3, 
half# mandible red brown at base above, pale olive on terminal half, with 
intermediate crossed by four whitish oblique ribs, separated by 3 black grooves; 
the extreme base of mandible below being red* Feet olive-plumbeous; claws plum-* 
beous-black. 580; 780; 245; 225; 100; height 38; 48; 47* 
In the tall trees, many of them dead, along the white sand beach, were many 
Black Starlings that feed largely along the beach, like Quiacalus * Five were 
killed at one shot. The Swallow-Shrike (Artamus) occupied some of the dead 
trees* There were; 
Black- throated Sunbirds, 
many Brown-breasted Thrushes 
Blue and white Kingfishers 
On© Hypothymis 
Brown Java Sparrows® 
Crows® 
Torcasa, 
Black Calao, 
Raincrow, 
White-headed Chat 
and many small birds whistling or singing in the nipa swamp. 
Orioles common* 
13494 Red-billed Frogmouth, maid adult, 
13495 Brown-breasted Thrush, female adult 
Black Cuckoo or Crying Bird* 
Quail® 
Jungle -fowl 
Orange-breasted Crier Pigeon 
Ring dove 
Big Brown Dove 
Small dark-green Pigeon 
White-headed Kite 
Big Green Parrot 
Little Parrakeet 
Mangrove yell. FI* 
Fan Tail FI. 
B lack-whi te-and gray Shrike 
Hairy - back 
Red soot Shortbill 
Big brown- throated sunbird 
Bald-headed Starling 
June 13, 1904* 
Arrived at Davao at 10 P. M* last night. Met, Lts. Wagner and Cheston; 
had stein of ice-cold beer, and slept in Mr. Chasten' s quarters. Breakfast 
at 7 A. M, Davao is more like some place in the southern U. S. than any 
other place I have seen in the Philippines. Birds and bird songs fill the 
air* 
