denser population in the tall forest margins where they touch coco nuts and garden lands, and to a slightly less degree in mangroves and coastal scrubs. Even so they are by no means common and rare compared to their usual numbers on other islands, in any areas. They are found evenly but widely dis- tributed in all areas except the salt pan areas and a few visit these areas at rare intervals in parts which are not too distant from some form of cover. They are on of the few regularly though wide distributed inhabitants of the close growing pole like 15 feet ti-tree scrubs along the east side of the island and on the top of the coral outcrops. They appear to be a still expanding species, birds ranging widely at non-breeding seasons and inhabiting new areas. This ranging has spread out along the western island chain but only a thin population is present in most cases I believe, though they seem much more at home in this habitat and to be comparatively more plentiful than on the mainland on some of these islands. As regards habits, the race seems very similar to all others of the species on other islands and groups. Feeds generally from 8 to 25 feet seldom going higher, though often lower. Is generally a quieter bird than usual in Myiagra and much slyer, being rather hard to call close to observer generally, though sometimes it will come very close. It will answer a mimic of its "zzz" or scissors grinding call more readily than the "QUIN QUIN" call, in other areas it is generally the other way about. Nesting habits seem usual. The breeding season seems very long, from September to February probably and numbers even breeding outside those seasons. The absence