A and T not afraid In the afternoon the young road-runners were perfectly self- possessed in the presence of two visitors whom they had never seen before: E.D. and John Cushing, students at the University. Cushing went inside and Terry made friends with him at once; Archie was more standoffish. Terry, in play with Cushing, indulged in the longest and most strenuous biting and pulling match I have seen either of these birds exhibit. Rhody unusually bold before visitors. Also unusually intent upon youngsters. Rhody, after hanging back for a time and watching from a distance finally came forward boldly and joined our group of three outside the cage and stayed a long time with his attention concentrated more and longer on the youngsters than I have seen before. He remained standing quietly most of the time watching them keenly and, when tired standing, lay down and continued his watch. There was some- thin almost pathetic about it. August 25th. Though B sang a little in the early morning, the real thrasher convention seem to have been over at Reynolds'. Dr. Alden Miller came in the forenoon to see the young road- runners. They made friends with him at once, at least Terry did, but Archie was a little slower although not frightened and eventually accepted him. We watched the interest shown by A and T in the gopher snake. They did not offer to attack it but were curious about it, approaching within about a foot, displaying mildly. While Dr. Miller, Dr. Reynolds and I were examining the "aileron"s of R's screech owl about a hundred feet from the cage, K.D., whom the birds know well and climb all over, Mrs. Reynolds and her sister approached the cage. The young birds flew into a panic instantly. Archie cut his forehead and throat and lost one tail feather; Terry cut his forehead badly and his chin and broke three tail feathers so that they stand out at right angles. When the two ladies retreated on observing the panic and told me about Dr. Miller visits Rrs. (See p 1029 A rs mildly interested in snake. A and T badly frightened. Injure them- selves.