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Nine records were also obtained upon the lawn and at the gate- 

 way in similar manner to those which formed the basis of the first 

 paper. One of these is presented in detail. June 20, sunrise at 

 4.02; out a1 2.34; sky partially clouded, but some stars shining; 

 wind south calm; temperature 52°. (dimmer of dawn is apparent. 

 Complete silence reigns, excepting the distant sound of the flowing 

 river in the valley. Up to 2. 16 mo note has been heard. At 2. 17 

 Song Sparrow sings once; at 2.55 .Chipping Sparrow gives a long 



trill; at 2.59 light has increased a, little; at 3.00 Robin calls and a 

 minute later sings, quietly at first ; at 3.04 the same Song Sparrow 

 sings once, and again at 3.05; at the same time a second Chippy 

 trills once; at 3.06 a, second Robin sings; at 3.08 Hermit Thrush 

 sings; at :;.()'.) a third Kobin, and the three continue singing; at 

 M.I I Song Sparrow repeats song again and again; Vesper Sparrow 

 sings, 3.12; Tree Swallow at the same time begins its joyous flight 

 which is continued for an hour or more; at 3.13 and 3.15 Chippy 

 repeats trill; second Hermit is singing, 3.16; at 3.18 Indigo Bunting 

 sings several times, and the first Chippy is singing constantly; 

 Junco sings, 3.19; Savannah Sparrow, 3.20; Bluebird, 3.21; at 

 3.24 extinguish light of lantern; Olive-backed Thrush sings, 3.26; 

 pair of Chipping Sparrows drop to the driveway at 3.30; four 

 Chippies and three Robins arc now singing; second Indigo Bunting 

 sings, 3.30; second Junco, 3.31; Crow calls from the mountain 

 side at 3.31, two or three times only; another Crow calls in the 

 valley, .'5.38; Red-eyed Vireo sings, 3.39; Wood Pewee is heard 

 singing at 3.40, but must have sung much earlier; two Crows 

 on the wing, 3.41; Oven-bird's first song, 3.42; Redstart in fre- 

 quent song, 3.43; several Red-eyes are singing, 3.45; Robins have 

 ceased to sing, 3.47; a bit of rosy light on clouds in the east, .'!. lit; 

 Oven-bird is now heard again and again; Black and White Warbler 

 sings, 3.55; Goldfinch calls passing in flight, 4.04; half a dozen 

 species follow, but the songs are not regarded as their first; so the 

 record is closed two minutes after sunrise. It has been found that 

 Brsl songs or calls which have not been heard until sometime after 

 Simrise are seldom really first songs or calls, these having been lost 

 through distance of range. So awakening records have been 

 closed at sunrise or shortly thereafter. 



A second record on June 23 under similar conditions of weather, 



