(544) en out the joint continuously and insure flexibility at the same time. With this arrangement he is able to sit up on both feet. Dec.14th. Rain during the night and this morning. I went out about 10 A.M. to see how B&G were faring, carrying an umbrella. They came to within 5 or 6 feet of me, but plainly did not like my new equipment. When I put the umbrella behind me where they could still see it, however, the spell was broken. The youngster's eyes remain swollen, but the leg brace is working well. Dec. 15th. 9 A.M. No change to be noted in the eye condition of the young bird. The lids are so swollen that the film on the cornea is obscured. He has now lost all of his flight feathers, but is active and cheerful. Brownie is full of undersong today and very friendly, occasionally singing a few bars of full song. Dec.16th. 10:20 A.M. B&G were both fed at the glade, coming to take worms freely and on the best of terms with each other. The eyes of the young bird are no better. His feet seem hope- lessly twisted, though I straighten them out frequently and attach them to "shoes" which keep the toes in correct position for an hour or so at a time. His right leg is improved and he now occasionally tries to straighten it himself by stretching. The toes of that foot seem to have no power of movement at all. Dec.17th. No improvement of any kind noted in the young thrasher's eyes or legs. Dec.18th. The eye lids are swollen more, particularly the left eye. There is now some control of the lower lids, as he partially closes them at