123. MAYR QUESTION: - Habitat mangrove (?) Woodland. ANSWER:- The former to a very small degree most of the year greatly increasin in numbers at lean seasons. Really a habitat of necessity on Uvea, except for a very very scanty apparently permanent population, these few generally appearing to be strays or lone birds. MIGRATION:- Possibly migrating between islands? ANSWER:- Yes definitely, but all movements as regards Uvea would probably be to Lifu at lean seasons and back later. Natives speak of seeing them arrive from sea- ward (Lifu direction) in calm weather in singles and numbers and in small flocks, though the Lifu natives have noted no similar movements their end. At wide intervals of years great num- bers appear on Uvea but never stay long, the greater number quicking pass- ing on, probably to Caledonia, though I could find no records of what direc- tion they went in, and only one record of their arrival in great numbers from Lifu direction, and once during stormy weather from the north or New Hebrides direction. In this case they arrived very tired and weak and natives collected great numbers for eating by catching by hand or knocking over with sticks. This happened at least before the seventies of last century gauged by known ages of old men and mission records, probably about 1861. DUCULA PACIFICA TARRALI (BONAPARTE): - Is only an accidental visitor from Lifu Island after rough weather. Either departs or quickly falls a prey to natives who make a dead set at the bird once it is reported, till it is shot numbers of