wires) uttering rapidly its chip ( or tsip or tsick) cry, subsiding at once when the quail was taken away. It should be said that the hummer tolerates the approach of the human hand with indifference, or, when hungry, with interest. Hummer illustrates same apparent preference for humanly offered food that other birds do. On finishing the foregoing sentence I reached into the hum- mer's cage to take out the bath dish. He immediately flew to it, dipped his bill into it repeatedly, drank and made symbolic flutterings of his wings. (This again illustrates what I have so often noticed with other birds: black-headed grosbeaks, bullock orioles, green-backed goldfinches, California thrashers, road-runners, and so forth, accustomed to human associa- tion, viz: That food, drink or even other objects with all of which they are familiar and have had constantly before them and have --in the case of food and drink, been using regularly, when taken in the human hand, whether directly offered to them or not, immediately assumes new attractions and seem to become more desirable). I removed the dish and then the glass (upon which it had been placed to raise it up to the level of a perch). As soon as I picked up this empty glass the hummer flew to its rim and probed about it with liveliest interest. On restoring these to the cage the action was again repeated. In removing his food bottle and again replacing it, the action was repeated once more. When I introduce fresh Cuphea blossoms he reached for them eagerly although other blossoms were still in the cage. These notes contain other comments on this characteristic of other birds. About 1:30 P.M. Rhody was discovered, curiously enough, in exactly the same spot where he had been looking at the hummer yesterday, although that bird was now in the house. These are the only times he has been seen there. He wanted mice of course and took two small ones from hand. Had he gone there to see the hummer, or had he "deduced" from yesterday's experience that I might be found in that neighborhood and mice would result? He slept in No.1. December 12th. A dull day with strong north wind, chilly, 56° maximum. Birds noticeably scarce during the forenoon; those seen seeking a lee. About 11:30, on returning from an absence, a Cooper hawk flew out of the garden carrying a bird in its talons. A half hour later Julio flushed this hawk near the west fence, where it was eating its quarry. At 1 P.M., Rhody not having appeared, I went to the west fence and called without result. Finally I saw him frozen in an attitude that suggested that he was on his way to me when arrested by something ominous. I went over the fence and sat down by him. He was staring into the thicket about tree No.8 (Map, 1313A), but would turn his head to take worms from hand then resume his scrutiny. I now remem- bered the morning's hawk, thinking it might be playing some part in this attitude of R's. Before investigating I went to the house and got a gun, Rhody being afraid to follow. I also got two small mice. As I approached the fence a Cooper hawk flew out of the trees near (and over) tree 8.. I went over the fence and sat down near Rhody, who had not moved from his original location and who was still looking into the thicket. When he saw the red mouse box, he immediate- ly brightened, cried and came to extract one mouse and then resume his scrutiny of the brush. He apparently had not seen the hawk depart; or perhaps, being aware of that event, still considered the spot whence it came dangerous. In a minute or so he came for the sec- ond mouse. He now seemed at ease; was no longer tense and opened up his back to sun himself, accurately orienting himself, the sun now shining. I left him thus engaged and instructed Julio to go