got two worms, giving both to the young bird, then retired. Evidently he does not believe in withholding food entirely. The situation at present is then; Brownie will not feed and makes attacks which are mostly sham, but does not always attack. Greenie does not attack, but apparently does not object to Brownie's doing so enough to make an issue of it, though not at ease when he sees what is going on. He still feeds, but less often. If this young bird, who now acts as if he now realizes me to be the most reliable present source of food, is to be chased away--and it looks as if that would be the final result--this is the critical time and in the next day or two he will become a much disillusioned youngster. With no other brood on the way and plenty of room for one more, it does not seem like a square deal. Last time it was Greenie that began the sham attacks and Brownie that made them painfully real. This time, as Brownie has been making the feints it remains to be seen if her consort will follow up with actual blows. August 6th. (At 7:45 A.M. a young Screech Owl, apparently killed by striking the window was picked up ten feet from this spot). At the same time Greenie was feeding Snooty at the oval lawn. He was seen to feed one small grey slug, the first I have seen eaten by a bird of any kind. A large yellow slug which he frequently passed by a few inches was not given any attention. Brownie was nowhere in sight. At 1 P.M. I fed all three thrashers at the oval lawn. Brownie ate all she took. Greenie gave all of his to Snooty, besides which Snooty got some for himself. At 1:15 Brownie came into the glade. For the next hour and twentyfive minutes she was never more than ten feet away from me. For the first 45 minutes she sang continuously with no interruption of more than ten seconds and there were not more than two of these.