BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 109 at about 5 thousand feet then rises into an unnamed peak at about 5200 ft. the ridge from there continuing on to Mt. Collnet which reaches about 5300 or so ft. Panie itself is probably about 100 ft. higher than is given on the charts. BIRDS: COASTAL FACE ONLY. RR. - Reliable report N.R. - Doubtful R._. Not so reliable Seen - Actually seen In general the following would be a rough description of the zones of bird life. 0-600 ft. Noulie types of birds, and coastal flats. Notophoyx nvh. Not common though a few are to be seen occasionally along the small rivers. None seen. R.R. Butorides s.m. Not common but is occasionally seen in the mangroves at the coast and for a short distance up the rivers. None seen. R,R. Demigretta s. Common on coast and up rivers. Nests in forest trees up to 600 ft. a.s.l. Only blues seen. SEEN. Nycticorax c. c. Is fairly common at times on the small rivers but generally stays near the sea. Nests. RR. Botaurus p.m. - Not common. Occasionally appears on the river banks and in Noulie swamps. Is not well known. R. Haliastur s. j. Appears at all levels from the summit of the mountains to the sea. Is common and calls much. Hunts much about the coast but appears to hunt little at higher levels. Is a carion feeder. Seen and plentiful. Accipiter h. Is present but mostly stays in the forest areas at greater heights than the Noulie but is such a common visitor to this area that it must be included in this zone. Seen. Accipiter h. sub-spec.? Red-eyed smaller type seems to frequent the forest only but at certain seasons comes into