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Got one of the small Cociferae.
Rupornis.
While in the Timbu I flushed
a large owl which I got a male.
Dad got the female and saw the
one young one seen. They were
all close together and seemed
undisturbed by the shooting.
The proved to be one of the genus
of Spectacled Owls - large
handsome Tombers. Bobos!
In the same vicinity I
flushed a parrot from
the ground. It would fly a
short distance then light and
Bob its head and give a
little chuckle. It was a male
however and one nest nor
female could be found. We
believe the owl gives the call
which Dad heard yesterday. It
is the exact call that he
made up as an assembly call
for the family.
The note of the Grogan - the new
one was half way between a
Pygmyowl and an Out strike call.
On the way back I found a
set of [illegible] in one of
the Sencilly palms. Also saw