he will at least investigate them as a possible source of food, if for no other reason. He sat about 10 feet away while I was placing the second house. He took a live mouse offered him, but did not eat it. Oct.22nd. It cleared at sunset last night. Brownie sang often during the early morning hours. Rhody was found hunting on the edge of the chaparral to the west. He took and ate a live mouse offered him, but only when it was put on the ground in front of him and started to run. A little later he was up on the bank near the second house. He looked at it curiously from the ground, then, much to my delight, and somewhat to my surprise, went up to it, using a perch which had been placed there for his convenience. This time he did not stop at the porch, but went inside and turned about in there. I left while he was still in it, so as not to complicate any mental processes which he might indulge in as a result of his discovery. 11:45. Well, Rhody is still in the house! It was almost exactly 45 minutes ago when he entered. This is encouraging. The house is oriented so as to give protection from the strongest winds and also a wide outlook, which I think is one of his requirements, and at the same time, it is fairly well concealed by foliage. It is large enough so that he can flatten his tail vertically up against the wall. After seeing him in his roost, always with a support for his tail, it is believed that tail support also forms a part of his specifica- cations for a suitable resting place. roost. 12 M. As usual, after the first consequential rain, the flying ants (termites?) are coming from the ground in large numbers. Brownie has selected one favorable spot where he is gobbling them as fast as he can and is driving off the other birds when they poach upon his preserve. The others interested are: Brown and Spotted