1894
March 10
(No 4)
Trinidad, B.W.I.
Moruga Rest House.
  Tinamous called freely at times as late even as
ten o'clock. I had half expected that their notes
when heard in the broad daylight would sound
commonplace but such was not the case. On the
contrary they thrilled me quite as much as
when the birds were calling in the twilight
last evening. They seemed to chord or harmonize
in some subtle way with the cooing of Leptoptila
which, of course, we did not have last evening.
I saw one of the Tinamous this morning. It
started within two yards of me as I was
following a path in the forest and ran off
out of sight into the tangle, moving almost
exactly like a Quail but more slowly and
steadily - a gamey looking bird of rich yet
subdued coloring and great, dark, [delete]eye[/delete] gentle
eyes.
  We left the Rest House at about 2 P.M.
and drove to Princestown where we are to
spend Sunday with Mr. Warner. Nothing of
marked interest along the road. The sun
very hot and few birds stirring.
  Mr. Warner was not at home but we took
possession of his house and dressed for
afternoon tea which was served in the garden
under dense shade. Five or six of the neighbors
including three ladies came a little later &
last of all Mr. Warner. It was just pleasantly
cool under the arbor. Now (11 P.M.) I am
almost chilly as I sit writing in the open hall.