a small annex to the road-runner cage (He is now separated from the magpies) in which I can set up a camera and tripod to get "close-ups" of Rhody. Brownie, therefore was often seen and heard. On his return from the east he sat in the top of the old oak as his singing station. He came to me at the cage for a worm--which was unexpected--as he is much preoccupied with other matters. He then carried a twig to the platform. while I was unable to watch him much, the song was largely made up of phrases and character of tone used while courting, and Nova (presumably) visited him there behind the screen. His present behavior plainly proclaims --I suppose to Nova, but it may be to all females--that he has a fine beginning of a nest at a place that he has proved by past experience to be excellent and that she, or they, should come and have a look at it! He does get visitors (or a visitor) too, but one or both leave shortly. Bb is still here and comes to me for worms, but is nervous; es- pecially about what may be concealed in the surrounding bushes. He is having a pretty thorough moult and looks most untidy, though his head and throat are looking fairly decent. He wanders about alone. This creature is becoming fairly tame. Although his domain was noisy with saws, hammers, etc., he was not in the least frightened. In fact he hung about as close to the work as he could get without having something fall on him. When the job was completed he came th through the first available connecting opening to inspect it, and when I went in and sat down (it is only 3 feet square) he came in just the same. I set up a motion picture camera there and showed Rhody a 14 inch, live gopher snake which I held in my hand. He fairly begged for it and I got a picture of him about 2 feet away looking at it longingly. When I released it, he had it in a flash. Pictures were obtained of his actions in killing and swallowing it. This snake would not strike.