great an extent with other insectivorous species. Generally speaking, dual food (fruit and insect) feeders are plentiful in hurricane areas, Zosterops, Aplonis, Lalage, etc. RHIPIPIDURA? This species has only just arrived on the island and is entirely unknown to natives. I sight recorded it at the one place only and actually once shot it and lost it in the birds nests coral rock ferns on the ground. Observer saw it reasonably plainly enough to be sure it was R. s. verreauxi the same as on Mare Island. A native (one of the best bushmen on the island and one who visits forest areas more than most natives on Uvea) with me also plainly saw the bird and stated it was foreign to the island, though he knew the same bird and had seen it on Lifu and in New Caledonia. I searched much of the island with great thoroughness but only in that one spot was Rhipidura seen, though several natives said they had with- in the last few years only seen the bird in several places on Uvea, but it was exceedingly rare. (? Uvea observation value) Even so I doubt there are more than 20 pairs on the island if that, and it certainly has only arrived within recent times; knowledge of the bird being entirely unknown to very old and old men. From somewhat vague ideas of times of seeing, I would place the time of its first arrival as not before the big cyclone in the early nineteen thirties. Actually it might be today considered as an accidental visitor as the species may not be becoming established. There are no visible reasons why if both sexes are present it should not become established.