was hushed. The 

 Hermit Thrush after a period of continuous singing gave his last 



