2 apart. Walks like a parrot through the middle height of these stems. Tinian Restricted more to vicinity of marshes, where very abundant at Lake Hagoi and Marpi Valley swamps. Watched in tules at L Hagoi. Foraged at edge of dense tule stands while sitting grasping a tule in spread feet, sitting hunched up, in a compact ball, and very still. Then suddenly extends long neck to grasp a fish or frog - a movement of extreme rapidity. Can sneak back into the inner tules and out again with such a fluid easy grace that one doesn't suspect the bird is in motion at all until it has vanished. Guam Found under inland in marshes, and in the evening, feeding in lagoons within the reef on south-west side island. Here birds were feeding on small marine fishes side-by-side with the Reef Herons. They were skulking about in shallow water than the herons, (up to their bellies) but fed in identical manner. (Outward or downward thrust of the neck from a previous hunched up condition.) Anas oustaleti Saipan Seen on two occasions in two's and three's flying from marshes near L Susupe across hiway to marshes nearer coast. Tinian I estimate a total of about 6 birds on L Hagoi while I was there. Very tame. I recommended strict protection and secuity from soldiers wandering into the lake area with guns. The mallards often in pairs, generally not out on open water, but in little ponds surrounded by tules. Flush and circle lake a couple times then settle down at other end lake. Feeding seen only in very shallow water, where no tipping-up seen - just plucking away at the grass in 2 or 3 " water. One family seen, hid in ferns. Saipan 26 Sept 45 3 pairs seen over lakesuff in afternoon, 2 pr. at same time. 27 Sept 45 4 buds seen over lake. Didn't alight. Anas querquedula Tinian Seen daily at L hagogi - just one pair. Mate continued to be there after I had shot the one. Very wild - flushed as soon as boat would round the bend of the tules or ferns. Very graceful and swift duck. Fed at edge of larger lake areas always near protecting tall vegetation. Does not retreat into veg but flies. Anas acuta Saipann 7 Feb 45 Flock of 15 flew over L Susupe at 100ft in air. Kept straight - didn't return. Spatula clypeata Nyroca fuligula Tinian One pair on L Hagoi. Seen every day until one died and other collected. Both olored alike. The one that died was too far gone to save as skin or skel. Unlike other ducks at the Lake, these stayed always away from the margins of the lake and fed only in the open water, where they dove. When I would get within about 60yds, they would fly, after swimming away from me for quite a time. Circled high and wide around lake, keeping out of range, then land at another large body of water. After being