1894
March 9
(No 8)
Trindad, B.W.I.
Moruga Rest House
single loud, cat-like yell which Chapman thought
was made by an Ocelot (We afterwards became convinced
that this sound was uttered by an owl but failed to identify the bird)
Soon after sunset and at short, regular intervals
during the night an exceedingly loud, wooderry[?]
sound came from a point in the forest half a mile
or more away. I could not compare it closely to
anything but it reminded me at times of
the sound of a long succession of rapid blows struck
by a mallet on a wooden fence, at others of the
rapid puffing of a distant engine. Chapman
told me that it is supposed to be made by a 
larger tree frog. He has heard it in Croatia, as well
as home before. There was only one of these
creatures within hearing to-night.
[margin]Tree frogs[/margin]

Besides the above sounds we heard nothing but
a few crickets. There were fireflies which looked
like owls[?] & gain a similar intermittent light
but the big ones are not out at his season.

The fragrance of the air to-night surpassed
anything that I have ever smelt before. It
was not offensive or over rich like that of an
orange grove but rather delicate and subtle in
character.

The night was cool that I was unable to
keep warm under a heavy blanket and after
[?] trying to sleep was forced to rise and put
on all my clothes in addition to the blanket.