(271) around a little, and then jumped up on to the table and then came and stood by my plate waiting for something to eat. Greenie flew into the room by another window and out again immediately, being frightened by the door to another room being suddenly opened. Brownie got what she wanted and flew directly out the window from the table. 10:30 A.M. Using 1" lens with stop set between f/5.5 and 8, got 4 feet of Greenie sitting on a rock about 9 feet away, camera held in the hand. After this both birds began making regular trips between the nest and myself, Greenie jumping up into my hand just like Brownie, but not insisting like Brownie upon getting at the worm box too. When I held it out to him he then dug worms out of it in approved fashion. He made more trips than Brownie--for the first time-- and continued after Brownie had left, until the last worm was taken. On one of his trips to the nest he caught a honey-bee without dropping the worms he was carrying until it was necessary in order to prepare the bee for consumption by the young birds. July 15th. Up to 1 P.M. no signs of any one of the first brood. The second brood will be able to leave the nest soon. Their tails are now about an inch and a half long. I have made no effort to tame them and have fed them directly not more than a half dozen times. It would be very easy to tame them if they were taken in hand now. I have not checked on their ages, but the youngest is known to be not less than 12 days old. About 2:30 the gopher snake was brought in his cage to the steps at the oval lawn, Mr. W.F. Sampson being on hand to witness whatever might occur. The camera was set up and the field of view was marked out on the road. Brownie was induced to jump up on the cage for a pre-view and as soon as she saw the snake beneath her feet became mildly excited, danced about and clucked. I took the snake by the tail and introduced him to the arena. Brownie, while interested, was not nearly so excited as on the previous occasion.