(360) Snooty was seen only once today--about 8 A.M., although I looked for him frequently. August 29th. Both adults were on the oval lawn at 7:25 and remained on and about it for the next hour or so. Snooty was not to be found anywhere. Brownie's tail is fully grown out and Greenie's also with the exception of two or three short feathers at the base. snooty absent. 9:50. Snooty still absent. At 9:30 I went to the glade--no thrashers to be seen--but shortly a soft call overhead in the old oak directed attention to Brownie on a large horizontal limb working her way gradually towards me about 10 feet from the ground, although I had not called. Soon Greenie, who had evidently seen me enter, approached me, coming from the outside. He evidently thought he had at least a temporary monopoly of the worms, as he ran towards me with confidence and was about to jump up on me when Brownie, much to his disgust as evidenced by his opening his bill at her and making harsh noises, suddenly dropped down from the branch to the ground be- tween us, then up to my knee, with no consideration at all for her mate. Greenie stayed where he was and I tossed him worms over Brown- ie's head, handing the latter a worm for each one I gave Greenie. This was satisfactory to both for a time, but finally became too slow for Brownie. She wanted to get at the box which I held out of her reach against my chest, but she climbed up there and proceeded to dig the worms out throwing the bran all over me and taking from my fingers the worms which I had reserved for Greenie. After this she sat on my knee awaiting further developments and scrutinizing the sky for hawks just as if I had not been anything more than a convenient perch. Drinking behavior After this she went to the drinking dish and drank pigeon fashion, getting all she wanted without removing her bill from the water until satisfied and even then her bill was not raised above the normal angle at which it is habitually carried..