1341. R5's eyes and tail. R5, from the first, has been short of two or three of his long tail feathers, so that the pattern of white spots is nd complete. The narrow, brassy ring about his pupils, lake that of Rhody, Archie and Terry, is thinner toward the front. Unlike these three birds, he frequently defecates from his perch. Weather. It looks as if the low temperature of last night will be repeated. January 9th. The maximum and minimum thermometer in the court showed a minumum of 24 for the night . There seems to be a slight drifting of the air from the south west with indications of cloudiness near the horizon and this may mean the breaking of the two day's cold spell. At 9 A.M. R5 had already had a mouse. At 9:30 (Temp. in court 32, in Clearing 45--note extraor- dinary difference). Rhody was still in his roost, but when I talked to him, sailed down, glad to get his mouse. Note how, recently, he has abandoned his policy of remaining late in his roost and abstaining from food. About this time Brownie was heard over at Robinson's , but refused to come home when called. Chance discovery of B's worm- catching ability I forgot to record it, but 2 or 3 days ago, I made the discovery that Brownie will also catch on the fly worms tossed to him. Whether this is a new accomplishment of his or a belated "discovery" of mine, I do not know. I do not recall having put him to the test before and this time it was only chance that disclosed the talent. I found he was just as accurate as Rhody. At 11:45 (Temp. in court 40. in Clearing 44). January 10th. A strong wind blowing from the south east, presaging the coming of rain from the north west, but skies clear during the forenoon. Another "first" for R5. ? At 9 A.M. R5 had already eaten his first mouse and when I en- tered the cage and spoke to him, he greeted me with one soft coo-- another first instance. ? The strong wind caused most birds to seek a lee somewhere. Rhody was not to be found (at 9 A.M.) and Brownie likewise. I repeatedly made extensive searches for both during the fore- oon on the property and the west lot, as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Quaintance were coming about noon for the special purpose of see- ing these birds and I did not wish to disappoint them. By noontime it was cloudy but mild. At 2 P.M., having deserted my guests for a few minutes in order to make a last effort to find Rhody, I found him at the base of his roosting tree. He cried at once and headed toward me, but I wanted him up the clearing, so deserted him too and went quickly to the house to announce his discovery and conduct my guests to a strategic point near the expected feeding point, feeling certain that Rhody would, notwithstanding my running away from him, present himself at the Clearing in due course.