from C to the outside world, shutting myself in with Rhody. He was only mildly disturbed. I went into B, leaving the doors open to C, and sat on rock 3. R retired to the platform, saw he could not get out, and made no attempt, apparently satisfied to preen and look at himself in the mirror. The two youngsters went out to within a few feet of Rhody and ignored him, sunning themselves. R glanced at them casually until Archie went up on the platform with him, when R chased him into a corner rather mildly. A escaped by climbing up the wire. R did not pursue, but continued sunning and preening. The two youngsters then came back into B, climbed up into my lap, forgot all about Rhody, and dozed for several minutes. I hoped that R would be jealous of me, but he gave more attention to the magpies in cage A.and seemed to think there was nothing unusual about the whole situation. At 10 I had Julio let him out. He retired in leisurely fashion to get a drink, then wandered off about his own affairs. There seems to be no bond whatever remaining between Rhody and his brood. They are just other birds to him, like magpies and rails, quail and thrashers. This is the first time he has even been seen to look at them. (It should have been noted at the proper point that Rhody, on my displaying meat, joined us in cage B also, paying no attention to the youngsters, one of whom was still in my lap). July 9th. Archie and Terry, A principally, continue to pick up miscellaneous trash and swallow it, such as sand, earth, dead blossoms of acacias, etc. After a certain amount of this has accumulated it is rejected, perhaps once every two or three days. Examination has failed to show any portions of mice and lizards eaten by them, either in this rejected rubbish or in their excreta. They are small eaters, I should say. The only food they get is that which is handed to them. They will not take it more than three