gardens, etc., or in forest areas (families' gardens almost invariably to feed on paw paws generally) and commence feeding, during feeding, occasional rare loud calls are given, but more frequently a low murmur or chatter is made for 5 or 10 seconds at wide intervals. Shortly after sun- rise all these birds return to the forest margins rapidly as previously described and almost always low down 15 or 20 feet up at most. If a pair are alarmed they will fly high and rapidly to well within the forest margin and plunge steeply into the forest, probably to lower levels if seri- ously alarmed. But if not seriously alarmed they occasion- ally perch high but well screened in a teak well within the forest and keep a careful watch all around for danger. Later they dive into the forest and commence feeding there at lower levels. If not disturbed, they return to the forest margin and half an hour or so after sunrise, numbers are often to be found in such areas. A good deal of low talking or chattering and occasional loud excited cachinnation es- pecially on sighting another bird or pair of birds. If one of a pair fly a short distance 4 or 5 feet, other birds in sight seem to invariably call, seldom very loudly but with a subdued but rather excited or almost pleased and surprised cachinnation. Often others out of sight answering such calls. After a few minutes birds move off separately, deeper into the forest, some remaining low but the majority going high into a teak or other tree occasionally (families with juveniles generally stay within 20 feet of the ground). They then perch and apparently shell the seeds in the crop as do single specimens but a low murmuring barely audible at the foot of