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R.D. Kirkpatrick
1925 Journal
Tutuala, American Samoa
Feb. water reservoir, which is far up in
21 the mountains. On the way there
(cont) and back I saw no bats but did
see Fairy Terns, White-tailed
Tropicbirds, Samoan Starlings,
Wattled Honeyeaters, Fruit Pigeons,
and Swiftlets. Two and possibly
three kinds of lizards were observed.
P.M. I visited in the home of Jim
Dowell, Secy. to the Governor.
Feb. I went on a tour of the island in
22 a bus furnished by the gov't. We
Mon looked at the many villages and
observed Banded Rails along the
road.
Flying Foxes are commonly
observed flying above Pago Pago
harbor.
I spent the night in a fale in
a village past the Rainmaker Hotel.
Feb. Norman Tyler, a TV teacher of science
25 and I went bat collecting in a cave
Tue. in Matu'u village. About 50 bats were
there. I collected one, RDK #559, on
the 7th shot without 16 ga.