621 nestlings and ate some himself. When I retired to the ground, he followed, flying to me knee, but immediately departing when he saw only ant eggs. Several times he investigated, but each time saw that I had nothing but the eggs and turned away in the air before reaching my knee. Speculation re G. I have an indistinct recollection that G disappeared for a short time, from the glade, to start nest No. 4 while B was attending to the No.3 brood, and will look this up. However, if she did, it was after the brood had left the nest. No G. 4:10 P.M. Up tp this time, still no Greenie. I feed young ant eggs. I offered the nestlings softened ant eggs on a spatula and they took them greedily, impaling themselves on the stick with no sing of fear. B approves. B came and watched the operation with seeming approval, eating some of the eggs himself. He does not seem to be worried by the absence of his mate; perhaps it is part of the plan. No G. No signs of Greenie all day. March 29th. Both adults absent. At 8:30 A.M. neither adult was to be found. Hunting and calling brought no results. The young were sleeping quietly in the nest. B returns minus food. At about 8:45, as I turned from the nest, there was a soft quelick coming from it and Brownie was in it, having brought no food. No G. Up to 9:50--no Greenie. " "11:30 " New pattern in scavenging nest. Brownie, for the first time, has been observed to carry excrement from the nest--a change from the pattern heretofore noted. Returns to former method. 6:06 P.M. He has not abandoned the former method, however, as I have just noted at the nest. Greenie is still absent. I do not understand why Brownie does not call her, unless he knows where she has gone and approves. March 30th. At 7:30 A.M., Brownie waiting for me in the upper garden. Went