14. 
we found large flocks of Carabo-Birds and dark-colored Ibises* I shot 
a Carabao-Bird No. 13434 male adult (Bubulcus coromandus ( Bodd . ) , with nuptial 
plumes* A Hospital Corps man cooked and aite it, and said it was extremely 
good. Testes enormous « 
A good many Ring- necked Doves* 
Flocks of Dusks'- Mallards, whose flight is like that of Anas boschas. 
The Dendrocygna is tho large, white-rumped species known to 1TTIT- 
ipinos as Fata Marina, the smaller species being Fata Monte. I have not seen 
the latter on the lake Lana©. 
White-breasted Rail* 
Mo ia© ilia* 
No shrikes seen on Taraca River. 
White-headed Hawks very abundant* 
No Tringoides seen on Taraca River. 
Circus--?, kinds , gray, and black and gray. 
A few dusky swifts. 
Many long- tailed Hir undos* 
Swallow Shrikes* 
Yesterday, April 7, a stout Snake was found, head gone, eaten by a 
Hawk* It was purplish black, the scales above barely edged with ye 1 low; 
below all bright yellow. 
Capt. McCoy and I hunted from 6 to 6 in a marsh at our camp. We got 
3 dusky Mallards and a 13336 little brown Heron male adult. Saw many 
horned Railcrakes, a good many narrow- tailed Gallinagos , a Bittern, and great 
numbers of Solitary Tattlers. A few Water-Hens* One large Brown and blue 
kingfisher, many Locustillas and large warblers, brown Rice-Birds in great 
flocks. 
At evening Bitterns were booming, and numbers of Great Blue Herons 
were seen flying over. 
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April 9, 1904. Basayan, via Ragayan, to Sanir* 
On waking, shadowjr forms of crows were passing over, and as soon as 
it was light a pair of naked-headed Starlings flew over my bed. Wagtails 
were flying about our camp and numerous small red and green Paraquets flew 
o^er with loud squeaks . Like Ampelis cedrorum# Some alighted in a 
