(251) food and proceeded to throw out about three quarters of it, watching it fall to the ground with interest. He threw out the spatula also and when he had had enough to eat, jumped down and "killed" it, then off to bask and doze on the ground. The other two young ones came shortly, one after the other, both eating from the dish which was now on the ground. After that they chased each other around the bushes and then retired into their branches to doze. Brownie came again, about 10 o'clock for more food, first glancing about, presumably to see if there was anything to chase, but saw nothing, although I could see two of the youngsters sitting perfectly still in the same bush. Brownie left without stirring things up and as I passed below the oval lawn, she called and mounted to the top of a high bush and talked, appearing about to fly down to me. However, she did not. She has not talked much for some time and I am wondering if she has hatched out a youngster, and is getting me prepared for new draughts on the commissary department. I have not checked back on dates to see if anything is due and will investigate at the next before doing so. Thus far the nest has been examined but once. 10.45. Brownie was on the nest and would not get off, so I felt under her and there were some lumpy things under her that had no shells on them. I do not know how many. Standing as high as I dare on the ladder brings my ear close to the nest and I could hear the fairy chours, faint but nevertheless unmistakeable. More thrashers! About 11 o'clock I was in the glade and Brownie came in. As soon as I displayed some worm, she was up after them instantly, taking several and disappearing in the direction of Nest No. 4, evidently to feed the new arrivals and incidentally reversing what has been the usual flow of traffic. The three large young birds, now fully as large as their parents and practically indistinguishable from them except by detailed scrutiny, were still in the glade, though Brownie