(181) Roll 3 1:45 Got Brownie sitting on the kitchen scales. The remote control apparatus again stuck and the camera reeled off the difference between 65 and 48 feet before I could wrench the thing off. I do not know how much was good. May 31 As I stepped out of the door at 7:30 A.M. Brownie saw me almost at once and called: "Too-whee-t-you-wheet, wheet." I paid no attention to her and walked toward the shop. She again called in the same way, watching me from about 100 feet off. I ignored her and went into the shop by a devious route and began mixing food. Soon she was sitting on the door looking in, but did not want to fly down, so disappeared over the wall and walked in through the gate. She wanted no food for herself, but for the nestlings as she refused soft food and carried worms away. In a short time she was back again. Age of nestlings These notes show that the complete brood of 3 was first seen in its entirety on the 18th., therefore we know that the youngest bird is not less than 13 days old now. However, it is reasonably certain that the last one was hatched no later than the 17th.(See notes). This would make the youngest 14 days old, so that if they were hatched on successive days, which there is little reason to doubt, their ages at today noon are 14, 15 and 16 days, respectively. Mrs. Wheelock gives 12 to 14 days as the period [illegible] [illegible] during which the young occupy the nest. Judging by the appearance and actions of the family under observation, I would say think that a fright might send these little fellows off now, although they cannot (or will not) swallow anything unless it is put well down their gullets at present. They will occasionally, however, peck in an indifferent sort of way at food I offer them. They are very quiet nestlings, as apart, aside from a squeal now and then when disturbed, they make no sound except that faint faraway chorus when food is offered by the parents, and even on such occasions they are