he can find a mate and convince her that the present location is the best, he will have a snap when it comes to feeding a brood. On going to the cage at 3:45, I found Rhody there looking at the youngsters. For 20 minutes more he either stood staring at them or following Archie parallel to the wires, at times postur- ing. Terry again was indifferent to what was going on. It looked as if Rhody might be courting Archie, but when, in the course of one of his marches, he came to a point where the magpies were at the wire, he turned his attention to them, and there appeared to be no change in his attitude toward them as compared with the young birds. (Temp.76). Archie ditto; Terry was already so placed. At 4:15 Rhody took a long last look at his resting children, then strolled off to the west. At 5 I went to his regular roost and found him already in it. No sunning by any of the three roadrunners, of any kind, was observed during the warmest part of the day. A and T sunned a few times for a few seconds each time around 8 A.M. and 5:30P.M., but not in between when I was at the cage. A rough generalization on sunning. When it is cool or cold, these birds sun their backs "all the time" when at rest, using the "hol- low bowl" posture. When it is warm enough to cause them to seek shade part of the time, they sun only on coming out to warm up, using the same method, but not for long periods. When it is warm enough to cause them to seek shade most of the time, they are apt not to sun at all, but may, on coming out, open up for a few seconds and then change to the spread-eagle pose. When it is distinctly hot, say 80 and up, and the birds pant even in the shade, then, curiously enough, they are apt to pick a good hot spot in the sun and spread out flat in the spread- eagle pose for minutes at a time. The "standard open-bowl" pose is well shown in the picture of Rhody, p.1119B. The scapulars (?) are reversed, leaving the skin exposed where the white tuft of feathers appears between the shoulders. Also bare skin is exposed in this pose where the wings join the body, but the preen gland--not at all. Delayed note on spreading wings to rain. I forgot to record it on the 23rd. of February when it occurred, but a sudden shower came up when Rhody was at my feet and he spread his wings as if to catch it, as A and T have been seen to do. When I saw them do it, I thought it was because the experience was new to them; but here we have an adult doing it. Little thrasher song now. There is little thrasher song to be heard now, perhaps an indication of B's preoccupation with household duties. March 12th. B does sing in A.M. Last sentence above somewhat too radical as Brownie sings quite a bit in the mornings. Rhody continues his calling for a mate and nest building. He came to the cage at noon and when I offered him meat, changed his usual practice and instead of taking the whole lump at once, referred to have me hold it while he took off little pieces at