per square mile are far below even Mare Is. which is below the usual for this species in other groups. Inhabits the tall forests, short forest and garden lands very much as in these areas small fruited banyans on which it mainly feeds are most plentiful, short scrubs to a very limited degree and mixed coconut and scrub areas to a slight degree at certain seasons. It has spread to some of the islands of the western chain but is nowhere plentiful on them, in fact, rather scarce. Feeds on a number of fruits and berries, it does not eat on other islands at certain seasons of the year. All other habits and economy identical with other islands (Mare Is. and the New Hebrides) but status considerably below usual in this species. The lack of food for this species is very plainly shown on the island. In a small area perhaps only 1 or 2 small fruited banyans will be found in ripe fruit and Ptilinopus greyi will be swarming about them; a few days and the fruit is finished and the moment it is every bird disap- pears and one might have to travel a mile and more before a single bird will be seen or heard. Thus for weeks one will find a small area absolutely devoid of the species, then for a few days simply overrun with them. When no banyans are in fruit the species becomes widely scattered in twos and threes and singles living on unusual fruits and berries mostly. There is seldom a very long period without banyans in fruit somewhere but during March and I believe August-September there are fairly long intervals. The natives profit by the congregating habit of the bird around fruiting trees to capture them, generally by shooting, getting several in one shot more often than not.