1337. There we have it again: Afraid of me outside the cage, but not inside. Roughly the explanation seems to be that he has come to feel safe, or reasonably so, inside the cage. It is at least not an actively hostile environment. Outside the cage every-thing is strange and potentially hostile. I have been in the cage so often that, when I am in it, I am accepted as a part of that not- hostile association. When I am outside I am a part of that world of strange sights and fearsome sounds, therefore not to be trusted, as long as I am out there. This of course is a guess. January 4th. At 9:15 A.M. R5 had already eaten his first live mouse of today. At 9:40 Rhody was already at his post and sunning his back. I went to the cage and sat outside to see if R5 would come out of concealment, waiting about 5 minutes. He did not come out, so I went inside to test above theory. In a minute or so he came out, sat on a perch about 4 feet, and sunned his back with complete composure. At 11:15 I went to look up Rhody to see if he might be wander- ing and to determine whether he would eat a mouse at this time of day. Mrs. Scamell was on her porch waiting for a car and said that Rhody, who had been examining a car parked across the street, had just had a bad scare, had crossed the lawn at great speed and disappeared. A search located him sitting quietly in the Scamell oak in which he formerly roasted at night. He cried when he saw me and came down to get the mouse. I left him sunning his back there, after having coo-cooed and koke-koked for him without elic- it ing any response whatever. (My imitations are not good, anyway). About noon I held a live mouse about 4 feet from R5, hoping he would take it from hand. He came down to get it, but lacked courage to make the last necessary movement. Instead he came all the way down and went by me to the outer cage without undue haste. While he was sitting on a perch there at ease, he saw Julio about 40 feet away. This gave an opportunity to observe his reaction to this awkward situation: One person outside and I inside at the only point of entry to the inner cage. His choice was made prompt- ly, but with dignity--no confusion or panic. It was to come into the inner cage with me, thence up to his retreat. (He later ate this mouse). No further observations until 4:15 P.M., at which time Rho- dy was stowed away for the night in his regular roost. (I had thought it possible that he might go to the Scamell oak as a re- sult of his morning's experience). I went to the cage, and as I was closing the door after me, was astonished at seeing R5 run out from under my very feet and glide smoothly around the circuitous route to the inner cage and up to his retreat. No false moves, no panic. It does not seem possible that he was unaware of my approach. He could have slip- ped out the door and away without my having seen him at all! The entrance to the outside cage is at the point shown on sketch, but it is preceded by a 3' square entry with another door opening into the yard. Both doors are usually kept open when there is no bird confined in the cage. (For Rhody's benefit --so he can go and come at will). Since R5's arrival only the inner door has been kept closed, allowing Rhody to have access to the entry where