(37) Between worms it was necessary for him to have several agonizing sun-fits in which he appeared to disassemble himself almost com- pletely. After this he spent a lot of time in getting himself properly rearranged to the last feather with meticulous care. I had expected, from what I had been told, to hear a great deal of singing by the male on arrival of the first egg, and in this way, be able to identify the sexes. Curiously enough, since the first egg was laid, I have heard no loud singing by either bird and, for the present at least, there is little talk and subsinging. At exactly 11:40 A.M. I went up to the nest. As I approached, it was noted that the occupant was going through the same performance as it was yesterday at this time. When I got up to the nest, the second bird appeared and, as they changed shift, egg No. 2 was revealed for a moment. I climbed down immediately, called to me the bird that had just left and it proved to be Brown Eyes. Soft-food seems to make B.E. very thirsty. Each time, so far, that she has taken a drink in my presence, she has jumped into the middle of the bath. The depth to which she dips her bill seems to vary according to the depth of the water. 1:30 P.M. Green Eyes is having a long turn on the nest. B.E. is down on the bank, outside of the fence, south of the glade. She comes squeezing through the wire mesh. It is pretty tight for her. She has a good meal of soft-food and a good drink, jumping into the middle of the dish as before. This fence is a wire one with trian- gular mesh. The triangles have a clear opening of 2 " base and 4" alitude. They are arranged alternately base up and base down. The ground level is higher on the inside than on the outside; consequent- ly is difficult for the birds to get through at ground level. To