who consider it quite a food delicacy and are keen on its beautiful plumage for making hair pompons for dances, possibly because of its rarity and as even when large numbers arrive its stay is so short, few chances of collecting are given. During my stay, only one was pre- sent in the southern part of the island near Fayewai and was always seen in and about one small area and was collected by me. In the northern half of the island I saw only 3 individuals and during my stay natives got 2 of these, elsewhere I saw odd strays but doubt there were more than a dozen birds on the whole island. Being noisy they are conspicuous and quickly fall prey to natives or natural enemies. The specimen collected by me was one of four which had arrived a couple of years before in that area, three quickly falling to natives, 2 within a week and on the following week, but this lone bird had evaded many attempts on its life and was certainly more alert. Being alone it only called at very wide intervals or when in flight and was thus often unseen till it flew when no native would chance wasting a cartridge and so it escaped. As a matter of fact I collected it on the wing on the second barrel after having fired at another bird and not knowing of its presence. Coconuts, a favourite habitat of this species, being plentiful and many suitable hollows for nest- ing sites, it seems very strange the birds which arrive do not colonise the area. Possibly coconuts alone form an unbalanced ration and the other necessary foods are lack- ing on the island and birds quickly realize it and depart. MAYR QUESTION:- Does this species migrate from island to island? ANSWER: Definitely 'yes' both in the