1894
March 22
Trinidad, B.W.I.
Caparo
  A dark cloudy day with heavy rain at frequent intervals.
  When we came out after early breakfast Swifts in
great numbers were flying low over the clearing and
as there was no prospect of getting into the woods we
began shooting these birds. I killed nine and Chapman
ten specimens. We each got four species. As nearly
as I can make out they all have essentially the
same notes most of which resemble those of our Swift
very closely. The birds also fly in precisely the same
manner but as a rule the two large species soar
more & move less swiftly. I repeatedly saw these birds
careering about together in the manner of our Swifts.
  While at work in the ajouba I often see or hear some
bird new to my little collection and shoot it by merely
taking a few steps from the bench. Yesterday I killed
a pair of Orioles. To-day a Glaucidium made us repeated
visits. He was a most active little bird hopping from
branch to branch and vibrating his tail. His flight was
swift, undulating and altogether most un-Owl-like. I
finally shot him but he fell in a bed of tall matted
grass and could not be found.