1503. but, although still uncertain of me at the end of that time, was willing to accept worms offered. He repeatedly tried to remove the band and these efforts caused him to fall from his perch several times. Chiisai, immediately following Okii (or as soon as he could be caught--for he was suspicious) was banded. Okii had unsuspectingly come to hand for worms and was there captured by Donald. Chiisai, after witnessing this and Okii's following excitement, could not be induced to come to me and had to be cornered in the entry. He was somewhat more philosophical about the affair, after being banded, than Okii, although he also made efforts to remove his band. August 16th. About 8:30 A.M. Chiisai showed a little hesitation in meeting me in the entry, stopping just beyond the inner door and scrutinizing me tentatively. Soon, however, he flew up to me. Okii soon followed. Both were still somewhat annoyed by the bands, occasionally pulled at them, showed a tendency to limp and to put the banded leg up under the breast feathers. Except perhaps for Chiisai's hesitation (which may have had no significance) the attitude of both birds toward me appeared to have become normal. (It was not I who handled them and banded them). Okii was banded on the right leg and Chiisai on the left. (Note the mnemonic: Okii, O.K., right). U.S. Biological Survey bands were used as follows: Okii, on right leg: No. 36-405371. Chiisai, left " 36-405372. (If the bands annoy them too much they will be removed). Earlier in the morning than 8:30, according to Julio, both thrashers were working at the nest. About noon Chiisai discovered an attractive root in the compost heap, began to talk and carried it promptly and directly to the nest, with accompanying talk, placed it carefully and then went through the action of shaping the interior with his body. All of this without suggestion from me. I now went to him and he received and placed material handed him, only to desist in a few moments. Meanwhile Rhody had come for his meat and seemed inclined toward "domesticity" for the rest of the day. Rhody advances learning ?. in 2:30. P.M. I was in the cage with O and C; Rhody resting in the shade nearby. Suddenly he mounted to the roof of the cage, ran across it over my head, dropped to the ground, passed his meat dish without a glance at it and ran swiftly in the general direction of the shop-yard, although on account of trees and the winding route I could not see where he really went. He did not look back at me once. I suspected, however, that I would find him waiting in the yard for a mouse, but waited several minutes before going to find out, in order that he might have time to determine his his further action without being influenced by any move whatever on my part. When I got there, there he was, sitting quietly on a carpenter's horse near the mouse cage, waiting, and as it seemed to me, for my arrival to complete the pattern, which, of course, I did. No ritual.