BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. MACMILLAN Page 111 Porzana c. i. Believe it to be present but not common. R. Apparently only on the coastal-flats. Porphyrio a. c. Present but not at all common. Appears only near the coast and about native gardens. RR. Rhilinopus q. Not common except after hurricanes travelling from the Loyalty Is. Appears to stay more about the coast but is reported to be in the forest. One, an IMM. seen on coastal-flats. Dolumba v. h. Not common but occasionally appears in the Noulie and along the coast. RR. Chalcophaps i.d. Is present in the Noulie and along the coastal flats. Is not abundant. Seen. Trichoglossus o.d. Common in the coconuts and flowering trees of the coastal flats and not so common in the Noulie. Seen. Chalcities ll Is present in the Noulie and on the flats but does not appear excessively abundant in relation to its host. Seen. Tyto a. l. Is present in the Noulie areas but does not appear to be plentiful at this season. One heard calling. Aegotheles s. Is apparently a bird confined solely to the Noulie habitat or to the narrow coastal flats adjacent there to. Is not common though one has been collected but was badly shot damaged by large shot. See notes on collected specimen. later. Collocalia e. u. Appears abundant along the coast and in the Noulie areas also is seen a lot in the forests but none were seen above 3 thousand feet. Collocalia s. l. Very common about the coast and hawks over the bare coastal reef at low tide. Is common in the Noulie but does not seem to go far in the forests. None were seen above about 1500 ft.