BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 80 Wailu River Valley Thursday, 16th June, 1939. Weather: Dull cloudy, showery, some sun later but generally overcast: Clouds 80 - 100 %. Wind variable from N. to SE. Habitat: Grass and shrub covered river flats near mouth of river. Birds; Trichoglossus: This species seemed to be very numerous this morning but was only seen flying over at great heights. Columba: One was seen on the wing. This species is definately not common in this section of this area. Chalcities: This species has become suddenly very common. 4 were seen today in areas where they were not before. It almost looks as if this species may be also a miagrant to the New Hebrides or elsewhere as it was at the same season exactly that they suddenly became plentiful on Uvea. Also the appearence of the species on Aniwa Island. in the New Hebrides as a miagrant occurence seems to definately point to such being the case as they only pass through that island en route for somewhere. The birds this morning were inactive for a little while after dawn, though it was not a cold morning, then they became extreemly active. Many species were seen feeding on a hatch of caterpillars on the grass flats. As many as 25 Pachycephala rufiventris were seen in one very small clump of shrubs feeding on them. The following species were seen to be eating them, Chalcities, Halcyon, Lalage, Coracina, Megalurulus??, Gerygone ??, Myiagra, Pachycephala rufiventris, Artamus, Aplonis, Philemon, 2 species of Zosterops.