Rhody was still in bed at 9:20 A.M. He was seen leaving the vicinity of the tree at 9:45. He taps on the dining room windows of the Scamell house so much that Mrs. Scamell has to see that they receive special attention, and threatens to sue me for damages caused by "my" bird. My position in the matter is that the state of California expressly stipulates in permits granted for the keeping of wild birds in captivity, that title to them remains in the state, hence no liability rests with me; especially now that Rhody is a free bird. About noon a Cooper hawk caught one of the pigeons that comes here. It was able to raise about five feet from the ground and fly perhaps 75 feet with it, mostly down hill. On being pursued the pigeon was abandoned. We fastened it to the top of a fence post, and in about a half an hour the hawk was on it eating it, and was shot. It proved to be an immature Cooper hawk, probably a male, and, while neither bird was weighed, I think there is little doubt of the pigeon's being at least as heavy as the hawk. The hawk had four bands across its tail beyond the coverts and one beneath the coverts. (Hoffmann says 3). New voice sound by Rhody While reaching for a mouse which I was holding by the tail, Rhody repeatedly fell short of seizing it and each time emitted a soft, low-pitched ooh! that was scarcely audible. Rail's voice. Once today when the rail was washing his food in the pool he uttered a series of soft, low, musical notes, difficult to describe. Rail's food. He is tremendously fond of angle-worms and will stop eating them only when he is practically filled up, as evidenced by his swallowing motions continuing long after the worm has disappeared. Shrimps, which he refused yesterday, were acceptable in limited quantity, and also chopped meat (Hamburger steak). He likes to put this in the pool and let it become dispersed and then pick it out a small piece at a time. He appears to like an abundance of water