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with note like wood Pewee, Crow, Dusky Swift. (Yesterday I should 
ha'/e noted the smallest Swallow- swift, that shows a little white when fly 
ing from one * also short-ta iled Hirundo#) 
The Captain of Compostella and his brother-in-law called on us, and 
we arranged with them for food and transportation down the River. The 
Captain of the village (about 10 good houses) is the first Mandaya we 
have seen not in native dress of homespuh hemp, more or less embroidered. 
(We learn that our guide of yesterday has the reputation of being a &reat 
rascal and that he could have brought us by a better trail. This we sus- 
pected. The Captain of Compostella is dressed in white with a Derby hat 
fine looking old man. Swifts abundant on the Agusan, Green Pigeon 
calling. White-headed Chats common. (Notebook sopping wet and covers gone.) 
(Address. 
Capte Ole Waloe, 
Philippine Constabulary} 
(Adriano, Concepcion.) 
The large fresh-water shell (like those in Florida) wasfirst found 
an theB&ooc© River 4 miles about Tengali. Common at Tengali and C ompo- 
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stilla* Are told that five days will be consumed in the trip down the 
Agusan to Butuan* A group picture of 6 Kandayan ladies was made by Mr* 
Gearhart at Tengali. They were all nice looking natives, almost pretty. 
The Mandayans have rather flat profiles, broad sidefaces, and pretty mouths. 
They all chew betel nuts, and carry betel nut boxes with them. - 
arrows, spears, knives, and an occasional Remington Rifle are their weapons. 
Left Compostella in two barotas at 2:53 . ■« Agu ... 
broad river about 50 yards wide with about a 3 mile current. The j-rat 
bird seen was a P lotus . Wagtails, Brown Java Sparrows, Red-billed Frog 
mouth. 
Found stream obstructed by a transversely fhllen tree, under- 
