forenoon. At 1:35 in the glade Greenie unearthed a salamander (newt, water- dog) which I supposed at the time was a lizard as Greenie was about 15 feet away in the shade. He pounded the creature for about 5 min- utes, stretching to his full height to increase the force of his blow. He then abandoned it and Brownie took it into the bushes where I could barely see her and worked on it for about 10 minutes and then disap- peared. As I left the glade I saw her still working on it. She then abandoned it in turn and Greenie took it; then Brownie, etc. Finally after 25 minutes had elapsed (actual timing) both left it, so I got it and made a rough tracing of it. (346A) Its tail had been broken off so that it was a stub 1/2 inch long. The length overall was 3 1/2 inches (approx.) All blows seem to have been aimed at the head which was somewhat battered. I took it back to the glade and offered it to Brownie and she worked on it for several minutes more, then gave up. It was too big to swallow and too tough to break up. This adds another item to the diet, as clearly, if the newt had been smaller it would have been eaten. There was no disagreement between the birds over possession, each seeming satisfied to allow the other to do what- ever it could to the animal. Immediately after this episode Snootty was given worms at the oval lawn. He is still very round-eyed, flat- headed and nervous about things in the surrounding shrubbery. He also still deliberately pecks my hand and the last worm, again, was carried around for more than a minute accompanied by cluckings. About 5:00 Snootty was in the orchard and his parents were at the east side of the glade, outside, taking turns at hammering either a lizard or a newt. When I went to see which it was Greenie ran off with it into the bushes and when he returned he did not have it. After this Brownie favored me with a long solo, sitting on the ground near my feet. The new tails of the pair are about three-quar-