(265) A (suppliated by mistake) it may have been well fed before; in any case it did not seem very eager for it. In general it can be said of this particular feeding distribution period that the proportioning of the food amongst them was almost entirely in proportion to the eagerness shown by the individuals. The birds that made the most display of hunger were the ones that got the most food. Toward the end of the period Brownie had to cluck to them pretty constantly and touch their heads to get any response from them at all. Finally they would take no more and Brownie followed their example and then hovered them. During this feeding the copious flow of her saliva was very noticeable, thus when bending over one of them trying to get it to open up, the saliva dripped from the tip of her bill. Both of the parents walk on their offspring carelessly and twice today, in my presence, one of them squealed in pain when stood upon by its parent. The latter seem to disregard these outcries and get off only when it suits their convenience, apparently, and then in deliberate fashion. (The quail are eating at the table 8 feet from here outside the open window. They are disturbed by the sound of this machine). 7:50 P.M. A last round failed to reveal any of Brood No.1. This, then is the first day that none of them has been seen or fed on the premises. There has been nothing today to substantiate the theory that they might return here to roost. A last look at nest No.4 showed the youngsters well covered by one of the parents; how- ev'ras I watched they suddenly surged upward tossing the adult about as if it were in a boiling pot. A little later, as they get still stronger any one of them they will be able to lift their parents right off their feet. This nest, like all of the others, is lined with soap-root fiber.