Marshall, 1945 Palau Rallus philippensis mangrove swamps, or on roads then abandoned farm land. Flushed in dense grass of old farms (Babel) roadside puddles (Pelem, Arakbesan), edge mangrove swamp (Koror), road then extensive dry flat grassland (NE corner Koror). Most abundant at Arakbesan where in evening of 29 November, I heard dozens of them - often very close - all from grasslands of abandoned farms & gardens. Call high sharp loud "kreek, kreek, kreek" with the resonance one familiarizes with marshes-birds in the states. Arakbesan is deserted. However they were almost as abundant in the settled part of the Jit. Govt area on Koror. On Babelthnap were very numerous in meadows in open country near the airstrip where the ground is either bare or with low grass and ferns. They give a few squawks, then put their heads down and scoot. In ordinary foraging, head goes back & forth with