they drink water in addition almost as often as they eat. Therefore it is evident that their daily intake of food and water exceeds by a considerable margin the weight of the hummer weighed by Dr. Miller--in 24 hours. R5 had his 2 mice today, but as far as known was not visited by Rhody, probably on account of the rain. January 27th. Fair, mild and sunny. The wild birds, in this morning, are much more evident than they have been recently; linnets and thrashers singing: Much wandering song by Brownie. I have not been able to rig up bathing facilities for the hummers acceptable to them, though from their actions, I judge they want to bathe. As a substitute, I gave them each a shower with an atomizer. They seemed party to like and to dislike the operation. To my surprise, instead of preening afterwards, they sat quietly, though they fluttered vigorously in the spray. The smaller bird, for the first time, ate more than the larger During the last 24 hour period each ate somewhat over 5 cc., by actual measurement, more precisely: that quantity disappeared from each of the food containers; some of it, probably only a minute quantity, was wiped off on the perches. While water consumption was not measured, judged by the frequency of drinking, it was at least equal to the food consumption. There was a chilly wind during the day from the south. This caused Rhody to occupy sheltered spots in the thicket of the west lot most of the time. He was fed there twice: once a mouse and once hamburger. R5 had his, now, regular two mice. Rain began about 6 P.M. January 28th. Heavy rain during the night and a sharp hail-storm, with thunder and lightning, about 7:15 A.M., lasting perhaps a minute. At 9 A.M. (Temp. in court 42) Brownie and other thrasher(s) singing loudly west and north of house and climbing up the pine trees performing mysterious evolutions. Rhody was not in his roost and was not to be found after a search through the brush of the west lot, until as I reached his roosting tree, a backward glance showed him following behind me, dry, bright and alert. A soft whine followed by a short mutter preceded his gobbling from hand a huge piece of hamburger with the greatest ease. It is strange that Rhody's attitude toward me as a food purveyor, at the moment of taking the food from me, still exhibits more "wildness" when it is a mouse offered than when it is meat. At 10 A.M. Brownie, now at the oval lawn, was most anxious for worms, and while taking them from hand, kept up a continuous conversation with Nova in plain view 15 or 20 feet away. Nova is very "sot" in her ways and is no tamer than when first seen. Shortly before, I went in to see R5, standing with him about two feet over my head. He looked down at me and cooed three times