1769 upon the significance of this strange phenomenon which had so inex- plicably arisen! He now wandered off to roost in the shrubbery on the bank by the fig tree for several hours: a location he favors at irregular intervals: sometimes every day for a week or more and then disregards for several weeks. He went to house No.2 about 3:30 P.M. (70°); was still there at 4:30, but at 5 P.M. had left for No.1. November 26th and 27th. Summery weather continued. Thrashers occasionally about the place; mostly silent but sometimes coming to me for worms. On one occasion it was N2 who came first; in a few minutes Neo came, talking. Rhody was given a huge mouse on the 26th and on the 27th, although he came to the west fence on call from his post, did not want a mouse at all and would not fly over the fence although he crouched repeatedly as if to make the effort. He slept in No.1 again and there Julio gave him a mouse about sunset, first offering a large one which he refused and then a smaller one which he accepted November 28th. (Sunrise 7:03; sunset; 4:52). The first cloudy day for some weeks; but mild. Thrashers heard scripping frequently, but no song. Rhody, at 11:30 A.M. came to the west fence on call, but hesitated long before coming over. He followed me part way and then disappeared. I finally located him outside the north fence where he had gone to get out of the southeast breeze(?). He had apparent- ly forgotten that he was supposed to follow me to the tool house; but when I held up the red box (which he has not seen for months) his old associations (mice) awakened at once and he came to the top of the fence and I extended the box toward him in such a way that he could not see down into it, yet he promptly reached down into it and ex- tracted the contained live mouse, which he gobbled as soon as it was death "enough". Bging busy, I did not look him up again until 3:30, finding him in No.2 again. He decided (for the first time since the ant episode) to stay there for the night and, at 9:30 P.M. (Cloudy,60°) his continued presence there was verified. The Patients. The owl: "Still" apparently all right. The coot: Much improved since I discovered that he likes Hamburger steak: the first food he has been seen to take. His case seems to be one of an injured wing interfering with his obtaining sustenance in competition. The hummer: Seems to be in good shape except for injured right wing and left foot. Patient, tractable. He was bathed today by being placed in a shallow dish of warm water and washed with a camel's-hair brush. All of this manipulation he bore with good grace. November 29th. Rain during the night and clearing this forenoon. At 9 A.M. (52°) Rhody was still in No.2, having been given