126. 2/6/38 I Columba seen in flight, appeared smaller than Mare Island. 5/6/38 Native report of Columba near St. Paul to hand, seen early morning 4/6/38. 6/6/38 I very juvenile Columba shot, St. Paul area (N.T.V.) I other seen, appeared smaller than Mare Is. 8/6/38 All day in territory where saw a number Columba on 23/2/38. None Seen. Saw 3 native boys who shoot for Mr. T. and all repeated their previous statement that it was useless looking for Columba at this time as they were too difficult to find and were never fat when found. "All he got no grease now, plenty he to small, picininy no more belong kai kai he too small." 17/6/38 On small islands of westward chain, I Columba seen flying high between island, appeared adult and fully as large as Mare Island. Iodine unders and white chin patch very conspicuous. Flying very fast and strongly about 40-50 feet up, passed almost directly overhead. Natives say, and I believe it true because of lack of food, that pigeons are rare on these islands to the west and probably are entirely absent on the farthest out ones and those along the southern chain or arm as they lack food trees. 20/6/38 Uvea mainland. Afternoon. Went through low forest where Columba reported during my absence. Saw two, I shot, very small ♂, skull ossified, had greyish wash chin. Other bird appeared smaller than Mare Is. failed to see chin but gathered an impression it was a juvenile. What date did Sarasin collect his skins? He possibly collected well advanced juveniles as his type specimens. Certainly so if chins are greyish washed in ♂ as adults in ♂ invariably have clear white well feathered chin, ♀ less feathering and suggestion of greyish washed chin. Local natives classify sexes by this though ♀ do sometimes have clear white chins with slight suggestion greyish washed margin to the area. (Notes from Hosea on sex identification.)