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May 9, 1904 . 
Shot a black-and-white Kingfisher (Capt, McCoy), male adult. Testicles 
very large. See slip for colors. Shot Great Blue Heron, Adult, not 
skinned. Many big Pjgeons. One White -hedded stork* The blue-and chestnut 
Kingfisher doubtless breeds in a burrow in a bank. As such was seen where the 
laying female was shot yesterday* Flock of Eornbills* Not very many big 
green Par tots on this river. Plotus common, Tringoides the only common 
Sandpiper. Short-tailed Hirundo has become scarce.' Today's notes on 
two separate sheets laid in this book. Bright sunshine all day; no thunder 
or rain. White-headed Haws becoming more numerous. One small Wagtail, 
Camped on the boat just below the first lake. Left at daybreak, 
Haliaeeus leucogaster was a common bird on today's trip. Six rower t^ill 
day. The big lake on our right up to noon. Saw about 6 of the very small 
black-and-white Kingfishers. Eagles smaller thas Haliaeeus were numerous. 
Large Hawlc mostly all white below. Large Hawk spotted and heavily cross- 
barred. Pigeons, several pairs of Green Pigeons, Many Blue-ringed and red- 
and-green Paraquets, one ring-necked killdeer Plover, many Tringoides and 
Butorides, Carabao Birds, White Herons and one Great White Heron, Black Heron, 
Great Blue Heron, Red-bellied Goatsucker, Swallow- shrike. Brown Java 
Sparrow, Orioles abundant (6 An one flight). Rifle bird, Red-and chestnut 
Kingfishers abundant. Black- throated and redObellied Sunbirds, singing. 
White-headed, Black, and Brown Hornbills. Rathe*- large brown spotted Cuckoo, 
and Gray Cuckoo same size. Purple Gallinule, Water hen, both very noisy. 
Capt. McCoy.shot a little black and white Kingfisher, male adult. Ins very 
dark brown, bill black, toes 2-1 equals 3 on each foot. Feet vermilion; 
claws brownish black. About the size of English Sparrow. Crows common. 
Shot at Hawk* similar to Broad-winged, with light-colored head. Large Green 
Parrot, flocks of Cockatoos. Ra incrows. No Ospreys or White-headed 
Kingfishers# Shot an Iguana or two but could not reach them. One was 
at least 4 feet long. No Turtles. Y/hite-headed Hawk, White-headed Chat, 
May 10 , 1904 . 
Reached Talacogori at 9 P. M. Libang River at 11:55 P. M. The town 
of 200 houses. One hundred and fifty-four of the population of 
have died of smallpox during the past two months. We got 3 cans of evap- 
orated cream and some sugar from one of the 5 stores. (3 Chino and 2 native), 
Bee-eaters issuing from round burrows in bluff bank. Flocks of Brown and 
Black Hornbills, Big Pigeons, Short-tailed Hirundos, 2 White-headed King- 
fishers-- the first on this river, Triggoldes, Raincrows and Orioles were the 
first birds heard after we started at 4:45 A. M. Cockatoos, Blue-ringed 
and Red-end-green Paraquets. White headed Chats, Black- throated and Red-^ 
bellied Sunbird. Capt, McCoy shoots a Carpophaga aeneus (called Bal-lude 
by the Zamboanga Mores. The Blue and Chestnut Kingfisher is still abundant. 
Black starlings are first seen on this river. The Visavarts of this river 
use Ka«ging~king for Dendroeygna, the same as the Mores of Lake Lanao. The 
