Presumably this was the same brood. The eight were cold and wet and covered with Argentine ants, but showed faint signs of life. They were brought here and placed in an oven at about 120 degrees, then in a "double boiler" heated by hot water at about 100 deg. At about 3:30 all but two were out running around the floor. In the meantime two "brooders", one electrically heated and one heat- ed by gas were being overhauled and put in commission for their reception. All of the youngsters but one or two are pretty lively. This is the status of matters at 4:20. Bb2 returns. Bb2, alias: Roughneck, because of ruffled neck feathers from birth, the survivor of the first thrasher brood, has been here all afternoon, making free with the suet mixture, occupying his old haunts, but having apparently forgotten what meal worms are for, as he will not take them. He is fairly tame. June 10th. The quail brood. The home-made, thermostatically controlled "Brooder" work- ed well all night and the 8 young quail were found bright and active this morning. There was a pair of quail hanging about the general vicinity of the nest and the brood was released near them at 7:30 A.M. At least one was seen to go to the male bird and I retired from the scene. At 9 A.M. five of them were found cold and weak, scattered about and incapable of locomotion. Nothing could be seen of the other three, but a cock quail was giving his guard call near wgere last seen. The five chicks were restored and to the brooder now (10 A.M.) are again lively . 10:30 A.M. They have been placed in a large box so disposed as to give them their choice of sun or shade, with young pheasant food and water and an improvised brooder in the corner in which they have taken refuge.