BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. MACMILLAN Page 14 ARTAMUS: A. leuc. melal. None were seen in the forest area. APLONIS: A. straita striata Seems fairly common in the forests and as far as could be seen was the same as the Loyalty race. CORVUS: C. moned. There seemed to be a few of these in the forest, though only one small party was seen or heard. This species gets socks from the timber cutters as it attacks and kills the young and eggs of the domestic poultry which they keep. PHILEMON: P. lessoni. Appears to be one of the commonest and is the noisiest bird in the forest. It is exceedingly numerous though somewhat shy at times though some of them are very cheeky and inquisitive. Its calls are not the same as the bird in the Loyalties. GUADALCANARIA: G. undulata This species does not appear common in the forest though some were seen to be feeding very high in the forest a thing they don't do very much at the coast. Also these birds in the forest appeared much more active and silent than at the coast. MYZOMELA: M. card. cal. Exceedingly plentiful and appears like the bird at the coast. The song and the whole appearance of the bird and behavior are strongly reminiscent of the bird in Australia. (M.sang.) ZOSTEROPS: A. xanthochroa. This species did not appear very abundant in the forest and was the only species of Z. seen in that habitat. It appeared to feed at all levels as only three parties were seen and these were one each at the top, middle and near the ground in the forest.