1560 It is a curious fact that, in both the feces and the pellets, the fur is felted into separate more or less spherical balls about the size of a rather small pea. In the former the arrangement is inclined to be linear, that is, they are ejected as a "string" of balls, in contact with each other, enclosed in fecal matter, without the solid fecal matter penetrating into the interior of the balls. In the pellets the spheroids are arranged in close contact like g rapes in a cluster. Several of these pellets dispersed in a beaker of water and allowed to stand for several days, with occasional stir- December 7th. Early thrasher song, but not much. Rhody was still in his roost at 8 A.M.: the coldest morning of the season, 48°. I had little time to watch him today, but he was up somewhere between 9:30 and 10 A.M., and went to roost about 3:15 P.M., according to Julio. He wanted only one mouse and no meat. Neo was not seen until about noon, coming readily for worms at that time. Julio gave him three centipedes during the afternoon. Dec. 8th. (Sunrise 7:12, sunset 4:50). A gloomy morning, but there was scattering thrasher song and Neo was on hand for worms. Rhody still not up at 9:15. (50°). 10:45 still in roost. He was up, however, before 11:15, and had gone to roost sometime before 4 P.M., having wanted only one mouse and no meat. Dec. 9th. (Sunrise 7:13, sunset 4:50). Thrasher song was heard first at 7 A.M., close to the house on the west. At 8 A.M. it began to rain and Rhody shifted from his roost in the eucalyptus to his house there. Here was "handed" a mouse on the end of a long pole by Julio about 9:45. Later he came down to sit under his shelter at the old oak and Julio gave him a mouse there about 2 P.M. At 2:30 P.M., still raining, it ws found that he had returned to his old house in the oak on the west lot. As it was now very stormy, it was thought that the swaying of the eu- calyptus was objectionable to him and he sought a more stable place of repose. Here is an example of early retirement due to weather conditions at the time. Neo was not seen during the day. Dec. 10th. (Sunrise 7:13, sunset 4:51). Heavy rains during the night and no cessation in sight. The Chronicle reports this morning that the Weather Bureau, for the first time in the history of San Francisco, hoisted two red flags with black centers: warning of "full gale", and that ships at sea were encountering 50 and 70 mile an hour winds. The wind here was strong from the south east, yet thrashers were heard singing in the early morning, in the rain. At 10 A.M. (not raining, temp. 62°--a warm storm) Rhody was on the bank below his old roost tree, having apparently just come down from the house. He was given a mouse. 12:25. Still not raining, 62°, Rhody not in either house and not located.