and white), two striped belly hawks, two large white-headed kingfishers, three Bergii terns, a white-eye, several honeysuckers of both varieties, an eagle hawk, and a brown fantail. Despite the tremendous number of flies that abound in the mangrove, and the bad conditions under- foot, the collecting for a half day was far better than a full day's work in the bush. On Saturday morning we entered the bush to the rear of the cocoanut trees and blazed a trail to the top of the ridge. The trail took almost all morning to blaze. Nevertheless, the only birds seen or heard during that time were white-eyes, bald-headed fly- catchers, thickheads, and one stripe-bellied hawk. The ridge due west of the plantation is fairly clear and there are some excellent pig trails along its crest. This made it easy for us, all going in separate directions, to cover a considerable piece of territory. On meeting again we all agreed it was the poorest place for birds we had come upon for a long time. There seemed to be no reason for it because it was the second highest ridge on the island, and flora and general topography seemed to be about the same as other similar elevated places on the other islands where the collecting was excellent. After a tough day's climb all we had to show for ourselves were a number of bald-headed flycatchers, three white-eyes, a striped belly hawk, and a pair of thick-heads. Furthermore, no other kinds were