1894
March 14
(No.2)
Trinidad, B.W.L.
Caparo
  Thirty or forty Swifts were flying over the
clearing and I quickly shot five of them (in six shots)
getting three Chætura laurencii and two C. spinicauda. The latter's
notes resemble those of C. peligica very closely. I have
not as yet made out the notes of C. laurencii.
  After the usual early tropical breakfast of bread
and coffee I took my stand beneath a blossoming
bois immrtelle there and spent an hour or more
there shooting Hummingbirds getting seven specimens
representing four species among which was a pair
of the beautiful Jacobins. I also killed a male
Blue Creeper (Arbeloshina cyania) by far the most
tropical-looking bird that I have thus far seen.
It was feeding among the bios immortelle blossoms
bending head downward much in the manner
of our Parula Warbler.
  The remainder of the day was spent in
skinning my birds and getting our new
shelter hut in order. It is open on all
sides and roofed with palm leaves. As
I sat at the rough table at work
Hummingbirds, tropical Tanagers & "Creepers",
big lizards and beautiful butterflies
were continually in sight & often within
a few yards. Under the shade it was
agreeably cool even at noonday.