Marshall, 1945 6. Palau Phalacrocorax melandicus 30 Nov. One seen in flight (neck straight) was brilliant shining white below, but the one collected - from a snag above a fresh-water stream - was a seedy-looking indiv. Most common at Pelelin - often see them in flight over highways. Mesophrys intermedi Koror. Seen daily - flock of about a dozen - in farmland - grassy & open. Demigretta sacra Pelelin Beach, mangrove lagoons, tide flats W end, rocky N end totals : White 1 or 2 Slate 4 or 5 White with black spots on back & wings 2. Watch a mottled one foraging edge mangrove lagoon. Crept about keeping low & hunched up body horizontal. (Also seen at Koror) Bubulcus ibis ? Pelelin 2 Nov: I seen beach N end standing on sand. White egret with bulky heavy black bill. (As I recall the legs were light-colored).