vertically pointing finger (about 5 feet). I had placed them where he could be plainly seen from the sidewalk through an opening in the leaves. I offered to go up and pull his tail, but Judge St. Sure was satisfied that he was really there! This illustrates very well the value of his protective pattern and coloration, and how these birds may really be more numerous locally than is popularly supposed. Before this, I had taken the visitors to view the youngsters in the cage, one at a time, being fearful of the reaction of the birds to strangers, especially to women with their brighter and more flow- ing apparel. The birds, though somewhat restless, withstood the visitation well, even with four present at the same time. (Five in- cluding myself, Ininthecage). At this time of day, also, there are the voices of children to be reckoned with). September 30th. RR moult First wing feather. The first moulted wing feather (flight feather) was found inthe cage today. Also one of Terry's cut-off tail feathers was moulted-- also the first, except the two middle ones. (See notes 11/6-23) October 1st. Terry digs Terry, today, exhibited an unusual interest in digging, using thrasher-like side sweeps of his bill. He dug several holes three or more inches deep, mostly at the side of rocks. A new manifestatin A and T refuse mice.. Both Archie and Terry refused live mice today, although willing to play with them, but letting them go finally. Rhody, "of course", chose this time to show up, and was rewarded for his opportunism with both mice, which he stowed away successfully on top of meat previously- ly eaten. 5th. RR pellet. Archie was seen in the act of disgorging a pellet of mouse hair -- the fifth seen to date. The action is exactly similar to the react- ion to the human voice, frequently commented upon herein. This one. though not yet examined thoroughly, contains seeds of the pyracantha berries recently added to their bill of fare. October 2nd. Attitude toward mice. At about 9 A.M. both Archie and Terry had mice. T was eager for his, but A was not interested until I allowed the mouse to crawl under a rock. He would not look at it in the open. This attitude has frequently been noted on the part of both birds. Moult of RR tail feathers. Terry is now moulting the tail feathers which were injured in the panic of Aug. 25th. and which were subsequently cut off, leaving them about 4 inches long. The cuts were through the rachis and not the calamus. It is to be noted especially that Archie has lost none of these, despite the fact that, in all other respects as to moult, he has been in advance of Terry. This appears to be significant, es- pecially when taken in connection with other observations, such as: (1) Sometime between April 20th and 25th, last year, Rhody was caught (See notes of April 30,1934) by a certain person, held for a day or so, until warned to release him. His wings were clip- ped during that period. as I learned from that person several months later. and verified myself when I caged him on May 31st. in order to protect the thrasher's nest.