117. Caledonia. Actually I think the real position is the same as that on Mare Island and what occurs is that at certain seasons this species becomes nomadic and joins in bands to tour the country and at such seasons they do some damage to gardens here and there but nowhere is the damage over more than 1 individual garden, or one or two gardens within a very small limited area. Investigations amongs natives seemed to bear this idea out fully, even to the point of lines along which decreasing damage of other gardens showed along the lines which the parties splitting up and growing smaller had passed, occasionally to form up with other indi- viduals into another lightly destructive band elsewhere in another area. In all cases investigated damage had occurred at the non-breeding season of the bird and at the one period in garden cultrue (i.e., at about the same period the year just after first plantings, after burning of the vegetation rubbish left on the ground.) The bird is not so extraor- dinary shy that even if it were only fairly common its presence would not be quickly noticeable, (in fact Uvea birds are by no means shy as they are on Mare Is.) and this species can quickly be located by the damage and signs it leaves about if it is at all numerous apart from whether or not it is shy and retiring. On Uvea a few are found about the taru cultivation swamps and it breeds in the uncultivated swamp areas. It is also present in and about native gardens even in dry areas, and is to be found in such places all the year round and breeds in such areas. Water apparently plays little part in its distribution providing gardens are present to supply