(177) Both adults at once fell to eating hungrily from the spoon, but neatly picking up all crumbs wherever they lodged. Greenie has not altogether abandoned the idea an idea that I should feed him like a young bird occasionally as he still opens his bill to me at times like this and likes to have me put food in it. This rather strengthens me in the original impression- ion that he is a young bird. While the adults were eating the young were quite for a long time, but they began begging for food in the cend and the parents fed them well on soft food, but not stuffing them. Once when Green-eyes' head interfered with Brown-eyes efforts to feed a certain chick, she tapped him on top of it and he moved it to one side and held it there, although the position was uncomfortable for him. Quarters are very much cramped by the twigs and small branches. During this period B.E.'s tail was forced straight up into the air and held there by a branch and her mate's was similarly held horizontally at right angles to his body. I next offered worms and both parents went over the feeding operation again, Greenie frequently getting worms from Brownie instead of from me. The last who gave it to Green-eyes who was holding worm was taken by Green Brown-eyes who held his open bill straight up into the air. When he took it he remained perfectly motionless, bill still in air, facing his mate. Their breasts were touching. Brown-eyes began to get sleepy, as her eyes began to get dull and closed slowly. She rested her bill on Greenie's and took a little nap. As I left Greenie had not changed his position at all, though his mate had shifted slightly and had her eyes open. I did no timing, therefore it is merely a guess that Greenie held his head (with the worm in his beak) immovable for three minutes while I watched--- how much longer after I left I do not know. I should like to know the reason for this action. It must have been fully a minute before Brownie used him as a bill-rest, so I do not think it was offered as a rest.