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Transcription
This was the first I had
seen. All you palms
were everywhere in the
landscape. The natives
use caribons for plowing
fields. Often times great
bulls are seen carrying
a baby or child on their
backs. The morning
was rainy with a heavy down
pour at 8 am. Weather cool with
a good breeze during the morning.
Birds also were the common
small kitten which has
white wings seen only when
in flight. When static, it is
a brown pete color difficult
to see. The white necked rare
are less common & are white
headed brown feet. A small
black crow bird inhabits pored
rice fields. About the home
corner of an area palms
were planted. The ponds
by the wayside were in places
covered by breadfruit leaves & the
large pink flowers. The women
with amaranites were seen