1795 Rhody wanted nothing from me, although he did condescend to take a few steps toward me ( from 15 feet away) perform his curious wing-slap and say whoo, woo. Lizards out. It may be that he has already obtained food for himself. On bright days throughout the winter, lizards are often seen here, sun- nning themselves or, as a few moments ago, running through the sage. While I watched Rhody he was twice the subject of an Anna hummin bird's attentions. Rhody next displays , for the first time in months, his carrying- the-mouse-with- rutual pattern. 1:30 P.M. Rhody has just progressed one more stage in his re- productive cycle. At 1:15 he was found near the cage sunning his back. He had not eaten his meat there and did not seem hungry, as he reacted little when I spoke to him. However he followed to the tool house, standing in the doorway working on one of his feet--a typical road-runner action, seen almost any day. As feet seemed more important to him than food, I doubt- ed whether or not he would accept the large mouse I now offered him. He was doubtful about it too, and merely stared at it after one brief glance and a step toward it. I now got a smaller mouse; but he had overcome his indecision so far as kill the first one. He is undecided. It now became clear that his immediate, future course had not been decided upon as yet, for he laid the mouse down and "consider- ed"the matter further. He picked it up again and appeared to wait for an inspiration. When it came it was not very decisive of his next step, for he still hesitated, apparently whether he would eat it reject it or take some other course. The "other" course I had in min was the beginning of his seasonal use of the mouse as a love offer- ing with ritual and presentation at strategic points. A slight bow, a almost inaudible hroo with a slight wag of the tail, indicated that that course was under contemplation. A further wait and the decision was made, for, at first in rudimentary fashion and then with almost full fervor, the well know pattern unfolded: he bowed deeply, hrood louder, wagged his tail sidewise and started on his rounds with rais- ed crest and displayed skin-patch. He trotted down the entrance driveway, looking from side to side, still somewhat hesitant, but continuing his ritual. Naturally I "hoped" he would go to the mirror and he did, with full ritual (The mirror could not be seen from any point in his route until after he had made his decision, for bank and shrubbery intervened; yet his course toward it, after it was once determined upon,was direct and rapid. He remembered the mirror and its function in his ritual of months ago). He next reversed his course, ran by my feet to the sage patch and there, after more vacillation, ate the mouse, 7 minutes after he had killed it. February 8 ,Rhody was in has house at 10 P.M. I gave hin a mou se in the house and he killed it then he ate it. About ten minutes he came down and pick up some twigs and starte to put in the has house,I leave him there, Notes removed from typewriter February 10, 1939 February 8th notation made by Julio. M.D.Champion