(97) sure that,in the last forty five or six days, whatever it is, I have developed more power and radiated more heat than all of the thrashers in California combined during the last 45 years. April 24th. 11:15. At about 10:50 Brown-eyes was at the oval lawn and came running over across the road for soft food. She then ran down the road toward the nest, but changed her mind and went to dig in the berry-patch . I went over there and gave her all the worms she wanted, then left her and went to the nest, about 100 feet away, where Green-eyes was holding the fort. I whistled and called and after a minute or two B.E. answered with a loud call from the berry patch. I thought it was time to chang shifts and so did Green-eyes, as he added his entreaties to mine. It was now two to one and Brown-eyes decided to come down. When she was sitting on the edge of the nest I put my hand on it and Green-eyes promptly left; but Brown-eyes waited patiently until I satisfied myself that there were still two eggs and one bird. She immediately settled in the nest with great composure without offering to feed the young one. I understand that the feeding for the first few days is done by regurgitation. As yet I have seen no feeding at all of this nestling. At 2 P.M. I gave Brown-eyes soft food and worms in the glade. She showed no disposition to go to the nest, so I went down to it a began calling. In a minute or two she answered and when she was sitting on the rim of the nest I thrust out my hand toward the nest, Green-eyes slipped out and I found there were still two eggs unhatched. I intended to take them both out and see if either was pipped, but when I had taken one, Brown-eyes slipped into the nest and I did not like to disturb her . There was no sign of the egg's hatching, so I pushed it underneath Brown-eyes again and she shifted her position a little in order