later, in the glade, he was throwing bran all over my lap from the worm-box there. June 13th. One chick and one egg. At about 10 A.M. the nest contained one egg and one chick. It is not known when the egg hatched. June 14th. Two chicks. At 10:40 A.M., as Brownie took charge at the nest without having taken any food to it, a peep into it revealed two little thrashers. B responds to gun shot. At about 1:25 P.M. I shot a lizard with a BB gun about 80 yards from the thrasher nest, intending to give it to the road-runner. Brownie evidently heard the shot, for he came running along the road Takes first meal worm to carefully on the ground and ran and flew toward the nest. The cycle nest. is once more under way and it will be noted that this is the first meal worm for this brood, and only one was taken--very thoroughly broken up. Road-runner When I showed the lizard to Rhody he became interested at once and takes lizard from did come, but hand. made swallowing movements. I went inside the aviary and held it out to him. He wanted very much to come and get it, in fact was afraid to make the last snatch as long as it was in my hand; but when I laid it down he took it eagerly and waited for more. I got another one and this one he took from my hand courageously. The lizard. (This lizard was dark in color--almost black. Besides the two wide blue bands paralleling the white belly, there were two almost black ones and the under side of the legs was a decided yellow). MOULTING 1. Magpies. feathers and their necks are beginning now to get a little "bald". Also they are working on their feathers more, are not so sleek, do not bathe so often and show new flight feathers sprouting. Yesterday Brownie scratched himself very thoroughly everywhere as if he itched all over. It looks like the beginning of the moult with him. A new gesture, first with one foot and then with the other, was much like that of a cat washing its face. I have not seen it before with any bird. He rubbed not only the sides of his head, but his