July 27th. At 7:15 A.M. Greenie and No.4 were in the glade . No.4 came to me of his own volition and opened his mouth, but backed off when I tried to feed him. About 9 o'clock, while looking for cats, the Spotted Towhees showed me one, by their cries. I could not get it. A few minutes later I saw another, also ungettable. It is worse than I thought. The first cat was after a young towhee. About 10 o'clock Brownie was in the berry patch and came to me for worms. At 10:40, while sitting in the glade, no thrashers in sight, I shot a rabbit outside the glade. Greenie, coming from some place out of sight, reached the rabbit before I did and was circling about it scrapping. He calmed down at once and forgot all about the rabbit when I offered worms. This is the first performance of [illegible] kind for Greenie. Brownie, as these notes record, has reacted in the same way toward a squirrel, a rabbit and a jay. No other birds here have shown any interest in slain animals. It seems to be a thrasher char- acteristic, now that Greenie's behavior shows that it is not peculiar to Brownie. (Nest No.45. A Brown Towhee nest containing three eggs in an oak near the S.W. --found by accident while training ivy nearby. One adult was on the nest when found. The material of the nest reflects the lateness of the season, being made of the stalks of recently dried out weeds. (Star Thistle?). This is the tenth Brown towhee nest this year within the property lines. Another one just outside, but belonging to residents, is not included). Greenie continued to feed No.4 throughout the rest of the day, Brownie, when seen, seeming to be looking out for herself and eating all worms offered her. A Yellow-bellied Racer was caught in the lath-house and put