for the last couple of days. He sits there sleek and composed whereas his mate has her feathers ruffled by every gust and her tail sometimes turned up to the vertical. Mxx Three eggs. At 6:45 there was no wind and I went out while it was still light (Air temperature 55 ) to see if, perchance, both birds might be occupying the nest at night approached. (The quail had already gone to roost in the oaks, although some other birds were still active). Judging by the position, Brown-eyes alone was in the nest. I could easily settle this question by going out after dark and shining a flash-light on the nest, but I do not wish to risk frightening the birds, especially at this time . Mar.27 Green-eyes on the nest at 7:45./m Brown-eyes took over at 8:05. Three eggs. Strong wind from the south. 55 degrees. 12:20 Green-eyes has been giving a concert down on the bank outside the fence. There are still three eggs in the nest. 19 days of incubation. At 5:20 I wnet to the nest and neither bird was in it. It looks as if they had given up. This is the first time that I have gone to the nest and found it unoccupied. 6:05 One bird on the nest again! Maybe they haven't given up/. When I found them uncovered they were dry and, I should judge, about the temperature of my hand March_28 At 8A.M. neither bird was in the nest and the eggs were cold after a night of rain. I went down into the glade and began calling. Soon both thrashers answered;"Scrip, scrip, scrip-scrip" from about 100 feet away and Brown-eyes ran rapidly toward me, refusing, however, the proffered worm and climbed up into the nest. When I got there she was sitting in it hopefully. She refused a worm. I laid it on the nest along side of her bill; but she would not look at it, so I left. When it is certain that the eggs are will not hatch I shall open them up to see if they may possibly been sterile in