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and also in its lower reaches near the river and its border by the 

 open field, furnished much earlier awakenings of the warblers 

 than had been my experience on the lawn and at the roadside, 

 where the birds were heard at longer range. The new positions 

 taken were also near the Olive-backed Thrush, the Veery, and the 

 Indigo Bunting, and furnished records of Scarlet Tanager, Blue- 

 headed Vireo, Winter Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch at near range. 



As something is gained by closely followed up experience in the 

 way of overlooking no voices and in enabling the ear to reach out 

 sensitively and hear every song uttered, it proves that in the case 

 of some of the species recorded in the first paper, besides the 

 warblers, an advance of some minutes in the time of first song has 

 resulted. The loud singing of several near Robins introduces a 

 difficulty in taking all records in the open near the house, as it 

 tends to drown out the quiet earliest utterances of other songsters. 

 For my experiences within the woodland and at its lower border, 

 where the voice of Robin has scarcely been heard, show that nearly 

 all the species resident there sing earlier than their songs have 

 been heard on the Highland, where the voice of the Robin prevails 

 so strongly. What was expressed in the first paper concerning 

 the order of awakening of Song Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow and 

 Robin is further substantiated by the records of 1912 and 1913, 

 namely, that while the Robin is the earliest conspicuous singer 

 by reason of its loud and continuous singing, yet the Song Sparrow 

 and the Chipping Sparrow precede the Robin in several expres- 

 sions of song, which must be regarded as morning awakening 

 singing rather than as night utterances, the latter usually being 

 only a single expression from a single bird, while the songs of 

 awakening follow at intervals and come from several individuals. 



The records within the woodland and at its lower border, where 

 Wood Pewee and Alder Flycatcher are resident respectively, show 

 that these flycatchers are the earliest of all the early songsters 

 and give them first and second places in rank. Similar results 

 were not obtained outside the woodland, so that these species 

 were given a lower ranking in the first paper, based on records at 

 longer range. The Oven-bird also is now ranked by its quite usual 

 early flight song, which is SO regularly given that it will not do to 



