erty for them to ferret out and devour, and angle-worms are put in the mould. Brownie's attitude toward these latter worms has been covered in these notes: sometimes he ate them--sometimes not. At present the youngsters are eating them freely. The russet-backed thrush finally abandoned the nest in the azalea--too frequently robbed--I suppose, and is now building one about four feet from a window of the tool-house, in a place where rhododendron and fuchsia branches come together. By screening the window and making a small opening in the screen I have been able to watch and photograph nest-building operations. At 6 A.M. on the 6th. a disturbance amongst the birds, with thrushes taking an active part, was heard outside my bed-room near the first thrush nest. Prompt investigation showed a screech- owl as the intruder. I went at once to the bird house where a screech owl is rearing a brood, found one adult home and a freshly killed nesting song-sparrow stowed away in the corner for future use. Later in the day the adult and brood were transferred to another house, taken off into the country several miles and placed in an oak tree. June 9th. At 8 A.M. Rhody was working at nest 8-37. He kept at it (with loafing spells in the nest) for about 3½ hours. Poni (the thrasher to the west) opened up the day with song, keeping it up for about two hours: short snatches of a few seconds in length. I think I can now recognize his song without error. Rhody was given a large black mouse about 4:30 P.M., which he downed quickly without ceremony. As I drove down the street at 5:20 P.M. he was seen running across it toward his night roost. On my return at 5:45 he was already in his house-nest in the roost tree. This is an unusually retirement for this season; per- haps accounted for by the large size of the mouse he had just eaten. June 10th to 12th., incl. On the 10th., Okii and Chiisai in the small cage in doors (Be- fore being put outside in the morning). Okii on a high perch, Chiisai on the floor picking up meal-worms. Chiisai began to make the clucking sound that Brownie used to cause his youngsters to "open up", carried a worm to a point below Okii, stretched to his full height and offered it to O. O reached down below his own feet and drew the worm gently from O's bill and ate it. On the 11th., in the outdoor cage, both on the ground, Okii took the part of the parent bird. Chiisai opened his mouth wide at first, but as O did not thrust it down his gullet, reached for- ward, took it gently and ate it. During this period both birds twice tried to master Jerusa- lem crickets unsuccessfully. Their tactics were the same as B's, namely to take hold of a leg and whip the creature about in order to remove the legs, but the youngsters are not yet strong enough. One bird would watch while the other looked on. They would then change about. There was no jealousy. When I killed the second cricket, removed its head and legs, O was able to eat it after beating it to a pulp. Okii handled a short, wide centipede, 1½ inches long, with perfect technique. C wanted it, but did not interfere.