(494) that B was coming. It did, for there he was, in the house, a few inches from my ear. He had a small insect which he gave to Greenie and which she gave to a nestling. (All this about 18 inches from my face). He then moved about a foot closer to my face and looked at me as if expecting something. Of course I handed him a worm, which he drew out from between my fingers with infinite gentleness. G asked for it, was given it and fed another youngster. B stepped into the house and came back with some soft-food which he fed to a young bird himself. He then departed through the house and Greenie hovered the young. There are several interesting things here: First, G's resistance broke down to the extent that she did take the worm, but refused to do anything with it until B was certain to be there, and was already near. I know that she saw him coming. Second, G took all the living food from B and selected the birds to be fed. Perhaps the emphasis should be on the fact that it was the first few helpings and not that it was living. The inference one is tempted to draw is that G knew best or thought she did, which should be first. I leave this to the experts. Third, B, after getting the key to the feeding order, took a hand himself. This also goes to the experts. Fourth, B's gentleness in taking worms at the nest is characteris- when he is not going to eat them himself. Usually he is pretty rough about it away from the nest and also when he eats them there. As his pattern in feeding the young is one of gentleness toward them, possibly his gentleness toward me at the same time is merely an extension of the feeding pattern. Night roost. 9:55 P.M. (Crystal clear, light breeze from the north, Temp. 52) One bird is on the nest, the other in Room B. The only response this bird made when the flash-light was turned full upon its belly from a point about 5 feet below it was to move the middle toe of one foot 2 or 3 times. It seems that it sleeps here when it is