1894
March 9
(No 7)
Trinidad, B.W.I.
Moruga Rest House
  Before the Linamons[?] had quite ceased the Wood 
Rails began and at frequent intervals well into
the night.  We heard their outrageous clamor from
different parts of the forest. Two birds nearly
always called at the same time but in different
keys and tones on talking, as it was, a second.
They would keep it up for several minutes without
the slightest pause. Their notes varied somewhat
but all were exceedingly loud and penetrating. Some
of the calls reminded me of those of a Guinea Hen,
others of a Gallinules (Crow-cri-crow-cri-crow-cri was our form of cry).
[margin]Wood Rails[/margin]

There were also several Goatsuckers (Nyctidromus)
of the same species. As a rule they said chee-wee-o,
slowly and distinctly, at intervals of eight or ten
seconds but every now and then one would
change it to "wuk, wuk, I-wuk-well, I-wuk-well",
as the negroes interpret this variation of the call.
The "I-wuk-well" was not unlike the "whippoorwill"
of our bird but less emphatic and hurried.
[margin]Nyctidromus[/margin]

Then there were two different owls. One which
Chapman believes to be [?] [delete]called[/delete] had a very
rapid, rolling hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, hoo closely similar in
tone to the voice of our Bubo. The other called
ho; ho; ho; hoa or sometimes hoa; ho; ho; ho;
hoa in a tone almost exactly like the Barred Owl's.
Toward morning Chapman woke me to call my
attention to the cry of a Barn Owl but I was too
sleepy to receive a very clear impression. He
also heard at intervals during the night a
[margin]Owls[/margin]