Observations on Cage Bird Sat Aug 24 - No molt purgues can be noted in the birds - the wilder coorts although fat all time were starting (at other end) here you no farther - neither have greater coorts. The marginals however all procuring outward and all in region of writ now. At 10 am a small white mouse - about 10-12 grams was (?) placed in cage (not sure of weight) A mouse that was size of small Purmycus). After watching it wings for about 15 sec approached by way of lower perch A within 12 ft of the cavity. It bird with one or two hops caught it across the neck a little behind head - I am fairly sure infant of felinids and at once released the nursing shrew and lying n its side - again cliffed across back of bird bird child - mouse faint and limp - Dragged mouse around for several minutes - tried to tie at it but did not look skin. Worked cliffing in