(166) scripping overhead and he was seen running along a horizontal branch of the old oak, looking down at me. I held the box of worms open below him and he jumped down but not to the box and, still "scripping" gathered worms dropped to him and fed the young. The adults now spend a good deal of time away from the nest, but one or the other appears rather quickly when one approaches it near. I saw nothing of Brown-eyes, but evidently she knew all about my movements, for I went directly to my shop which is about 100 feet away and opens into a small enclosed court with a six foot wall on two sides and house walls on the other two and she evidently followed me there, because as I looked through the shop door back into the court at a piece of work I was engaged on in the court, there was Brown-eyes coming through the gate after me. Of course I gave her worms to take to the nest and she ran off. It was a certainly that she would be back again, so I went into the shop and sat down facing the double door which opens into the court, as I wished to see if this bird would have cheek evenough to enter into the core of my private domain, with its motors, engines, lathe and miscellaneous machinery and what not. In about a minute she was back, scrutinized my new setting curiously walking about the floor and under my chair, not forgetting the worms. On her next return trip she entered, then sat upon the top of the open door wiping her beak on it and trying to figure out how she could best dive down upon me without getting tangled up in things, as from her present location, one short quick turn in the air would be necessary to complete the evolution successfully. However, she either gave up this attempt for the reason stated, or else discovered that the worm box was practically empty--which I believe was the true reason-- and departed. It is clear that I can no longer defer erecting some sort of a rigging at the nest whereby I can comfortably cater to this family with less luxurious provender if I am to remain financially sound and,