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a native guard chasing him in full cry like a hound on the trail, yelling 
* '■ 1 1 Practice, ni, Practico, ui— hi— hi- hi— hi— hi." unt.il his voice "TOtr 
faint in the forest and disappeared. Nightjars, Owls, and night birds 
were heard whenever I awoke, A beautiful sunny day, with slight shower 
near dusk after we were fixed in our camp® Horribills, big Pigeons, Wag- 
tails, Tringo ides. White -beaded Kingfisher. 
May 3, 193B * 
Captured a. new Mandayan practice in the village at daybreak. He 
came 'unwillingly between two constabulary soldiers. Found all my scattered 
stuff— box arsenic, shells, leggings, etc., this morning. Marched nearly 
all day up Cateel River* Turned off up dim trail to right at second 
Mandaya settlement, led by our decrepit, malarial guide captive, who 
seemed to purposely lead us from main trail at point where an alter to 
their Deity was. First stream led Northeast* Crossed it to one flowing 
west and camped at a place on the stream (Bftcoeo )which our guide says is 
a half -day's march from Compostella* 
Along Cateel River were one But or ides, many Tringoides and M 0 taeilla, 
Plenty Paraquets, Horribills, a large Woodpecker and flock of Monkeys on 
divide. Shot black water snake 6 ft. long; was swallowing a large Frog, 
land Shells collected. One Ret seen on bank of Cateel. Several Iguan White- 
headed Kingfishers ranged through the valley of the Baganga and Cateel 
rivers* Three brown Java Sparrows and Raincrows in cogon grass of upper 
Cateel River* 
May 4, 1904. 
In this camp on Bacoco River was found a new Beetle 2 incheslong 
with big long mandibles. Flies about with deep- toned bu 2 ,z like the note 
of a bass viol* Horribills, a big brown bird on creek, smallest black and 
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