so. 
At Cagayan, Lieut. Waldo commands the Boouts. The only sea birds 
were Sterna bergli . 
May 12, 1904. 
Arrived at Misamis at daybreak. Fine old Spanish stone fort. 
Blue-and-white Kingfishers. 
Arrived at Jinianes at noon and went ashore after luncheon. Rice 
paddies and ooooanuts everywhere with mountains in the background. The 
smaller Dendrooygna was abundant. I shot three of these Duoks, a Water- 
hen, a large gray and brown Rail (like specimen from Viters), and 4 
Stilts. 
The Stilts were the first X have seen in the Islands. They seemed 
larger than ours, the note about the same, I preserved 3 males and one 
female. They were often seen in pairs, but several times, flocks of 30 
were seen, and one flook of about 100. They were feeding in rice paddies 
and were quite tame. Butorides, Carabao-Birds, Black Ibis, and little 
Brown Herons were common. Several Tringoidesand two Solitary Tattlers 
seen. Many snail wagtails, white-headed chats, and blaok-throated Sun- 
birds. Oreat Qlue-and-white Kingfisher, White-headed Hawk, Brown Java 
Sparrow, and Swallow-Shrike were also seenj and the Short-tailed 
Hirundo was oommon. The Stilts had blaok bill, red iris, purplish- 
red legs and feet with dusky daws. 
Spent evening at Camp Overton. 
No sea birds but Sterna bergli. 
2&j^jl3|i^l904 * 
When I awoke we were lying off the pretty town of Orquieta, with 
handsome church, oonvent, a red, end many white houses, besides native 
shacks of grass, matting and bamboo. All are in a forest of ooooanut 
and other trees, with blue mountains having very irregular outlines 
against 4 whlte-olouded sky—a very pretty sight indeed. 
