lehner P. 1964 124 Nov. 11 - continued & bothered to fly overhead; while on the journey to both Jaluit and Elizabeth Islands I saw only a very few Common Noddies and one Fairy Tern; we got permission from the Headman to look around the island pond and collect (they had shot four ducks yesterday) ducks that we found; Roger and I started out by ourselves and walked along the pond which sets right behind the village; Dave set off in a different direction, net in hand; as we approached the pond (about two acres in size) Roger spotted a duck; we continued our stalk along the east side of the pond and I went down to the shore and peered under the shrubbery at a point where we last saw the duck; by this time he was on the west side, so I began a poor imitation of the come-in and feeding calls in an attempt to bring him in range; he responded no more than to perk up his head. and swim in small circles, looking bewildered; I then noticed a bird hopping through the branches over my head that could be nothing other than a New Zealand Cuckoo, and I so informed Roger who was 50 ft. back up on the bank; the Cuckoo was too close to shoot so when Roger spotted him I moved back up the bank for better position; when I got back to where Roger was standing I could no longer see him, even by sighting down Roger's outstretched arm, so I handed the gun to him, listened to the