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that he has a white iris. A moment later he launches into 
the air and gallops off, looking for all the world like 
our Pileated Woodpecker. 
Tinamous Tinamcus called freely at times as late even as 
ten o'clock. I. had half expected that their notes when 
heard in the broad daylight would sound commonplace but 
such was not the case. On the contrary, they thrilled me 
quite as much as when the birds were calling in the twilight 
last evening. They seemed to chord or harmonize in some 
subtle way with the cooing of Leptoptila which, of course, 
we did not hear last evening. I saw one of the Tinamoits 
this morning. It started within two yards of me as I was 
following a path in the forest and ran off out of sight 
into the tangle, moving almost exactly like a Quail but 
more slowly and steadily — a game-y looking bird of rich 
yet subdued coloring and great, dark, gentle eyes. 
We left the Rest House at about 2 P. M. and drove 
to Princestown where we are to spend Sunday with Mrs. Warner. 
Nothing of marked interest along the road. The sun very 
hot and few birds stirring. Mr. Warner was not at home 
but we took possession of his house and dressed for after¬ 
noon tea which was served in the garden under dense shade. 
Five or six; of the neighbors including three ladies came 
a little later and,last of all,Mrs. Warner. It was just 
