on the Great Bird of Paradise on the Island of Little Tobago. 345


wherever I go. Shot one Hawk. Very warm day, rain threatening

all the time, the birds seem very happy all the time, and very

pretty to look at, and to hear their curious way of crying is

something amusing. Left in the afternoon and patrolled as above;

no rain as yet, but very high winds al the time ; sea very rough,

and high tides ; all correct.


Jno. H. Hamilton.


Tuesday. 8/5/17.


Left Camp in the morning, watered the birds, and patrolled

a part of the Island; seen and heard them as usual, crying and

flying about from point; all through the day they are seen and

heard, the same as the common birds, they are all over the Island ;

very warm day, no rain, high winds as usual. Left in the afternoon,

and patrolled as above. Shot one Hawk. Can’t find any nest of

the P. Birds as yet which is a puzzle to me, as there are a great

many young birds I see daily, furthermore there is a great increase

in the P. birds to a year ago, when I took charge all of the same,

I have not given up looking ; any one visiting the Island, there will

be no difficulty in seeing the birds, as they are all over the place,

all correct.


Jno. H. Hamilton.


Wednesday. 9/5/17.


Left Camp in the morning and watered the birds; seen and

heard them. Left Island and proceeded to Spey Side for groceries

and interviewed Mr. Tucker; all correct on the Island.


Jno. H. Hamilton.


Saturday. 12/5/17.


Returned to Island at about 9 a.m., found all regular. Left

Camp in the afternoon, and patrolled a part of the Island ; also

watered the birds; very hot weather existing, no rain, everything

dry, no rain ; all correct; seen and heard the birds as usual.


Jno. H. Hamilton.


Sunday. 13/5/17.


Left Camp in the morning; watered the birds; seen and

heard them as usual, they all seem very happy, which they should

be, there is only one enemy they have got on the Island, that is



