Brownie. Brownie seems to be absenting himself. Rhody. R returned again in the afternoon while two of us were watching the young roadrunners in their cage. I approached him and offered him meat which he took from hand. This is the first time I have offered him food since June 20th., and at that time (see p. 998) he was 3/4 of a mile from here and I had not seen him for 8 days). He was somewhat more shy than formerly, but his memory appears to be good. R and youngsters. I opened the door to the outer cage. R went in and got more meat. He did not seem to notice the youngsters at all, who were in plain view of him. They, however, were curious about him, but seemed to attach no especial significance to his presence, nor regret his going away without establishing some sort of relations with them. July 7th. Rhody home. 4:30 P.M. Rhody has been here almost continuously since first seen about 8 A.M. He has been to the cage for meat several times and come to me once. He seems to be back on the old basis and is just a little shy, more especially of quick movements which he had learned to disregard. R and young. He absolutely disregards his offspring, even when within 6 feet of them. He looks long and lean compared with them, but: A and T. They are getting more slender. A rusty tinge is creeping into their irides. They are inveterate dusters and keep themselves so saturated that the slightest flick with a finger on their plumage almost any place causes a small cloud to float off. They are getting more "serious" looking. They are curious about all birds and aeroplanes, but not afraid of either. They are as tame as kittens and roost on any part of my anatomy, also using me for a take-off point. They chew my ears, pull my hair and try to pull off buttons, wipe their bills on any part of my persons or clothes that is convenient. Brownie and family. B is away most of the day, singing a little in the early morning, coming to me for worms, then disappearing for several hours. Nova is heard scrapping occasionally, and a glimpse is captured now and then of a member of one of the broods. B is using the same acacia near the shop for a roosting place. Circe. Nothing has been seen or heard of R's mate. Perhaps they have separated. His loafing around here makes it look so. R not in old roost. At 11 P.M. Rhody was not in his old roost.