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overlook it as an expression of morning awakening, although it is 

 often followed by only one or two repetitions, or by none at all, 

 within the next forty or fifty minutes. Then the species begins 

 to sing its usual song at the time of the other warblers. The Indigo 

 Bunting also has been found to better the time previously named, 

 "when heard at close range. The Olive-backed Thrush, always 

 recorded in former seasons at long range from my position in the 

 •open, is now ranked from the several hearings within the woodlands 

 at closest range. And the warblers, now scheduled by their first 

 songs heard at very close range, all prove to be earlier songsters 

 than was indicated in the first paper, although they are still found 

 to awake comparatively late, the earliest, Maryland Yellow-throat, 

 being preceded by twenty-two species and not singing until eighteen 

 minutes after the Robin, and the next earliest. Chestnut-sided 

 Warbler, not singing until eight minutes later, or twenty-six min- 

 utes after the Robin. Many additional records of the Crow show 

 that it retains about the same relative place, namely, as the thirti- 

 eth species in the order of awakening. 



The records of 1912 which have been brought together were 

 obtained between June 20 and July 15 inclusive. One in each of 

 the several locations will be given as illustrative of the respective 

 order of awakening therein. . Three records were taken in the heart 

 of the woodland. One of these is: July 6, sunrise at 4.09; out at 

 2.21 ; weather fair, wind northwest calm; temperature 70°; moon 

 in last quarter shines out clear. Await on bench by stable some 

 first note. Frogs croak in pond-hole some distance away. Enter 

 wood with lantern at 2.39 and proceed down the footpath. There 

 has been no note of any kind outside the wood. Reach bench where 

 I seat myself at 2.44; no note yet of any kind within the wood. 

 There is only the soft music of the streamlet near by, and occasion- 

 ally the sounds of a mouse running over the leaves on the ground. 

 At 2.47 Wood Pewee sings once; again, 2.51; Oven-bird gives 

 flight song, 2.53, nearby, without leaving perch, I am quite sure; 

 Wood Pewee, 2.56, sings four times, and at 2.5S sings and contin- 

 ues; 3.04, no thrush note yet; 3.05, second Pewee sings, and the 

 two continue, singing constantly; Olive-backed Thrush gives 

 whistle call, 3.12, then querulous call and sings at 3.13; second 

 bird immediately gives "pep" call and sings; at 3.15 three Olive- 



