1894
March 30
(No 2)
Trinidad, B.W.I.
Caparo
  While making some photographs near the bridge this
morning a little after sunrise, I was fortunate enough
to have a fine view of a King Vulture. Indeed the
noble bird kept appearing and disappearing over the
woods for half-an-hour or more at intervals. At one
time it came nearly over me and within one hundred
yards. It appeared to be wholly white beneath save
for a broad dark band across each wing. The head
looked brown. There was a good deal of white on the
back. The tail and wings were very broad and the
tail was kept widely spread most of the time.
The bird was soaring in broad circles. Its flight
was more nearly like that of an Eagle than of a
Vulture. A Turkey Buzzard which was with the
King Vulture most of the time appeared much the
smaller of the two.

  When I returned to dinner at 3 P.M. I found
that the Carrs had brought in a pair of Quanks
(Peccaries) which they had killed within about two miles
of the house. They started them very near the balata
tree on Trongon Trace and the dogs ran them about
two miles before they stood at bay. Arthur Carr
killed one by thrusting a pointed stick (which he cut
and sharpened while running after the dogs) down its
throat – a common method here. Hutton shot
the other. He had probably filled the muzzle of
his gun with mud during the mad chase for it
burst, at the muzzle fortunately & without harm to
anything but the poor Quank. These Peccaries have
peculiar, deep sunken eyes. Otherwise these are typical Hogs.