Passed Patrocino at 11:20* 
Many Trir.goides floating down on driftage. 
People old Christian Monobos, who say they are Visayans. Orioles, Chrys- 
olaptes at mouth of nest* Skinned chestr.ut-and-blue Kingfisher, female, 
laying. Whsate breasted Hawk* Big Brown (long- tailed) Pigeons* Jungle- 
cocks crowing* It is the chestnut and blue Kingfisher that utters notes 
like the lesser Yellow-legs and not the Naked-headed Starling. Found medium 
sized green Parrots breeding in several holes in a large tree near the river- 
bank* A colony of Merops bicolor nesting in bank of river* A not her larger 
colony later. Many small Paraquets . The little Killder Ring-Plover, 
the largest Woodpecker nesting in large dead tree at Varicella where Cockatoos 
and largest medium-sized Green Parrots and big Pigeons were common. One 
ring-neck Dove. Both species Sunbird, Brown Java Sparrow, Plotus. One or 
two small Wagtails on driftage* Crows* Very many Red-billed Rollers. 
Small bird, all dark size of Junco, long tail, undulating flight crossed river. 
Presidents at Var icilla met us. We found a few eggs and plenty of 
rice here* Riverb&nks generally high on both sides. Carabo Birds abun 
dant at Var icilla where are Carabao and India cattle* 
At Jativa were only India Cattle; but with them we saw a flock of 
Carabao Birds. These 2 flocks are all seen since leaving Baganga. To- 
morrow we will cross the lake in a larger barrota with a sme.ll one for hunt- 
ing. We have an arrangement for cooking aboard the barota. Ducks are 
said to be abundant on the Lake* We have enough rice# Three or four 
days will see us in Butuan and aboard the Ranger. 
May 8, 1904* 
Left Varicella at 6 A. M* Cooked breakfast aboard* Many large Herons 
(Night Herons ?) P'lango is the name of the yucca like (palm ?) with stem 
30 ft. high with long linear serrato-odged leaves at the top. Red-billed 
Goatsucker, Swallow- Shrikes first seen* Great Blue Heron just sea n» 
Plenty of blue and chestnut Kingfisher* Capt, McCoy shot a large white 
Heron, female adult, skinned. Iris pale yellow, almost white. Bill yellow. 
Legs and feet purplish black* The only one seen. The first Waterhens. 
The Visayan name is Talauaohig* Ra incrows, Brown Java Sparrows, Black- 
throated Sunbird, many Black Herons, White-headed Chats, little Brown Rail with 
Green legs. Minute Black-and white Kingfisher, with dark breast# On reaching 
the largest lake we (Rarbord, McCoy, Geehart and l) got into a small barroto 
and hunted. We saw no ducks, but numerous large Pigeons, Great White Herons, 
Butorides, fit. Blue Herons, Carabao-Birds, Black Herons, Purp le Gallinules 
and Waterhens* We saw a great Fruit-Bat roose with hundreds of them hanging 
from the trees and screeching whenever we fired a shot. Shot one purple 
Gallinule and one Waterhen. Saw small Black and white Shrike and many 
swallow shrikes. Blue-ringed and small red and green Paraquets. Large 
Green flocks of Cockatoos* 
