3 flushed two or 3 times they would head straight out to sea. Always back again the nest day. Finally got one by sneeking into a patch of tall cane at edge of lake. Gallus gallus Saipan Tinian Guam: Heard or seen around native camps on all 3 islands, but noted in wild state principally on Saipan, where found far out in lonely canyons and around caves and dense woods. Beautiful fully-colored large cocks seen several times. One shot 24 Dec 44 by Millican - full color of jungle fowl. Rallus owstoni Guam 26 May 45: Several young heard and finally seen. Pure black and made slight squeeking sounds like small warblers (Lutescent). Hid in densest vines, kept calling to each other. This family occured in a cleared area which was surrounded by jungle, and was damp and grown up to ferns, mixed with dense glass. 30 May: saw one cross the road 100 yds ahead of the jeep while driving. Ran into ferns and dense grass on wet ground at side of road, also near cleared area overgrown with ferns. Stopped the jeep and found the rail looking at me at the extreme edge of the grass. Had walked back out to the edge to satisfy its great curiosity. Was easily coll with 22 aux. Gallinula chloropus Saipan Two places only where I have seen them: tule ponds around L Susupe, pond surrounded with cane and tall grass north OWI station on hiway. Generally seen on these two places either swimming and feeding by sticking the head under water, or walking in the vegetaion with tail up and flicking constantly to show the white pattern. Most birds seen winter and spring 45 were imm. Tinian Only at L Hagoi where common, especially in real tules. Guam In marshes and wet meadows. Not common. Pluvialis dominica Abundant Saipan and Tinian in flocks. Last seen 21 April 45 when combed island for them (bare flat extensive areas) and finally found four, three of which were collected with one shot. Absent until about last week of July. Charadrius mongolus Guam I saw this bird feeding on a sand beach and also saw it after Baker shot it. However Johnson and Baker claim its a semipalmeted sanderling. This can be settled by asking USNM. Thebird was collected 6 June 45. Numenius phaeopus Guam 1 June 45: One shot in grassland adjacent to marshes at main harbor. 6 June 45: common along the beaches and lagoons on se coast. In evening, feeding in water like the herons.