851 Experiment with B. At 9:45 Brownie was still at the glade and Nova in one of the low trees forming it. B was given all the worms he wanted in the expectation that he would either go up the old oak and sing or else go to the nest. I went off to find Rhody and give B time to make up his mind what to do. Rhody Rhody was not in his roost at 9:50. Mrs. Scamell called him and he poked his head up out of the bushes in his usual morning location west of my place and north across the street from the S Scamell's. He stood on the bank facing us and I went over and tossed worms up to him. Outcome of experiment is: B in nest. In the meantime B had not sung again, but was found in the nest at 10:10. At 10:45 he was still there, singing softly at intervals. This song was strongly reminiscent of the first immature attempts of the young thrasher; more than of B's own quarter song. His quarter song earlier in the glade--I forgot to record at the time-- was made up almost entirely of recognisable full-song phrases. Influence of food. This incident again suggests the strong influence which an ample food supply may have upon the normal behavior of these birds. flaphra The Virginia? Rail. (Characteristics) of captive. This little fellow in the cage with the young mocking- bird has now become sybaritic in his habits, spending hours at a time lying or standing in his nest in the top of the pyracantha bush. (P. Yumanensis). He is able to fly up into it directly at an angle of about 45 degrees. Its height from his take-off is about 5 feet. He also stands on top of the bush, but must occupy a place where there is at least one fork as he is unable to clasp a branch with his toes. When trying to move about on or in the bush, he is, for that reason, extremely awkward and unsteady and subject to falls. This is all the more noticeable because of