White-headed Chat* 
No mammals seen* 
Stoaraed to Surigao, where I was aahore from 3:30 to 6 P. M. Shot 
mate to the Lark (13360) (female adult) and the same Curlew (13351) eeen 
before, male adult. 
Shot at brown Rail. 
Sanr Blue-and-br«wn Kingfisher, 
Meropa 
Brown Java Sparrow 
White-breasted Rail 
White-bellied Eagle 
White-headed Hawk 
Red-breasted end Blnok-throAted Sunbirds 
Small Brown Shrike 
Motooilia 
Tringoides 
Swallow-Shrike 
Black-and-white Towhee ( Rhlpldura ) a pair on fenoes and under houses in 
town. Wing raofitly white. ” Kfea3 and baok slate-black, wings dropped 
Very gentle,—new to me. 
Crow 
Blaok Starling 
Orange-breaetod Green Pigeon 
Plain green Pigeon, no wing-bars 
Cuokoo sise of Green Pi,;eon 
Raftnorow 
Carpophaga aeneua — two. 
Hirundo—both speoiee. 
Large green Parrot, blxio or orown, in captivity 
Many Cayaraans said to le in Surigao River. No mammal seen. One plant and 
4 rooks oolleoted. 
Left Surigao at 8 P. K* and steamed for mouth of Agusan River (here 
oalled Butuan River). 
April 22, 1904. 
« 
Arrived off mouth Agusan River during night. Enormous flooks of white 
birds constantly arising from bars at mouth of river* Some probably Shore 
Birds; but Sterna bergil very numerous,Sent ashore and got 10 constabulary 
soldiers frore island at mouth of AgUBan River. Then steamed to mouth of 
Tubay River for (barotae) in whioh to nsoenfl to Lapongan (Mainit) Lake, 
hoping to reach Santiego today, and Lapongan Lake during the night, in order 
to pass unfriendly native villages by night, in order to eurprlde the oamp 
