1894
March 16
(No 3)
Trinidad, B.W.I.
Caparo
  While I was waiting for the Agouti to
come my way I was entertained by many
interesting sights and sounds. Every now and
then the Howling Monkeys would break out in
a great uproar. They are probably a mile away
but I heard them with great distinctness.
Tinamous gave their weird calls at short
intervals and then more various strange word sounds.
The Coq-bois whistled near me and presently
appeared, walking steadily and swiftly exactly
like a Rail and jerking up its tail at each
step in the same manner - a pretty bird
which I saw here for the first time
although Chapman introduced me to its call
this morning.

  One of the most interesting things that
I saw was an Emperor Butterfly, a superb
creation with great blue wings. It flew slowly
and with a flickering motion.

  After our return when twilight was falling I
went up the road to try for a Goatsucker. Hutton
who was with me and ahead saw a Deer in
the middle of the road and beckoned to me. I
walked slowly to the crest of the knoll and
at once saw the animal. It made a pretty
picture as it stood perfectly motionless in the
middle of the road its sight side turned towards us.
In the dim light it looked exactly like one of
our northern Deer and its position was the same.