24. Marshall, 1938 Otus flammeolus could determine with certainty whether or not this is the call peculiar to the female or merely an alarm note of the male. However, I shall consider it to be that of the female because on this night a true male call was heard several times nearby at the same time that the occasional moans from the unknown bird were heard. The male notes were heard in answer to my male & female hoots at a time when I had refrained from giving Strix hoots for quite a while. Wherever the male was, he remained absolutely silent when I began giving more Strix hoots, and the supposed female start- ed calling again from the same perch where last heard. As to be expected of a female , this bird was quite hard to approach, and hard to follow because the alarm calls were given so sparingly. It moved on ahead of me, going from one clump of trees to the next, but always giving the little moaning sound "0000000" after each of my Strix notes. Finally I got close eno enough to see it as it sat out away from the trunk on a long horiz . limb of a sugar pine. It gave a clear ,light eyeshine, and sat for about a minuit, looking from side to side and finally climaxing a session of "Hard looking towards the W , by flying suddenly & swiftly off in that direction. I had no gun at the time, & was unable to collect the bird. August 10 Same place & time. Noluck in finding female although a male was called up twice by imitated female hoots,.. However, the male at each of these occasions became totally silent when I gave Strix hoots. This fact is certain because The bird called with typical male calls from the same spot ater the Strix hooting had been ceased for several minutes and Otus notes were given. This also goes to prove that the moa n note heard the night before was not made by th this male bird but probably by a female. August 11 ditto None, male nor female heard.