BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 119 mountains in this area (Tao). It appears to frequent the lower levels of the forest up to about 15ft.,mostly, though it does go higher. It is a friendly species and will almost alight on an observer. Rhipidura f.b.: Present,: see previous zone notes. Myiagra c.c.: This appears to be the natural habitat of this species. See lower zone notes. Clythorinchus p.p.: This appears to be the natural habitat of this species and it is not uncommon, but is extremely shy and retiring. Does not call much and does not call like th N.H. species nor like the same species elsewhere in New Cal. Does not appear to go above 2 thousand feet but it may as it is such a shy species and calls so seldom we may not have seen it. Eopsaltria f.: This species seems to be fairly common in the tall forest and was heard right up to 3500 ft. but none were then heard till the summit was reached when a single one with a different call was recorded. Up to 1500 ft. seems to be its natural habitat and in the taller growth of the valleys it appears to find congenial habitat from there to about 3500 ft. but does not visit the ridges I think. Pachycephala p.c.: Common and abundant in this area and slowly decreasing in numbers as one gets higher except in the valleys where it finds a more congenial habitat. It does visit the ridges but is not common on them. It probably inhabits all levels to or almost to the summit on the west side as the forest is taller and more continuous there. Artamus l.m.: See previous zone. Aplonis: This appears to be the natural habitat of this species. See previous zone. Corvus: This is the natural zone of this species and it is here it reaches its greatest numbers. See previous zone.