to get a drink before. He was thirsty and as he has been accustomed to follow my lead when he is hungry, so now that he was thirsty and saw no immediate, practicable means of satisfying that thirst, it was natural for him to accept my guidance in this emergency. As to what influence my pointing had upon his action, I think it not at all improbable that it did direct his attention to the glass of water: not necessarily as a human being's gaze would be directed by pointing at an object, but that the movement of the hand and arm in a certain direction would be followed by the bird's eyes beyond the limit of the gesture and the glass thus seen by chance. It has been shown in these notes that Rhody had some conception of the probable landing point of a tossed worm (when one caught in a bush over his head he looked for it in the place where it should have struck the ground). It has also been shown (unless I am mistaken) that he, Archie and Terry have all also responded to pointing at pieces of meat. At about 5:50 I invited him to the tool-house for a mouse, doubting if he would come (after the recent lizard --also the lateness of the hour) but he did, and was quite polite about it: bowing and hrooing, even though he ate it almost immediately. He did not leave for his roost until after 6:10. April 24th. R was not working at 7:30. Ditto 8:30 A.M. Ditto 9:30. At 10 A.M. he was seen over at Nichols' about 50 yards north of the cage. He cried when he saw me (I could not hear it) but did not come until I had started to walk away, flying over the fence and following to the tool-house. This mouse was taken to the main roof after having been shown, with ritual, at the north windows of the shop. At 12:15 he was again (or still?) up there, but shortly went to interview the magpies. However he soon wanted another mouse and came to the regular place for it. (After a spread-eagle sun-fit followed by neck scratching). This mouse, with display, was taken to a new place: the west window of the observatory tower, reached by a narrow ledge that goes all around the tower. I did not see the end of this, as I left, returning at 4:10, meeting him as I approached the cage. Result: Another mouse at the tool house. This time display at various points along the north road: one of them on both sides of a half opened casement window of the laundry in the basement, showing that it was not the interior of the basement that attracted him. From there the mouse went to nest 8-37 (the new one) and was eaten at once. After a rest in the nest of 15 minutes he was down, ran past me at the oval lawn, past the cage and to a place much favored by him to lie and sun near the loquat tree. There I left him for the day. Rhody now is no longer seen at his post on the west lot. He roosts in the same tree. He has not been heard to sing for many days. He has ceased to follow me after I have given him food. April 25th. Rhody was not seen working at his nest at all today. At 10 A.M. he was on the observatory roof with a lizard, taking it to his 8-37 nest later. At noon he was in the cage watching the magpies and wanted no food. At 1:30 he came for a mouse to the tool-house and took it to the mirror and there displayed.