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pleasantly cool under the arbor. Now (11 P. M.) I am almost 
chilly as I sit writing in the open hall. 
We spent the forenoon very quietly sitting in Mr. 
Warner's garden under an almond tree, talking. Humming¬ 
birds were almost constantly buzzing about us among the 
flowers and at frequent intervals we heard the more or less 
distant notes of Diplopter yx naevius , Thamnophilus doliatus , 
Tanagra sclateri and Saltator olivascens. Once a fine, 
large Kite, white beneath with a dark gray back and wings, 
sailed overhead. We also heard Glaucidium a few times. On 
the whole there were not many birds here. 
In the afternoon we visited the McLean's planta¬ 
tion, "Hindustani", distant about two miles. After photo¬ 
graphing the coolies and drinking tea, we walked to the 
mud ; volcanoes vdiich are about a mile from the house. On 
the way we cane upon a great army of parasol ants. They 
were carrying bits of leaves from a tall tree to their 
nest which was in a hole in the ground in a cane field. 
Mr. McLean assured me that they would completely strip 
the tree in two days. 
At the volcanoes, we saw three large green Parrots 
sitting in the top of a dead tree and heard a Toucan 
calling. A Thrvothorus was the only bird singing. 
