Mayhew 1947 May 23 Western Robin 31. U.C. campus, Alameda Co., Calif. Then the ♀ sat on the west edge of the nest while the youngsters kept pushing against her breast with their heads. She is sitting on the edge of the nest in such a way that her breast extends well into the nest. The youngsters are still having trouble with that worm, because the ♀ now has one end of it in her bill. Now it is disposed, and all is quiet. At 8:25 A.M. the ♀ left the nest, flying to the north-west. At 8:30 A.M. the ♂ landed in a branch of the tree about 5 feet from the nest. In a moment, he flew to the nest, fed one youngster, picked up an excretion pellet, + flew with it in his bill, to the north-west. At 8:32 A.M. the ♀ arrived on the west edge of the nest, fed one youngster, + departed to the north. Now the head of one of the youngsters is hanging over the edge of the nest. At 8:36 A.M. the ♂ flew to the nest + fed one youngster. He then dropped to the lawn about 10 feet from the trunk of the tree. From there, he began to search for worms on the lawn. At 8:38 A.M. the ♀ returned, fed one youngster, + flew low to the west. This time only two of the youngsters stretched their heads up + opened their bills for food. As soon as one of them received the food, the other one closed his mouth. The one that was fed,