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Caparo , 
1894 
March 28 
In the early morning we all turned out to search 
for the big Goatsucker (j5^o-me-one'') and Carr quickly found 
him among the bananas near where I saw him last. He was 
alive and his only injury seemed to be a broken ?;ing which 
he must have snapped while flying, for he fell fifty yards 
or more from the spot where Chapman shot at him. He opened 
his mouth wide, made a loud squalling somewhat like that 
of an angry Cat and struck at us with his beak so quickly 
and violently that it was difficult to control one's nerves 
sufficiently to receive the blow which, of course, was really 
quite feeble and harmless. His pupils in the sunlight were 
scarce larger than a pin head, the irides, which were of 
a deep chrome yellow, occupying nearly the whole of the 
great, protruding, staring, expressionless eyes. When we 
placed the bird on a log, he seemed unable to stand up but 
the moment we offered him a perch on the top of a small 
stump he accepted it promptly and pressing his tenl against 
the wood stood as erect as any Hawk or Owl. It is quite 
evident that this is the bird's normal position and that he 
cannot or will not perch like our Antrostomus. We took 
A clear fine day — hot, of course, at noon, but with 
dry, bracing air. 
several photographs of him before we killed him. 
