Journal and notes of Guy Richards, Whitney South Sea Expedition, 1927-1928
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The hornbills are common, minors are common, crows moderately common, graybirds moderately common, and bald flycatchers likewise. The long tail is absent altogether, the cockatoo is present and common, as are the red cocoanut parrot, the paraquet, and the large green parrot. Beside the trails leading into the bush there is a river emptying into the bay about a half mile from the village, which has possibilities for col- lecting although it is infested with mosquitoes. After a few trips up it we decided to abandon it as a means of working the back country, but it might be of great help in seasons when the mosquitoes are less vicious, if such a season exists. There are good places for crows up the river, and good places for shooting them. Here, I think, is the best place for the small inky blue kingfisher, for although the only place we took one was high in the bush, I am practically sure I saw a pair in the distance on the river at sunset. I was much taken by a native called Woolsey here in Moli. He proved to be a good friend and a helpful companion in the bush. He brought me a bow and arrow, helped me catch a large iguana that I wounded but couldn't kill with my gun, and generally aided and abetted the powers of the expedition. This iguana measured four feet exactly from the tip of the head to the tip of the tail. He was quite ugly and vicious when wounded, and was first