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th em in t h e h ills a s f a r u p th e E ew a U iv e r a s N a r u k u - r u k u , m in g le d w ith th e Sw ifts,
a lso a t K a n d a v u , L om a -L om a , a n d T a v iu n i.”
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■says t h a t o n ly s ix in d iv id u a ls o f th i s Sw a llow w o re soon— o n e p a ir o u S a n to a n d two’
p a ir s o n V a td , o u t o f w h ic h l a s t th r e e b ird s w e re p ro c u re d . T h e s e w e re iu a m aize -field ,
a t t r a c t e d b y th o in s e c ts p u t u p b y b u rn in g th e g ra s s . T h e y p e r c h e d o n th e to p s o f th e
s ta lk s . I n S a n to th e y wore o n t r e e s o v e r h a n g in g w a te r . T h o l a t e J o h n M a e g illiv ra y
o b ta in e d th o sp e c ie s o n th e i s la n d o f A n e ite um , a n d i t w a s a lso m e t w i th a t A p i h v tlio
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I s la n d s , W'liore i t w a s o b ta in e d b y C om m a n d e r R ic h a r d s a t S a n C ris to v a l a n d S t. G e o rg e .
C o u n t S a lv a d o ri wa s in o lin e d to d o u b t th e o c c u rre n c e o f H . t a h i t k a in th e S o lomon
g ro u p , h u t M r. 0 . M . W o o d fo rd h a s o b ta in e d p e r fe c tly ty p ic a l e x am p le s in G u a d a le a u a r
a n d A lii. I n N ew B r i t a in D r . F in s c h s ta te s t h a t th e b ird is a m ig r a n t, a u d h e does
n o t a jip e a r to h a v e c o lle c te d sp co iin e iis , h u t t h e sp ec ie s h a s b e e u o b ta in e d in th o is la n d
liy D r . K le in s c hm id t.
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N ew H e b r i d e s ;—
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t lie d e p re s s io n lin e d w ith f e a th e r s . T h is w a s d u r in g th e l a s t we ek in A u g u s t, a n d th e
th r e e e g g s w e re j u s t o n th e p o in t o f h a t c h in g . T h e y a r e o f a v e r y p a le p in k g ro u n d c
o lo u r, g e n e r a lly s p o tte d th r o u g h o u t w i th h row ii-m a d d e r sp o ts , w h ic h r u n v e ry th ic k ly
to g e th e r , a n d fo rm a r in g a t tlie g r e a t e s t d iam e te r. T h e o n ly sp e c im e n s o b ta in e d a re
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d iam .
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B r i t is h M u s e um , w h ile th e f ig u re h a s b e e n d raw n fr om a sp e c im e n in M r. S c eb o lim 's
c o lle c tio n .
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