30, 
At Cagayan, Lieut. Waldo commands the scouts. The only sea birds 
were Sterna bergii . 
May 12, 1904. 
Arrived at Misamis at daybreak# Fine old Spanish stone fort# 
B lue-and-wh i te Kingfishers « 
Arrived at Jinianes at noon and went ashore after luncheon. Rice 
paddies and cocoanuts everywhere with mountains in the background* The 
smaller Dendrocygna was abundant. I shot three of these Ducks, a Water- 
hen, a large gray and brown Rail (like specimen from Vicars', and 4 
Stilts * 
The Stilts were the first I have seen in the Islands. They seemed 
larger than ours, the note about the same, I preserved 3 males and one 
female. They were often seen in pairs, but several times, flocks of 30 
were seen, arid one flock of about ICO. They were feeding in rice paddies 
and were quite tame. Butorides, Carabao-Birds, Black Urns, and little 
Brown Herons were common# Several Tr ingoidesand two Solitary Tattlers 
seen# Many small wagtails , white-headed chats, and black- throated Sun- 
birds. Great Glue-and- white Kingfisher, White-headed Hawk, Brown Java 
Sparrow, and Swallow- Shrike were also seen; and the Short-tailed 
Firundo was common. The Stilts had black bill, red iris, purplish- 
red legs and feet with dusky claws. 
/ 
Spent evening at Camp Overton# 
No sea birds but Sterna bergii. 
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May 13, 1904 . 
When I awoke we were lying off the pretty town of Orquieta, with 
handsome church, convent, o red, and many white houses, besides native 
shacks of grass, matting and bamboo. All are in a forest of cocoanut 
and other trees, with blue mountains having very irregular outlines 
against 4 white-clouded slcy— a very pretty sight indeed. 
