to step upon R5's back. The next move was so quick that I could not follow it accurately, but Rhody suddenly pulled feathers out of R5 and there was a sharp squeal or scream and R5 dropped to the ground, Rhody not following, but remaining in the box quietly. The mouse had disappeared. R5 did not appear unduly alarmed, as he did not run away, but stood at my feet. I picked up the feathers and saw that they were all (3) from the "cowlick" at the base of R5's neck. The magpies screamed when they saw the feathers (true to form) Rhody moved to a perch a couple of feet over the box and sat there quietly. There was no attempt to follow up the "attack". R5 moved about composedly, considered going up to Rhody, desisted and went up to a shelf 9 feet from him. I found the mouse, now death, and held it up to Rhody, who took it calmly, held it in his bill for 15 minutes, then ate it. He liked it there, and as I did not care to leave him alone in the cage with R5, I remained with the two birds awaiting Rhody's decision as to when he would come out. Both decided to have a nice, comfortable rest in the sun for a half hour or so, then Rhody came down to the floor of the inner cage. By this time R5 was sitting on a rock in the outer cage about 3 feet from R, but with another rock and a monkey-flower ob- structing their views of each other. Rhody, standing in one spot, now began to peek-a-boo at R5, the latter reciprocating mildly, but interested and unfraird. This was repeated at intervals for about 15 minutes, both birds during the action, reversing their bodies entirely in order to peer from opposite sides of the obstruction. Finally as Rhody showed no intention of ever coming out, I went in and "edged" him out without frightening him. He made two short, incomplete dashes at R5, not pressing the movement home, and I let him out at 11:20 P.M., then went off for luncheon. A brief look at 11:30 showed him at work at his nest in the glass house. About 2 P.M. he sailed to the door of the cage and wanted to get in, but I did not let him. He made one or two short dashes at R5 on the other side of the wire, who retreated, curtsey- ed, hrooded and seemed coy and not really afraid. R went back to work again, crying at me as I passed by. At 2:20, Julio in my absence, found R again at the cage door and gave him a live mouse, then came and told me R was offering it to R5. I went out to find R about to leave and R5 much interest d. R took the mouse over the fence to nest 2-36. Going out at about 4 P.M., I found Rhody finished for the day and about ready to start his march through the orchard to his night roost, after cutting a few capers around the tree where Brownie was sitting, being guided to the spot by the scolding of the wrentits who were on his trail. On driving by his roost at 4:43, Rhody was seen at his No.2 position in the ladder tree. February 27th. Morning Greetings by Rhody and Pepper. At 8:05 I went to the cage. R5 was sunning his back in the open pose on the ground at the entrance door, watching towhees steal the meat from inside the entry. Occasionally he w would make a feint at them without shifting his feet. When I stood by him and spoke to him, he made an odd little curtsey, waved his tail, straightened up and said : Roo-o-o-o-o-o-o