1082 B's song revival Brownie sang full song frequently during the middle of the day, although he was not heard early in the morning. There appeared to be no answering song in the distance. B's cough. When he came to me for worms there was once or twice what appeared to be an involuntary noise in his throat as he reached for my offerings. He also pipped once or twice, but his cold is getting better. Road-runner bed going. This duplicated last night's behavior, neither bird even looking at their old places. They have so little fear of me that Archie took the hanging nest at a time when I was standing directly over it on the roof with my feet not over a foot from his head, supported by a narrow board laid on the wire netting, where he could see me plainly. Hummer back again. Well, the humming-bird is on his "regular" roost now (8:35 P.M.). I looked twice before this and did not see him. (I.e.: Twice this evening after dark). Perhaps he has other roosts which are occupied or not according to the direction of the wind (if any), etc. Possibly, also, he has been there other times when I looked. It is easy not to see him. He has shifted about six inches from his first roost, but on the same twig. November 1st. RR attitude toward rain. About noon a gentle rain began falling. Archie immediately got out from under cover, spread his wings and tail, as he does when performing the spread-eagle sunning act, and sat in the rain. When I placed a screen over him, outside the cage, he moved out from under it and displayed again. Now and then he shook himself to remove the accumulated drops on his plumage. Terry remained under cover as long as I watched. Once again Archie has shown a more positive character than T. When Rhody stands for a long time with the water streaming off of him, when there is shelter available, it is apparently not because of stupidity, but because he likes it. Since these birds are dusters and not bathers, perhaps this action is deliberately intended to supplement dusting as a means of cleaning the plumage. (See Nov. 7th. note.) Early song by B. Brownie has resumed early morning song, or else he has been singing without my having heard him, which is quite possible. He sang at intervals throughout the forenoon also. RR bedtime. At bedtime, A and T again avoided their room, A taking the hanging nest and T, after his. now, usual prolonged inspection of all potential roosting places, finally selected the one that is about 5ft. north of the S.W. corner of cage B--call it N0. 4-- I do not understand what has come over these birds, unless, now that they are approaching maturity, they wish to be far apart when sleeping. Humming-bird. The humming bird was not seen at his roost. Perhaps the storm of last night--which the papers again refer to as a "record"--made the place untenable. Certainly it was windy and wet. November 2nd. RR disturbance. Something again happened in the cage last night or early this morning. About 7:45 A.M. Julio found Terry jammed against the