(159) considered my continued presence was no longer necessary for their happiness so I retreated to the chair. G.E. settled on the nest; B.E. presumably to remove the sting from the snub just administered and to show that there was no animus back of it, came and stood by the chair for a short time doing absolutely nothing. She then walked slowly away some place. These meal worms certainly relieve relieve a lot of pressure during the feeding period. The young were carefully scrutinized at "reading distance". Their eyes are not yet open. I think that there is little doubt of the third ones being hatched on the 17th. If this is correct and they were hatched on successive days, then they range in age from 6 to 8 days. At about 3:30 as I was cleaning soft food from a dish near the shop, Green-eyes took several loads of it up to the nest, although the quantity each time was very small. This is the first inanimate substance which I have seen carried there. I went to the glade and sat in the chair, but Brown-eyes did not appear. Green-eyes, though, made regular trips between me and the nest, taking the worms from the ground at my feet, carrying 41 worms in ten minutes. He looks more slender than his mate, is more alert and much quicker in his movements. This is the first time he has done such intensive feeding and it looks as if Brown-eyes had been away some time, especially as she has not looked me up in the garden where I have been working for several hours. About 5 I went to the glade. Brown-eyes was there shortly and began her regular express service, I on the delivery end, the baby thrashers on the others. Green-eyes came down from the nest and joined the stuffing campaign, taking worms from my hand this time, but not jumping up as his mate does. First he watched Brown-eyes as she passed by him fully loaded, then he begged