BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 7 BUSH - Heath land and river margin scrubs. BIRDS - Usual run seen. Two CORACINA heard. One ACCIPITER seen on wing, probably adult. Flying high. One HYPOTAENIDEA seen. SKIN 11 GUADALCANARIA Testes three-fourths enlarged, white. Iris - Brown. Bill - black. Legs & Feet - bluish pale slate. Shot 5:45 P.M. Weight - 27.2 grams. Odd feathers moulting on left wing and neck. Much abrasion on wing; considerable on tail and body. Stomach one-fourth full of insects. Skull completely ossified. (Except clear spots In eye sockets. Saturday October 22nd, 1938 Weather - Fine, sun & clouds. Fresh SE breeze, gusty. Clouds 60 percent. Sun very hot, but pleasant in shade, possibly near approach of rain. BUSH - River scrubs & heathlands and odd hillside scrubs of few 20 Ft. trees with a dense lower 6-8 foot scrub. BIRDS - In common areas the usual run of birds seen and one new species in hillside forest scrub, probably EOPSALTRIA - white throat pale yellowish unders, darker uppers, PETROICA type beak; loud, long, rapid song (shot and too damaged for skin by large shot.) One hawk seen flying high in same place as previously (possibly ACCIPITER?). Two APLONIS seen near larger tree river scrub, both black. One HALCYON shot. A few ERYTHRURA seen and heard. NB - It is noticeable today that birds have been active and feeding all day and more species and numbers of each species are about. Even at mid-day calls and feeding continue. SKIN 13 HALCYON - One ovary fully enlarged, other only slightly. Usual long, white parasitic worms between skin and flesh. No winged