Birds of Paradise on Little Tobago (West Indies). 89


Birds, comprising some twenty-five to thirty specimens. Anyone

who knows Mr. Millsum knows also that they received constant and

unremitting attention, for there is no aviculturist who is more

keenly devoted to birds than he.


DAILY OBSERVATIONS AND REPORT ON LITTLE

TOBAGO, by Bobert Herold, Caretaker,


Sent by 0. Millsum.


August 1st, 1914. In Speyside.


,, 2nd. Cannot get boatmen on account of holiday.


,, 3rd. Arrive at Little Tobago at 6.40 a.m. Resuming


of work, viz. clearing and planting of new paw paw ground.

Heard loud calls from Apoda Hill and North Hill. Saw 7 two

female Apodas flying S.W. Saw two pair at feeding place,

one young at Broadway. Heard calls from King Edward

Road.


Afternoon. Went to North Hill and North Point. Saw one


pair top of North Hill, Heard call below slope of North Hil 1

Went to King Edward Road, heard two calls from Waterhole.

Saw female Apoda. At Broadw r ay one male loudly calling at

evening from Apoda Hill and feeding place.


August 4th. Weather dry. Work at clearing paw paw ground


completed. Calls at early morning from Apoda Hill, North

Hill and flat. One pair and one female at feeding place.

Afternoon. Went to Apoda Hill and Waterhole. Saw two


females at Apoda Hill. Calls from South slope. Saw one

male Apoda at Waterhole. Calls from top of Waterhole Hill.

One female at feeding place, one pair at Broadway. Call from

Mahoe Gully and King Edward Road. Calls from Apoda Hill

at evening. Two females flying N.S., one female behind

kitchen.


August 5th. Weather dry. Shot large Hawk at early morn.


Calls from Apoda Hill and North Hill. Heard one call from

north side of Alexandra Hill. Saw tw 7 o females top of

Waterhole. Call from Broadway, one female at feeding

place, two calls from end of Waterhole.



