BIRDS - NEW CALEDONIA L. Macmillan Page 38 Trichoglossus: Several parties were heard in flight. It does not seem as common a species as the Nymphicus in the area. Cuckoos: None have been seen or heard in the forest. Considering the numbers of Gerygone it seems strange Chalcities is absent. Clytorhynchus: One specimen in shocking moult collected. Calls are very different to the New Hebrides race. It is one of the earliest feeders and is very shy. Appearances may be the same in the two races but behaviour and calls are entirely different. Eopsaltria: Late feeding, but very common and busy. Singing much, beautiful notes, different to the song of birds on the coast. Feeding at all levels. One shot 70 ft. up in a tree and others seen on the ground at the same spot. Pachycephala: (pect. cal.) Very common one female seen copulating, though most are in heavy moult. Commenced feeding later than usual. Aplonis: Two birds of this species were seen feeding low down near the ground in the forest, a thing I have never seen them do in the forest before. Maybe the heavy rain and wet weather has been responsible for the high feeding of the species in the forest to date. Corvus: Very active and noisy seems much more common than in rainy weather. Philimon: Common and active but not nearly so noisy as in wet weather. Guadalcanaria: Many more than usual seen. Is very evidently a fair weather bird. SK. No. 41 a. CLYTORYNCHUS. L.T.V. C. pachycephaloides pachycephaloides: Male AD. 1/2 minus, black. SOFT PARTS: Iris, dark brown: Bill, pale bluish horn: L&F, pale bluish slate. SHOT: 6:15 a.m. WGHT: 29.8gm. W: 89 T.L: 77(?moult) MOULT: W: : R.5,6,10,11 All covers M. L. ditto TL: R. 1-4 All covers M. L. 1-3 ABR: Nil. Body:: All uppers and unders VM. SKL: C.O. STM: 1/4 beetles, insects.