abundant food, more would remain possibly and all probably remain to later dates. Years of early season hurricanes or high winds from hurricanes passing elsewhere during December or January making birds leave earlier and in greater numbers. The species suffers considerably, and on account of its more or less limited numbers, seriously, from white persecution for table purposes. Traders giving natives cartridgeto shoot birds for them and allowing the native an extra cartridge to shoot a bird for himself. The species may suffer especially in juveniles from hawks (Accipiter) and in adults from Falco when passing from island to island. CHALCOPHAPS INDICA SANDVICENSIS:- Not very plentiful anywhere on the island and identical in habits in every way with the species in the New Hebrides and on Mare Island. Favours forests tall and short and native gardens within such areas. Seldom seen in purely coconut areas. NYMPHICUS CORNUTUS UVEAENSIS:- See individual species notes. TRICHOGLOSSUS ORNATUS MASSENA: (BONAPARTE):- This species seems to be a visitor from other areas, probably New Caledonia. Some years it appears in numbers, seldom stays long and again entirely disappears not reappearing for a number of years. The years it appears possibly coin- cide with years of food shortages elsewhere. When only a small number arrive it generally remains but does not appear to breed and is usually wiped out sooner or later by natives