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Tringoides and Rails were numerous on the shores. A little Black and 
White Kingfisher darted aorosa the stream. It was no larger than a Java 
Sparrow. Green Herons (Butorides) were exceedingly abundant everywhere. 
Orioles were rather soaroe. T*n> spedlee of Wagtails were lively elements 
of the bird scenery. The Naked-headed Starling was often seen. Capt. 
Mo Coy shot one. a laying female. (No. 13357). 
At Santiago, we stopped awhile then proceeded down the swift portion 
of the Tubay. Shooting the rapids up which our lusty boatmen had BHshed 
us with so muoh difficulty was less exciting than no had anticipated, and 
gave us no speolal sensations other than that of Smooth and swift transit. 
An occasional choppy sea was crossed with an occasional stray wave-creBt 
sloping into the boat, always in the least convenient part. Shooting 
was difficult. We peppered one Crocodile and killed a flew birds. Great 
numbers of Terns and waders were seen when wo went up, but they had evident¬ 
ly betaken themselves to the river and lake on aooount of the hurricane, and 
few were seen as wo went down. There were no Tarns. Phalaropes and 
comparatively few waders. Going up we were afraid of shooting for fear 
of conveying an alarm to Genl. Conoepcion. The birds seen on the lake 
and River, altogether, were as follows: 
1. Sooty Tern—One dead and spilled (eaten) found below Santiego. 
2. White-winged Tern. The pearl gray oolor of mantle obsolete. Hydrochel- 
idon leuooptera ?? in flocks of 1-200 as we ascended, mostly Just below 
Santiego* 
3. Dendrooycna—Abundant on lake. 
4. Piotus melanogaster — Very abundant everywhere. Sat on stakes and snags 
and sometimes high trees, drying wings. Tumbled into water and swam with 
only head and neck out. Only few males in breeding plumage. 
5. Phalarope. In flooka alllsiaes up to 500. Single birds swam within 
a few yyards of our boats. The first 1 have seen in the Philippines. 
6. Black Heron (apparently like the one I oolleoted on the Rio Grande. 
A pair and several single birds the day we went up. All below 
V. Black (Stork?) Color glossy bleok, metallic shades, with white head and 
