Despatch Book No. 3® 
Davao and Mt. Ap6 Tr.ip. 
June 9. 1904 # 
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Left Zamboanga at 9 P® M*, on the Constabulary steam launch Troy 
for Davao# The first stop will be at Mati. 
June 10 p 1904® 
During the forenoon an occasional pair of Ganneis or ,f Booby s rt as the 
sailors called them were the only birds Visible# At 10:30 A® M# a pair 
of these Gannets continually circled about the ship# Their flight is 
somewhat like a Gull's, but the yellow feet, whitish bill and wedge-shaped 
tail serve to distinguish them* After being fired at, they again retunned 
to the ship, and one was shot# A sailor swam out and got it. No. 13491* 
Gannet Dysporus male adult* Molting. Quill feathers much faded and frayed 
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by wear* Killed in longitude 124 E*, latitude 6 6:45 Is#, off (S* ft# 9 
miles) Kanipan Bank, S# Mindanao, P. I*, June 10, 1904, Length, 775 mm«j alar 
expanse 1460 j wing, 3 90; tail, 240; oulmen (chord), 102; height of bill at base 
31; tarsus, 4*7, midlie toe with its claw, 80. Iris brownish gray, with a 
white external ring. Bill yellowish white, dusky at extreme tip, where it is 
more grayish below and more olivaceous above* Bare skin of face and -ouch 
pale yellow, except that the eyelids and space in front of eye are plumbeous • 
Feet plain, pale greenish yellow, without dusky markings or shading* 
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“Whole alimentary tract preserved, claws grayish horn-color* During the after- 
noon flocks of the large Tern ( Sterna bergil ) appeared. 
June 11, 1904 * 
Left home. Fort Snelling, one year ago today# At sea# Turned back 
during the night on account of bad weather# No marine bird in sight* 
Sea rather rough* No sea birds up to 2 P* M* when we entered bay. 
