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Marshall, 1939
53.
Two flammeolus.
Blue ms., Wash., July 27.
9 miles from Staywhile. We had stopped several times along the way, but no owls had been called up - very dense forests. However at this point, 9 mi. NE Staywhile Spring, the forest was an open one of big red firs and was on a knoll. The forest was quite open & there here for an area of several acres, and there were many several yellow jines among the red firs at the top of a knoll. We walked past this place hooting. I thought I heard a & cry farther on. Then we walked past the open grove again & a & answered readily, calling very softly at first. He soon was calling regularly & followed us around. He finally came into a very high & partially dead fir next to the road & was collected as he sat very high in this tree, & in an exposed position. Notes typical. No more were heard. Collected at about 12. #687.
(E) Next we drove down the road 1 mi., and came to another opening in the forest, where the