1472 and the few meal-worms given him from time to time, were decapitated and their hard heads placed where the birds could not get them. They were also cut into small bits. It was observed that the green coloration did not appear in the droppings after about 9 or 9:30 A.M.( According to Mr. Brock green is a sign of "inflammation of the bowels" and the remedy, if any, is to change the food to the custard referred to. Chlisai has been as active in digging as Okil notwithstanding. When they were brought inside at 5:30 P.M. on the 14th. it was after a long period of very active digging in a pile of leaf-mould which had been placed in their cage and, after being fed, both became sleepy at once, C falling to sleep on my hand and O on the floor of the cage--an unusually early retirement. Both birds placed their heads "under their wings". Since, some where or other, I have read that birds do not do this, but put their heads under their back feathers or wing coverts, I watched closely. Both place their bills, full length, under their wings. They ruffle up their feathers in the vicinity (wing-coverts and scapulars?) so that one side of the head is nearly covered. June 15th. There was less green in the droppings this morning and I thought Chlisai was more active. At 9:20 A.M. Rhody was in nest 8-37, but sailed down when I spoke to him, leading me toward the mousery. Again, however, he picked up a twig en route and carried it to the nest in the glass house. (2-37, or old 4-36). A coincidence! As I approached the outer cage the young thrashers rushed to the door by which I entered. I said to them: "Some day, it is absolutely certain, you are going to be stepped on". I have never disregarded this possibility, yet in less than 15 seconds, I had stepped on Chlisai as he ran between my feet, coming up from be- hind to overtake me! There was no outcry, though I felt his wings against my shoe and he ran off, merely startled; yet when I examined him, he had lost the horny part of one outer claw, and there was fresh blood beginning to appear. It does not seem pos- sible to have done so little damage. The toe, itself, was abso- lutely untouched. I must have stepped merely upon the tip of the claw. This seems as incredible as it would be for an elephant to step upon a man and remove only one toenail and not injure the toe. 11 A.M. I found Chlisai's toe bleeding considerably. There was blood on various perches and his breast feathers were clotted where he had been tucking his injured foot beneath them. With the assistance of Julio his foot was washed and iodine applied. Though this must have stung, he did not cry or struggle. The bleeding did not stop, so bismuth formic iodide was applied and proved effective. The toe was next taped, but Chlisai removed the bad job I had made of it. In doing this, he showed considerable ability to adapt his methods to conditions as they developed. First, he merely reached down and pecked at it, but in doing this, his foot would be forced backward and he found himself revolving backward in a circle, pivoting on his sound foot, and accomplishing nothing. His foot kept "getting away from him". He next tried sitting on a perch and doing the same thing, but he could not retain his hold. Next he sprawled out flat on the ground, injured member stretched out at right angles to one side, wing on the opposite side flattened upon the ground, and in this position he was able to reach along the ground and get hold of the tape.