(133) so away, says that a third bird is nesting in this tree and it is not a linnet. I found that he thought all linnets are red. I asked him to show me the picture of the bird in Hoffmann's book and he picked out a female purple finch first and then [illegible] finally decided, from the pictures alone, that it was a Fox Spar- row! These Monterey pines have rather dense foliage and many good nesting places. The Birds, especially at this time of the year, are almost constantly in them. It is almost impossible to find nests in them except by watching the birds themselves as nearly every tuft of growing needles, every accumulation of loose needles and every group of cones looks like a nest. They have never been systematically searched--nor has the rest of the growth here for that matter--and I am sure that there are, in the course of a season, a very considerable number of nests not found at all. Many nests not found, also, are undoubtedly of ground nesting birds. I rarely look carefully for such nests absolutely except in places where it is necessary to water during the nesting season. Practically all of the nests here are found more or less by accident. I am hoping to induce the grosbeaks to build although it is getting late this year, by keeping sunflower seed out for them. They are patronizing the cherry tree fairly well and are staying longer than formerly, but have not been seen at the sunflower station). A little before this Brown-eyes was seen up in the old oak with a worm in her bill, which she swallowed. About a minute after she made regurgitating movements and the worm reappeared in her bill. The worm fell to the ground. Instead of going down after it, as I expected she would do, she came to me for food, but did not go to the nest. About 2P.M. I went to the nest where a bird was calling "scrap" and saw Green-eyes sitting along side of it and his mate apparently