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July 18, 3.903# Flyingfishes abundant. Two Tropic Birds and one large, 
black-headed Gull# 
July 19 , 1903# Several pairs of Tropic Birds. A shark was attended by a 
small bird, perhaps a Petrel® 
July 20, 1903# Island of Guam in sight at 5:30 A# M# Landed at 9 A. M# 
and returned to the ship at IP# M., sailing for Manila shortly after. During 
the four hours ashore, near the new cable station, 1 collected the skull of a 
Guam Deer (Rusa 
), three Red Suribr ids (Myzomela rubrata, ) and a small 
getharing of invertebrates and plants. I was accompanied by my old comrade 
of the Mexican Boundary Survey, Major Francis G» Irwin, Second 11. S# Cavalry# 
A native boat took us aliore; a tropical slower interrupted our collecting, and a 
y low tide imprisoned our boat within a coral reef, detaining us to that we 
very 
almost missed the transport. We saw a very large marine turtle, and the following 
named binds: Co llocalifi.—— •**** , *“*‘*’— ** • Aplonias kittlxtzi* Myzcmela rubra ua, *-•* ~ 
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Guam Crow and many water birds * As the ship approached the ^ s land of Guam in 
the early mornings a rocky headland was seen to be frequented ry x loo kb oi 
Boobies and other swimming birds; and a spicy-sweet fragrance of blooming flowers 
was wafted to us® 
.July 22 and 23, 1903, Several dusky, white-breasted Terns, perhaps 
Sterna fuliginosa, and one whitish Booby were the only birds noted. 
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July 24, 1903# School of Dolphins and one smell, dark Petrel seen. 
July 25, 1903# Sighted land on the Island of Luzon early in the forenoon, and 
in enterint San Bernardino Strait, the first Philippine bird ( Demiegretta sacra ) 
flew across our bow# 
Aug. 1, 1903# "On Sherman." 
Oct# 19, 1903# As we steamed up the Rio Grande de Mindanao, Datto Piang fired 
his customary salute as General Wood's party approached* 
