BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 116 Accipiter f.v.: Visits the margins of this and the Noulie area. Circus a.w.: May be seen hawking over the area. Hypotaenidia p.w.: present but not common. Tricholiminas l.: This appears to be the area which is the natural habitat of this species. None were seen or heard but the species is very well known to the natives and the whites, who have seen odd ones of the species and because of its rarity are struck by the sight. It is said to be an exceedingly fast runner and cannot be caught by humans but occasionally a dog will catch one. It is said it needs to be a fast dog to catch them. Rhynochetos j.: Was never very abundant in the forest hereabouts but a few are present there today though by no means common. One was heard calling while we were on the mount. This was at about 4 thousand feet up. Ptilinopus g.: Frequents this area but is not common. Drepanoptilla h.: This seems to be the natural habitat of this species and though not very common it is more abundant than elsewhere in this area. It does not appear to go above 2 thousand feet. Phaenorrhina: This appears to be the area in which this species is most abundant. They may be heard calling a great deal in this area but are not very abundant. This species is in danger of extinction. This species appears to be found right to the summit though at the higher levels (above 2000 ft.) it is not at all common. It probably only visits the higher levels to feed when food in the taller forest areas is not plentiful. Chalcophaps i.d.: Present but not common.