was merely a well known fellow creature against whom no precautions need be taken.. Certainly, though he was in great fear, there was no fear of me. But he was afraid of every shadow, every bush and clump of leaves, every sound except one which he knew to be made by me. He did not dare to move in any direction without first assuring himself that the route was clear and the contemplated destination was free of enemies as far as could be ascertained by his senses from the spot which he occupied. It was now past his bedtime and something had to be done. Would he abandon his old roost in view of his recent terrifying experi- ence, or would he carry through as usual? The route to Pos. 1, only 10 feet away, was free of bushes. It was the logical one to follow if he were to decide upon his regular roost. He did so decide, but instead of doing the obvious, in- spected the bushes to his rear, went back into them, crossed over to the beginning of the trail I have mentioned and followed it to Pos. 1, a route two or three times as long, but the familiar one. Thus, I suppose, does habit prevail even in time of emergency. He now followed his usual route to his roost, but intensely alert, making no move until satisfied the way was clear and each stopping point free of enemies. Before his final take-off across the gap to his roost his neck was stretched forward to the utmost peering into the dense foliage ahead. with such concentration as to suggest that he was actually projecting his will power in advance to do battle with an invisible foe. It now seems clear, after this episode, that there is good reason for Rhody's hitherto unaccountably deliberate actions in climbing to his resting place for the night. Is it learning from a hundred and fifty million years of ancestors, i.e. instinct ? Both, I think. Yet Brownie does not do it. Neither did Greenie. The quail don't. Archie did not when I found him out near Mills College. Rhody, Archie and Terry did not do it in the cage. Rhody did not with his other roosting places (Though this should be check ed from the notes). Rhody landed in his roost at 5:08. (Sunset 5:29, temp. at 5:08: 62. Rain threatening). R's moult Rhody's middle rectrix now lacks only about 1½ inches of having reached full length. His tail pattern of 6 conspicuous spots is now fully restored to symmetry. B's song. Dust with N. Brownie's full song revived somewhat during the day. At one time he and Nova sang another duet from adjoining trees. October 19th. A chilly morning with rain still threatening, but not yet arrived. Rhody was found at his lookout on the bank near his roost. When I approached him from the rear he faced about and came to me without being called. I tossed him 44 worms as fast as they could be taken, one at a time, from the box, beginning at about 6 feet distance and winding up at about 2. He caught every one without a single miss--some of them at awkward angles and moving through the air pretty fast. He was perfectly at ease and there was evident no remnant of fear from last night's experience. This lookout station of his is at the top of a 6 foot bank which forms the south boundary of the "west lot" at the corner of Selborne Drive and Sandringham Road. At that point the baccharis bushes between him and his roost have thinned out and he has