124. natives spending all day after it, and it generally falls a victim to the pot very soon after arrival. Has never bred on the island. The total number of appearances over many years has only numbered at the most a couple of dozen. I saw one high in flight after rough boisterous weather from a hurricane elsewhere during my stay. In spite of native efforts this one was not shot and either returned to Lifu or went elsewhere or died a natural death, as it was only once sighted again within a day or so of my recording sight. It has no definite local name, is sometimes called the "Lifu Motu," or even its Lifu name "Paum" is used. COLUMBA VITIENSIS HYPOENOCHROA: (GOULD):- This species is not at any time plentiful on the island but its numbers fluctuated to such an enormous extent between Feb- ruary and June that observer was forced to the conclusion that it moves to other areas, probably Lifu island and in- vestigation along that line seemed to point to the possi- bility of such being the case. When observer first arrived in February, though the species were no ways common, enough were seen (and several shot but because of moult observer decided to wait before skinning the series wanted) to make me consider the bird as plentiful enough to leave it more or less alone till other rarer more important series were finished. Even so observer noted that the species was not plentiful though the numbers seen seemed to be only very slightly below what one would expect the food available on the rather infertile island to support. At the time the following brief memory notes were made.