1894
March 27
Trinidad, B.W.I.
Caparo
  A rainy-season day with frequent showers of fine rain
and humid oppressive atmosphere.

  In the early morning I walked down the road nearly
to Mr. Midford's plantation. Before starting I shot
thru Swifts for Chapman; during the walk, a beautiful
pair of Tiryra cayana which I mistook for Bell Birds.
They were in a tall tree over the road feeding on large
berries which they first seized while [?] in front of
the cluster and then broke off by dropping backwards
in the manner of Tanagers. I also shot a Tyrannus satrapa
and a Ramphocelus magnirostris but lost both in dense
thriving scrub into which they fell.

  I had a fine view of two Green Parrots (Amazona amazonica)
a pair, apparently, which alighted in a small, solitary tree
not 30 yards from where I stood and within 20 yds.
of a negro's cabin, They climbed down a liana using their
beaks as third legs and altogether behaving in a manner
which forcibly reminded me of our Parrot, "Jack." I
also saw several flocks of Paroquets whishing about high
in air like bay birds. The big Parrots fly in pairs
and their flight is very like that of Fratercula arctica
in every way.

  In a small, perfectly leafless tree by the roadside my
eye caught [delete][?][/delete] a slight movement and looking more
closely I saw a female Hummer (Lampornis violicanda)
sitting on her nest which, except for its larger size,
exactly resembled the nest of our T. [?]. It was
saddled on a naked branch about 20 ft above the ground. ※[reference mark]

[margin] ※[reference mark]  I fully intended to return to and take
this nest but lack of time prevented. It
was the only inhabited nest save one of
Pitangus that I found on Trinidad.[/margin]