Marshall, 1945 38. Palau Halcyon chloris strange experience & all screwed up because I was on the side of a cliff shooting straight up. Each bird as I shot would fly gracefully away in the same direction. I could never even figure how many were there, & whether or not I was shooting at the same ones returning.) One seen by flashlight in The Caprimulgus- Ptiliogynus giant tree one night. typical roost: under portion of the canopy of a large tree - generally on a horiz vine. Perch in conspicuous places in open. About the call: my dict. may not make it obvious that the sharp notes are recognizably those of chloris of Sarjian with very subtle modifications. The really amazing thing is the "lifting" bodily of the cinnamomging drawl which is a follow-up to the chick notes Thereby replacing the "hee-haw" notes used as follow-up by Marianas chloris. Herindlo rustica Babelthmap 27 Nov Airstrip 2, 29-30 Nov a dozen on phone wires at flat farmland - seen every time I