-71- of vegetation, and sometimes reedy marshes; are difficult to shoot, unless the hunter excites their curiosity, when they will expose themselves." ) Conopoderas vaughani (Sharpe). (Type locality: Pitcairn.) Pitcairn: Vaughan; Nicoll (fairly abundant). Bennett (Narrative, 1840) probably refers to this species as one seen about 1835, "a small and noisy species inhabiting the wood- lands" of Pitcairn. Nicoll says it is the only land bird. Conopoderas taiti (Ogilvie-Grant). (Type locality: Henderson.) Henderson: Stephen (seen); Tait and Jamieson. Said to be allied to C. vaughani, and has the same tendency to albinism shown in some of the other species of the genus. Conopoderas atypha atypha Wetmore. (Type locality: Fakarava.) Aratika: Peale. Fakarava: Townsend. Tikei: Townsend. Wetmore says the Aratika bird is more buffy below, and the Tikei examples are "very slightly darker above" than typical speci- mens from Fakarava. Conopoderas atypha rava Wetmore. (Type locality: Pinaki.) Akiaki: Townsend. Pinaki: Townsend. Only one skin from Akiaki is available, and Wetmore thinks the bird from this island will prove different when more are at hand. Conopoderas atypha crypta Wetmore. (Type locality: Makemo.)