110. when shot drinking water in swamp. Strangely it seemed to be feeding in the mud (dragon fly larva?) and when on the way home a large earthworm appeared and was pulled out of the throat. 1/4/38 1 adult male in coconut groves (tall) near coast believe same bird as seen on 11/2/38 near same place. 5/4/38 1 adult male over taru swamps. Flying high, playing. 8/4/38 2 adults (1 ♂?, 1 ♀) in coconut plantations border- ing taru swamps. 26/4/38 1 Accipiter ♂ adult. Tall coconut plantation. 28/4/38 1 adult ♀. Tall coconut plantations near forest margins. 30/4/38 1 adult ♀ on wing hunting through tall coconut plantations. 4/5/38 4 adult ♀ seen soaring over and playing on updraft over low scrub areas and cliffs of east coast. I later came low to hunt and was shot but lost in low dense scrubs, probably crawled into one of the numerous deep narrow fissures in the coral rock. All definitely females. 2 seen hunting earlier about coconuts on margin of tidal lagoon arm, believe both were females and, certainly both were adults. 10/5/38 2 Accipiter seen far away on wing over swamp lands (not together). 11/5/38 1 adult ♀ seen hunting in coconuts near tidal lagoon arm in south. 14/5/38 1 adult ♂ and 1 adult ♀ (seen hunting?) or flying above taru swamp and swamp areas. (no record in small field book as to whether hunting or soaring.) 25/5/38 1 adult ♂ seen hunting in low forest and garden- lands.