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some localities at least, to the earlier part of the night. (About 10 o’clock 
in the evening is, I think, a favorite time.) The Song Sparrow, however, 
does often indulge in song in the very early morning, before he gives evi- 
dence of having awakened for the day. The records'of the eleven mornings 
fire as follows: — 
May 14, 1913. Sunrise 4.24. Song Sparrow sang once at 3.24, then 
was. silent till 3.58, when it began to sing continuously. Robin began at 
3.25. Chipping Sparrow sang at 3.40, then was silent till 3.47, when it 
began to sing continuously. (This preliminary song was an unusual 
occurrence in my experience.) 
May 31, 1913. Sunrise at 4.10. Robin singing when I awoke at 3.15. 
Song Sparrow sang at 3.20 and again at 3.27, and began frequent singing 
it 3.29. Chipping Sparrow began at 3.35. 
June 1, 1913. Sunrise at 4.10. Robin singing at 3.12, when I awoke. 
Song Sparrow sang at 3.19 and again at 3.22, and began frequent singing 
it 3.24. Chipping Sparrow began at 3.32. 
June 19, 1913. Sunrise at 4.07. I awoke at 2.45. Song Sparrow sang 
once at 2.47; another Song Sparrow sang once at 3.07; first bird sang again 
it 3.20, then at 3.29; second bird began a song-period at 3.48. Robin 
oegan at 2.50 (unusually early). Chipping Sparrow began at 3.29. 
July 12, 1913. Sunrise at 4.18. Robin singing at 3.15 (estimated), 
[yhen I awoke. Song Sparrow sang once at 3.30. Chipping Sparrow 
legan at 3.35. 
July 18, 1913. Sunrise at 4.23. Awoke at 3. Robin began at 3.42. 
long Sparrow sang once at 3.52 and began continuous singing at 3.58. 
Shipping Sparrow began at 3.56. 
The Status of the Song Sparrow and the Chipping Sparrow as 
Early Birds. — Since writing my notes on the ‘ Morning Awakening ’ 
printed in ‘ The Auk ’ for April, 1913, I have been paying particular atten- 
tion to the awakening of the Song and Chipping Sparrows as evidenced by 
their earliest morning songs. These later observations confirm my convic- 
tion that these two birds are much later risers than the Robin. In fact, I 
should now place the Song Sparrow 25 or 30 minutes after the Robin, 
instead of only 13 minutes as my earlier observations made it. This 
discrepancy I account for by the greater care exercised in these recent notes 
in eliminating from consideration all sporadic night songs and including 
only the songs that indicated a permanent morning awakening. 
The new records are of six mornings in 1913 and five in 1914, all at my 
house in West Roxbury, Mass. One Song Sparrow sang regularly both 
seasons very near the house, and often another could be heard not far away, 
• while one or two Chipping Sparrows were always equally in evidence, and 
no Robin sang near enough to drown the songs of the sparrows. Strange 
1 to say, my notes include no records whatever of very early singing on the 
1 part of the Chipping Sparrow, which leads me to suspect that the nocturnal 
i: singing for which that species is well known may be chiefly confined, in 
