Hudson Journal 1904 Nov 22. At six I have talked to the natives quite a bit about cuckoos. I seem as if [illegible] the cuckoos are on the islands but in small numbers (Pigeons outnumber cuckoos on islands [illegible] are found) On one island (Makin) one native mentioned of another kind of small bird that feed among the trees. I took for granted he might be talking about a small seabird but after more 3rd degree I am satisfied this small bird (supposed to be much smaller than [illegible] cuckoo) isn't a sea bird. Now the question arises whether these small birds are there regularly or just stray. We saw [illegible] 1 cuckoo while on Makin. While on Kwira I shot a Reef heron that must have laid and egg just a couple of days before and since an oorum was 17mm I guess would lay an egg within a week. It looks as if they may be breeding there. There are a lot of herons at that end of the island. 4 ponds and mudflats at least 2 of the ponds have fish in them. The [illegible] bird I shot was roosting on a dead tree along one of these pond. I did see one of the same color run out of the bushes earlier. Also shot a P. Pigeon near there but it was getting dusky and after about 45 minutes of swearing and tearing up of half that end of the island (put the ecology of the island back ten years) I gave up because