The hyperthermic effect of intramuscular NA at 32 degrees C was abolished by propranolol but not by phentolamine preinjection. 2. The lack of hyperthermic response was at least partly due to the blocking effect of propranolol on beta-receptor mediated in heart rate. 3. After NA the respiratory rate was gradually increased in birds preinjected either with propranolol or with phentolamine.