appeared to influence the bird to a very much less extent in adults and a large extent in young. The above was true in all areas in which I observed the bird. MYZOMELA This species shows a definite outwards and back- wards movement. Food may play some part though very little beyond the fact that for short periods forest may lack nectar flowers, whereas coconuts are always in flower. This species is harried very much by Lichmera and generally driven away from coconuts and confined to well in forest and scrub areas. In such areas it stands up for itself and will attack Lichmera which in such appears the more cowardly species. I have no doubt Myzomela would inhabit coconut lands to a much larger extent if it were allowed to. Its population in forests is very large and dense, possibly it being one of the most numerous species on the island, if not the most numerous. Adult males show the out thrusting tendency most, females and immatures very little. No reason for these wavelike movements were apparent to observer. Like Pachycephala forest margins showed a great increase of numbers at times when birds extended beyond their normal habitat but forests deeper in seemed to remain exactly the same as regards numbers, though at such times birds seemed to be less strict territorily. One could not as usual visit a small area of say 30 yards square and be sure of seeing a bird seen before always in that small area. Disarrange- ment appeared to last for only a few days, then normality was restored and writer believes individual birds resumed their exact small territory again. This conclusion was arrived at from the results of shooting and keeping observation counts of birds in small specialized areas. GERYGONE This species also showed this out thrust move- ment to a marked degree, but at wider intervals than other species.