3. 
halfj mandible red brown at base above, pale olive on terminal half, with 
intermediate oroeeed by four whitish oblique riba, separated by 3 black grooves; 
the extreme base of mandible below being red. Feet olive-plumbeous; claws plum- 
beous-blaok. 600; 780; 045; 225; 100; height 38; 46; 47. 
In the tall trees, many of then dead, along the white sand beach, were many 
Blaok Starlings that feed largely along the beaoh, like Quiscalus . Five were 
killed at one shot. The Swallow-Shrike (Artemis) occupied some of the dead 
trees. There were: 
Black-throated Sunbirds, 
many Brown-breasted Thrushes 
Blue and white Kingfishers 
One Hypothymis 
Brown Java Sparrows, 
Crows, 
Toroasa, 
Black Calao, 
Rainerow, 
Wiite-headed Chat 
and many small birds whistling or singing in the nipa swamp. 
Orioles common. 
13494 Rod-billed Frogmouth, maid adult. 
13496 Brown-breasted Thrush, female adult 
Blaok Cuckoo or Crying Bird. 
Quail, 
Jungle-fowl 
Orange-breasted Crier Pigeon 
Ring dove 
Big Brown Dove 
Small dark-green Pigeon 
■White-headed Kite 
Big Green Farrot 
Little Parrakeet 
Mangrove yell. FI. 
Fan Tail FI. 
Blaok-white-and gray Shrike 
Hairy - back 
Red soot Shortblll 
Big brown-fchroated sunbird 
Bald-headed Starling 
June 13, 1904 . 
Arrived at Davao at 10 P. H. last night. Met. Lta. Wagner ^d Cheston; 
had stein of ioe-oold beer, and slept in Mr. Cheston s quarters. 
at 7 A. M. Davao is more like some place in the southern U. 8. than any 
other place I have seen in the Philippines. Birds and bird songs fill he 
air. 
