ship in some form, and that Bb would not have been chased if he had k kept away. Again the chasing carries with it a suggestion, that B has a new family in mind and getting rid of former broods is a pre- liminary step. (There is a fine sub-song just outside the window.... .....It is Nb, as determined by his tail and neck, digging and sing ing happily. I have recorded before that the sound of this machine ha song has stimulated other young birds to song. Nb's digging is fully pro- essional in quality. He is about 18 feet away). There was something about Nova's song that suggested the opening notes of the Bullock Oriole and phrases resembling the California On p. 422, Sept.27, '32, I find a similar linnet more than a little. (female. These two records are only ones. A kangaroo rat was caught in the drain pipe from the drinking and bathing basin of the new cage extension. It was offered to Rhody, but he would have nothing to do with, merely glancing at it sidewise and passing it by. It was put aside for a later occasion. Sept. 8th. The usual (at present) loud thrasher singing on the part of several performers opened the day. B was singing off to the south east about 8 o'clock. About 10 minutes later he was digging in the oval lawn, and was so cheeky, that when I went out there to remonstrate, he worked his way toward me slowly, still digging, until he was conduct- ing his operation practically under my nose. He was "rewarded" for h his efforts with a worm or two and desisted. A few minutes later he getting his congregation together in the sparrow-hawk pine. Rhody and snake. About 9 A.M. neighbors children brought a live gopher snake, which when measured, was found to be a little over 15 inches long-- a youngster--but already able to imitate the head-form of a venomous snake, and a fierce striker. (B now in full song someplace behind me). RR refuses rat. Rhody had been offered the rat again this morning and it was still untouched in the cage, as was also the meat placed there. When he RR catches snake by head was shown the snake he was immediately interested and when the snake struck at him, he neatly caught him by the head and snapped him around