BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 12 COLLOCALIA. C. esculenta uropygialis: Very common in the forest. Flys below the tree line and is very plentiful along the tram tracks and where the tracks have been cut for hauling the logs out of the forest. C. spodiopygia leucopygia: Does not appear very numerous in the forest area, though it is right up to the forest margin. Any that were seen in the forest area were well above the tree-tops. HALCYON: H. chloris canacorum: Seems to be fairly plentiful along the tram tracks, though none were seen away from them. LALAGE L. leuc. montros: Did not appear common, only one was seen. EDOLISOMA: E. anale: Birds which were thought to be this species were seen high in trees near the tram track in one or two parts. CORACINA: D. caled. caled. A few of this species were seen but they did not appear very plentiful at all. GERYGONE. G. flav. flav. This species seemed to be evenly distributed in the forest but was not nearly as plentiful as it well might be. The song appears to be rather more robust than the most of the race in the Loyalties. About on a par or slightly stronger than the song of the Uvea birds. RHIPIIDURA. R. Spilodera verreauxi: This species is exceedingly common in the forest and as well as could be seen during the short time available for investigation is the only species in the forest. It is not at all shy and is easily lured to the observer. It appears to have not long finished breeding as there numbers of family parties to be