NOTES. MARE IS. Seems fairly common, but shy + wary, but not as much so as on Aniltyum as few natives have guns on shore JS (JM) Frequents coconut groves, garden lands + semi open types of scrub much (JM) Attacks domestic chickens to a great degree, can generally be found close to houses or villages (JM) Hunts in deep forest to a considerable extent + even in absolute open grassland plains far from trees, where it perches in low shrubs. Generally speaking it favours coconuts groves, + garden lands but may be met with all over island. Has wonderfully good eyesight + colour scheme is very inconspicuous + as it remains motionless for long periods is very hard to pick out even in a dry tree at 30 yds. One generally walks on to them suddenly + accidentally round a corner, as if they see a human they silently drop off a limb + slip away often using a tree trunk to hide their going keeping low. When feeding on the ground, every half minute or so they jump into the air + look allround for approaching danger. Silent + wary (JM).