Inexplicable behavior. pecking him about the head and chasing him about 25 feet, pecking all the time, the youngster, shrieking in fear and (I suppose) anger. I rescue I rescued him and B calmed down immediately and at once wanted more worms which I gave him, and he resumed feeding his offspring and making regular trips to me, though still a little upset. B shows no resentment toward me, or fear. I cannot account for his attack on the one bird, and it also seems strange that he should keep on friendly and intimate terms with me after all the fear I had caused. It looked as if he intended to drive off the youngster, since he chased him clear to the fence, and I wondered if this was a male and B had some sort of an impulse to clear his territory of males in view of his present problem as to the future. One of the young birds is much larger than the other, but, in the confusion, I could not be certain which. Evidently there is also a difference in temperament already. They were in the cage perhaps 10 minutes at the most. They can Cannot fly. not fly at all. Brownie strangely recovers full voice. Sings everywhere. Still singing. Noisy one is fierce. Other gentle. 2:10. Cross-patch is a great wanderer and keeps Brownie busy finding him. I have just finished a determined drive on his cantankerousness. He was even snarling at Brownie and refusing to open up for worms. Each time I approached him, he raised his wings, crouched