(512) Brownie jumps up on my knee as if by right and waits until I hand him a worm. He even expects now, if I drop a worm, that I will pick it up and give it to him and save him the exertion of getting it himself! At 10:40 there were no adults at the nest, but B's feet were soon heard on the perches in the glass house and he stepped to the rim of the nest and immediately began inspection, tapping the bottom of the nest near the stern of each youngster in order, I suppose, to induce Joint feed-defecation.(?) When I attempted to feed the chicks with the spatula, he was always too quick for me and intercepted each offering, eating it himself. To avoid stuffing him I stopped, then tapped him on the back with the spatula. As anticipated, he tried to throw it away. This was repeated several times. He appeared to be only mildly annoyed, for the last time I tapped him, he noted that there were a few crumbs of soft-food on the stick, so instead of trying to wrench it away from me, he picked them off delicately, and resumed his detailed inspection and police duty. It will be noted that, while his attitude at the nest is mild and courteous, he is in no sense servile, but is prepared to defend himself against unwarranted intrusions upon his dignity, without being overawed by the superiority in size of his tormentor. At the same time he is not so preoccupied with resenting an encroachment upon his rights as to blind him to opportunities of extracting some recompense from the aggressor. 12:55 (Temp.72). Neither adult at the nest, but B soon came without food and then G carrying something small. B fed the young up to G's arrival, then ate for himself alone, so I pushed him away and he left. G ate nothing herself, but gave the young a good feed, settled upon them and then stared at me fixedly, so I left. 2:20. I have been watching B's behavior at the nest for about a half hour. Throughout all of that period, except when actually