it 760 Whips it about like a whip, whirling him over his head and slapping him on the ground hard. This lasted for a few seconds and then the snake was re- its leased, still full of fight. Rhody made no effort to avoid his blows, it relying upon his own quickness of movement to enable him to seize him by the head every time a blow was struck. He did not try to approach the snake from the rear or from the side at all, but always approach- ed him head on, never missing his hold. He did not appear excited and it the snake soon showed the effect of the treatment he was receiving, so it Rhody frequently laid him down almost casually and rested. No at- it tempt was made to kill the snake by striking him with the point of the bill, nor was any but the head-hold used until resistance ceased. it Then, two or three times, he was taken by the middle and slammed about on the ground. When the snake was no longer moving it was swallowed head first without difficulty. The whole affair lasted perhaps 3 or 4 minutes. (The cage is 9 feet square, but in the early morning, the portion where the execution took place is in shadow and no motion picture was taken, unfortunately). Frontal attack. Never misses head. Doesn't strike it. Easily swal- lows it. Duration. Snake regarded as food only? From the two snake episodes involving the road-runner, it appears that the bird's interest in these reptiles centers upon their avail- ability as food and that he is able to discriminate between swallow- able and non-swallowable sizes. His reliance upon his own swiftness of motion appears complete and justifiable and it will also be noted that, in contrast to the thrasher, his attack is directed at the head instead of at the tail. Method con- trasted with B's. Bb's moult and behavior. Bb has a band of pin-feathers extending from the base of the bill to the back of the head, and a patch of them where his white throat-patch should be. He is rough all over the body. He knows what the worm box is for as well as his father, but has not yet decided whether my fingers are good to eat or not. As he is still here, B's chase of him may not have been an eff effort at expulsion. Possibly he only wanted to get him away from