be absolutely certain there was no mistake I induced him to come to me at other places where he has never been before, such as the front steps and the terrace by the dining room windows. At 11:00 I was in the glade putting out a fresh supply of food when Brownie came and, soon after Cheeky, although he saw Brownie there before him. As soon as she spotted him the chase was on, Cheeky flying and running about me with frightened yips. Brownie chased him earnestly, but her mind was at least partially on worms, so I managed to check her on the fourth or fifth lap by displaying them, whereupon the pursuit checked and Cheeky stood about 25 feet away watching developments. When Brownie had 6 worms I flapped my hand at her to make her run to the nest, but she jumped up on it thinking it a part of the worm episode. After giving her one or two more I got her to leave and turned my attention to Cheeky who responded immediately with perfect confidence, getting his fill of both meal- worms and soft food. He is as tame as ever. 12:15. At intervals while writing the foregoing, I have paused to attend to the thrashers, inviting them to the terrace just outside the window, when I have seen them on the oval lawn below. Greenie was again the first to come. When he went back to the nest Brownie came and jumped up on my lap inside the dining room as I sat 3 feet from this machine. When she returned Greenie came with her and together both birds came into this room, without hesitation and took worms from (At the typewriter) me as I sat exactly where I am sitting now! I have not moved from this chair since then. I have had a wild idea that I would try to get ink on Brownie's feet and get her to put her mark on one of these together pages as a certificate of genuineness. I think it can be done, but there are other things in the room besides this paper. I have not, before today, attempted to get either bird to en- ter the house, especially Greenie, and the explanation of their doing it so unhesitatingly is the need for food for the nestlings in