(11) foliage at the base of the tree. As I stood there, seeing no evidence of the presence of the birds, the female dropped quietly out of the foliage at my feet and looked up at me. She then took worms from my hand. I went to the house to get more worms and soft-food for her. The latter she ate from my hand with no sign of fear whatever, just like a chicken eating out of a dish. This took several minutes; then she gave me one good peck, backed off, looked up into my face and began at once to pick up twigs near me, carrying them up into the tree about 4 or 5 feet higher than the top of the bank, about 10 feet above the floor of the glade, which the branches overhanging. There were perhaps 5 or 6 twigs already in the "nest". She was soon joined by the male who carried up perhaps one twig to her five or six; at in- tervals she would come over to me for more food, then back to work. During this time I was sitting on the ground about 8 feet horizontal- ly from the nest and about 4 feet below it; so my eyes were about 8 feet from it. The birds showed no nervousness whatever at my presence and made no attempt at secretive ness. The male would come within 3 or 4 feet of me, take worms tossed to him and "talk" to me, but would not come nearer. They worked casually and spasmodically, sometimes leaving it for hours at a time. I soon discovered that when they were not working, they would go back on the job again if I gave them food, even when they were as much as 200 feet from the nest when I fed them. Feb. 21st. For the first time the female stepped on my hand while feeding, without seeming to notice that the act was unusual. She stood with one foot on the ground and one on my hand. The twigs selected are sometimes as long as 18 inches. So far the birds invariably climb up from the ground, and for the first few days worked from below the nest, placing the twigs as high above their heads as they could reach, moving them about until placed to their satisfaction.