neck gray; back black. The white on the tail 
showed, conspicuously in flight. It was a very rest¬ 
less bird, but once it sat still near the ground 
Preening its feathers for some time, thus giving 
m ° a good look at it. It was silent. It hunted low 
<iown but the cold weather keeping the insects low 
v, °bld account for this. It would only let me get 
shout thirty feet av/ay when it would move on. 
While watching the magnolia I heard a rapid 
s°ag which ended in a low chuck bur and a strange 
^Ird came chasing another along the ground twist- 
1% and turning and singing as it came. The pursuer 
Ht almost at ny feet and remained still long 
enough for me to secure the following description. 
Upper parts dull olive green; crown with dull 
° r ange patch; underparts dull yellow, indistinctly 
streaked. At first sight I took it for an oven- 
°ird by then I knew it for the orange-crowned 
Warbler, l.y first specimen. Almost immediately it 
flew a short distance dropped into the brush to 
disappear completely. I could not find the other 
°be either. 
There were a number of brown thrashers here. 
Fr Qquently when I approached them, they would hop 
swiftly along to the next brushpile and then stand 
I* 1 Plain sight. The speed they made surprised me. 
Th ey sang a little In a low tone from near the 
ground and called occasionally. 
A blue jay flew out and dropped slowly down with 
aown curved wings to the top of a tree calling pat 
in a loud tone. 
In the crow woods were several male chestnut¬ 
sided warblers. They sang sometimes loudly and 
sometimes in a low tone. They kept low down in the 
rambles and bushes. One came up into a tree and 
there singing and preening his feathers for 
ime • 
An ovenbird flew down towards me and lit 
^hder a brushpile where it walked around feeding 
®Ith wagging tail. It was the first of the year. 
iVhite-throated sparrows were very abundant and 
J H mer than usual too. They.,fed in .among, the 
O-ried leaves on the ground ana ulew up into “he 
