the chickadee-like call of the Plain Titmouse. Seen together, the two young differ materially except in eye color. One bird is much lighter about the head, throat and breast This is the one with the prominent stripe above the eye. Nova seems to differ from Brownie in the same way. About 3 P.M. Nova came out boldly into the open in the glade and ate from the food dishes about 15 feet from me. B and the two young bird were in the glade at the same time. One of them suddenly developed a full-fledged ability to scrip in adult fashion . Both are 29 days old and 12 days from the nest . Neither has been heard practicing its song for several days. April 16th. First Road-runner here. At 8:30 A.M. as I passed the temporary lath covering for some small rhododendrons and azaleas by the dormitory tree, I noted a large bunch of feathers, black, white and tawny on top of the struct- ure. As I stared at it, it took recognisable form and I was astonished to see that it was a Road-runner, crest, red spot behind the eyes and everything. It slowly stood up, stared at me, then slipped quietly into the bushes, not greatly alarmed. It happened that there was a ten foot pole beside him, and that was about his distance away. I now recalled that I had heard, earlier in the morning, a dove-like cooing that I could not identify, and that Julio had reported to me a mysterious bird dusting in the driveway yesterday. 9:30 A.M. I again heard the cooing: Coo, coo, coo, coo-oo, coo-oo, coo, descending in pitch and getting softer, with longer and doubled coos toward the end, the last one being a single coo. I found him within a few feet of the same place, and he again slipped away quietly, but not in panic, when he saw me, erecting his crest. The young thrashers came out with B and opened their bills for food. They are getting tamer, but usually back away as I am about to make the final thrust with the feeder, though not always.