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I sww a female H\ammer ( Lampornis vlolicatida ) sitting on 
her nest which, except for its larger size, exactly 
resembled the ne st of our Trochilu s colubris . It was 
saddled on a naked branch about 20 feet above the ground,* 
In the afternoon Carr and Chapman went to the Trogon 
woods to hear the Bell Bird. I followed them v>rith Sam 
(Chapman’s trapper and assistant) and Urich, We found 
them by first hearing the Bell Bird aud following up its 
call. It was sitting in the same tree and on the very same 
twig as yesterday and Chapman was lying on his back on the 
ground beneath the tree, watching it. Soon after we 
arrived it flew av^ray. It evidently ceases to call before 
the sun sets. 
We heard Tinamous, Coq-bois, Toucans, Mot-mots and 
various other birds and Carr showed us the bones of a big 
i (C rotalu s) which his brother killed in these woods 
three months ago. Their size and the proof which they 
afforded of the presence of this dreaded snake made me shrink 
a little. 
It was twilight when we reached the road. I shot 
a bat and then we saw the big Goatsucker fly across the 
road. Taking stations we waited for him to return. At 
length Chapman got two shots in quick succession, both at 
the same bird, the first a miss, the second a hit, but the 
