lowed as he did this morning; so that was not an accident. He followed to the front steps (60 yards)? paused, and as I was opening the door to see if he would fellow, continued straight on west along the driveway. But when I now came down the steps to return to the humming birds, he reversed his course and followed me along a descending route shaped like the letter Z to the camera. (About 75 yards). He was not interested in humming birds: saw that there was no likelihood of a miracle, so carried his mouse down to the street and eventually to the west lot. Clearly Rhody thinks it is up to me to "do something about it." March 23rd. A day of almost continuous rain, bringing the season's precip- itation beyond normal, despite the fact that the first few months yielded only a fraction of normal. Rhody was heard rattlebooming in the garden about 8 A.M., but not seen. About 11 A.M. the milkman reported him in the let to the north. I did not see him at all during the day, though sever- al visits were made to his roost tree and other spots known to be favored by him. Brownie was neither seen nor heard. March 24th. Much rain during the night, and intermittent showers still (9: 45 A.M.). Brownie was heard singing about 7:30 A.M. west of the house. He moved to the pines on the north side. Julio was talking to him there about 8 A.M., when Rhody suddenly appeared, flew up to the roof of the back porch and then to the ledge of the kitchen north window. Julio gave him Hamburger, but he wanted only a little and soon headed in the general direction of the tool-house. Julio, who knows his habits well, correctly interpreted this move as meaning that a mouse was wanted, and acted accordingly. Rhody took the mouse, reversed his former course, and carried off toward the west lot. This would appear to be one of the many instances where Rhody has shown little regard for food for himself at the moment, preferring something more attractive to carry about as an offering for a prospective mate. I made a number of excursions hunting for him without success, until, in passing the cage for the nth. time a succession of coots drew my attention to his presence 10 feet away, still with the mouse, at 10:10 A.M. He now proceeded to display mildly at the mirror, and when I left, followed as far as the path to the shop- yard, where he asserted his independence by leaving me and taking the mouse to the window of the tool-house. He eventually wound up, at 11:42, at his house in the roost tree, where he ate the mouse two minutes later, in the nest. During the elapsed time, he seldom displayed, except when he approached me seemingly for that purpose, or when I went close to him to see if he would react in the same manner when the initiative was mine. This he usually did. Most of the time he sat quietly on the ground, listening and looking for events favorable to his quest. Occasionally, in response probably to some sound of insect or worm beneath the ground, he would brighten up and inspect the ground near his feet, first with one eye and then the other. Once he mounted the west fence and sat there for about 15 minutes, then rattle-boomed and came down. It was noted that, although no rattle of mandibles could be heard (on account of the mouse in his bill, and his mouth