Marshall, 1945 46 Palau Colluricinclla tenelroza Habitat: Natural dark heavy jungle - ridges of Koror, scats of Babelthrap & undamaged woods on Pelelin. (On Pelelin, like several other species which are unusually abundant there, this bird spills out of the natural habitat & is common in isolated vine tangles around the edges of the small patches of undamaged forest. It is felt this is unusual & not the normal condition. It seems that altho much most of Pelelin has been blasted & replaced with vines, the birds have had a great rise in numbers & are found in more open habitats than is normally the case (shown at Koror & Babel)). Nitch: branches and vines of middle tree-heights - under the jungle canopy. Very curious of human, & come to few ft I got to look at you - with bill constantly wide open. Hops around in branches much like the nitch of a Stellar Jay. Abundance: (in jungle) Common but not evenly dispersed - occur in small groups - general 2-8 birds which do not keep close together but are in the general neighborhood & assemble quickly when one 'starts to