several other places, including Terry's now vacant hanging nest, but did not like any of them. It is significant that he did not venture to oust Terry and, for half an hour, did not even attempt to go to the bed at the other end of the shelf. He was plainly uneasy about it in a pathetic sort of way. At last he hesitatingly went to the west corner bed at the other side of the partition and settled for a few moments, then decide to crawl over the top of the dividing wall, hoping, no doubt that Terry would accommodatingly de- part instantly. If such were his expectation, he had a severe disappointment for the moment his head and shoulders appeared on the mild Terry's side,^ Terry delivered a stunning attack in deadly earnest, aiming one powerful blow at Archie with his beak, meeting him breast to breast on top of the wall. Archie fled instantly in terror as the blow, which must in some way have been deflected, made the taut wire mesh of the roof resound. T retired to his bed, satisfied, but Archie ran about the cages crying ahk, akh, ookh, okkh and mewing about my feet as if for consolation. This was a severe check to his aspirations and it was fully ten minutes before he again, after, much vacillation, attempted to occupy the west corner. Terry then repeated the exact tactics that Archie had used two nights before, a suddenly appearing, like a jack-in-the box to confront Archie, each time he ventured near either corner, the only difference being that, unlike Archie, he actually aimed blows at his brother. In this man- er Archie's morale was badly shattered. He did not at any time, seek to retaliate and fled from Terry at the latter's slightest threat. Once during this episode Terry came down to the ground, giving A a good chance to get the coveted place easily enough, but T was afraid to make the attempt. T had him thoroughly cowed and at such times as A passed him on the ground, aimed pecks at him. In a few minutes T went back to the same place. I stood in front of him to allow Archie a safe passage via my shoulder to the other