115. those of the species elsewhere. The breeding season is very long, from September to May and odd birds may rear a brood even outside these months. The greater number breed from December to March, at such times all birds appearing to be breeding and young very plentiful. MAYR QUESTION:- "Native gardens, second growth (?) swamps." Answer:- Inhabits them all. Native gardens and second growth equally and a great deal. Almost all kinds of habitat in numbers and only one to a limited extent. See above. PORZANA (POLIOLIMNAS) CINEREA TANNENSIS:- Is present on the island and breeds but is becoming rare, numbers having greatly decreased lately. Is most numerous in taru cultivation swamps but even there is not really plentiful. It occurs a good deal in the true tall forests and in original short forest where the growth of the bird nests coral rock ground fern is plentiful, and more rarely in and about native cultivation areas, generally such cultivations as are 4 or 5 years old and have fair ground cover. It does not appear in other habitats at present date though it once did and was plentiful. I saw only fleeting glimpses of a few, the white eyebrow being a conspicuous mark but failed to collect any even with vigorous efforts of all kinds, dogs snares, etc. all proving unsuccessful. I shot and lost one in birds nest ferns, a flying snapshot, but once or twice saw others plainly enough to identify them. The population of this species for the whole island is probably well below 500 probably in the vicinity of 300. Even allowing for its