for directions, shut the door with a bang, reversed the car, backed and finally parked and left the car. Rhody merely turned his head slightly, but did not look at the car. A sow-bug crawled from under a leaf and passed under his bill, then followed a course parallel to Rhody's body, passing him by inches only, and disappeared about 3 feet from where first seen. R rolled his eyes down to look at it and moved his head only when it got be- hind him, when he turned his head as if to see whether the creature was going to crawl on him. The sun came out and R immediately spread his feathers to let it shine on his back and advanced two steps, but continued his watch. When he heard the woman returning to the car, he crouched and appeared nervous. (She was approaching from his rear.) A beautiful monarch butterfly lit on a branch of a Fremontia about 6 feet almost directly over his head. This was almost too much and I could "see" his resolution falter. However, after a glance or two at it and some eye rolling, he continued on the job. He had taken only two steps in 45 minutes. He slowly straightened to his full height after about 50 minutes vigil and peered cautiously at his objective, whatever it was, advanced a few more steps, and continued as before. His watch lasted, altogether, 1 hour and 20 minutes, when he gave up the job and turned his back and faced me. I rewarded him with a worm, then went to get the movie camera and returned to find him slowly working his way back toward the entrance through the chaparral, scrutinizing the ground carefully, and getting a few things to eat. He does not dig or scratch the earth in his search for food. The flesh-pots of Egypt were manifestly calling him and he worked his way toward the cage. Evidently he is a patient still- hunter as well as being a stalker. Although he got nothing as a result of his watch, the place was a good one for lizard with plenty hiding places for them. I suppose he had seen one crawling into a hole of some sort under the bush. + Took pictures of him. 7' dis - 1" lines @ f8 - partly cloudy