(very rarely), Accipter, commonly, Circus and Falco rarely, Tyto (at night rarely) all appear in the area at times. Nowhere is the area wider than 400 yards and though several miles in length it is nowhere wide enough to form a fedinite zone of life of its own, visitors appearing from the areas at the side and being found all over it. NATURAL SWAMP AREAS and SALTPAN AREAS This area, as previously stated carries a scanty vegeta- tion. Actually the previously described taru swamp areas belongs to this area and was probably the same but not such a saline soil before natives cultivated it. The salt pan area dries out rapidly in the surface one or two inches because of the exposed ground between such vegetation as does grow, but nowhere is the water table less than 1 to 2 inches down and pools of surface water are common all over it at even the driest times. It is more or less under water during the rainy season. Sickly casuerinas and rushes form the bulk of the vegetation on it. Bird life is scanty mostly, except for swifts and swallows many of which hawk over the area at most times. Hirundo is exceedingly common and it is here (an in the tidal lagoon to a less extent) that they get after rains the slurry or clay like soil with which to build their nests. Halcyon is fairly numerous at times of wet weather but not in dry times. A few Lalage appear irregularly in the area. Myiagra appears about the margins and Zosterops appear in and about it in irregular numbers. Gerygone is fairly common along the marginal scrubs but also varies somewhat. A rare Porphyrio visits the area I am told but I saw none. A few Hypotaenidia appear at times, but appear to be rovers and do not stay in the area. In a single small section of it at a slight