monics" superimposed upon the fundamental wave of his present nesting cykle. No songs of outside thrashers were heard during this period, but Broken-Wing is heard frequently making isolated calls. This bird is suspected of roosting for the night in a tree about 10 feet from one of my bed-room windows on the west. Nothing was seen of B-W's brood. Okii was heard several times singing short snatches of ap- proximate "half-song" but no full. Chiisai was not heard to sing at all, except digging song like O's. Chiisai has renewed his interest in the food dish, but still prefers to be hand-fed and still quivers his wings. Both still occasionally "offer" each other some article of food. Sometimes the act appears to be definitely intended as an invitation to a chase; at others as a real offer of food. On the other hand, there is more or less frequent manifest- ation of the opposite attitude: defense of some especially attract- ive tidbit. When this occurs, the bird with the centipede,crick- et, or whatever it may be, represnts the approach of the other, drops its prey (or else swallows it hastily) and advances to meet the other and drive it off. The attack seems to be centered upon the other's bill. Unless the newcomer retreats at once--which it does seldom--there is a spirited set-to in which both birds behave just like fighting cocks for a few seconds. If I place my hand between them, one or both usually pinch a finger hard and then all is peaceful. again. Chiisai seems to be the more jealous of his findings. Late Quail nest--On the 31st. one of the brick layers working on a wall around the Nichols' garden pointed out a can about 20 feet north of my north fence and said that there was a quail's nest in it. In- vestigation followed. The can is a one gallon one, entirely in the open, with no concealing growth whatever about it. It lies with its open end to the north and slightly raised. Men and trucks pass it frequently. As judged by the tracks: a wheel must have grazed the can once while it was being used asa nest. There are about 20 eggs in the can, as I saw at a time when the hen was temporarily away. This is a late nest. August 1st. Okii wants to build The high light of to day was the discovery that Okii, whose career out of the parental nest began May 20th. and whose age -- from the egg--is therefore approximately 86 days, wants to build a nest of his own. Both birds for some time have occasionally picked up twigs, rootlets, pine-needles and similar small objects, carried them about for a few seconds making excited"comments" all the while, and then dropped them. This morning, however, Okii discovered a piece of rubber insulated wire and attempted to carry it up to the framework upon which Archie and Terry based their own nesting operations, but dropped it in flight. I picked it up and handed it to him in the nest. It was taken with the same "talk" (of which more later) and carefully placed. Other material offered was similarly received and placed, although most of it dropped to the ground, where Chiisai fusses with it, also talking. In a minute or two both lost interest.