290 Dr. P. H. Bahr : Notes on the 



damage. A number of birds which had not been previously 

 seen were noted after the storm had subsided, 



I propose to treat of the different species that I met with 

 in the order of the list given by E. L. Layard in ' The Ibis ' 

 for 1876 (p. 391). 



Falco lunulatus (Lath.). 



" Ga-ni-vatu" of the Fijians. 



This bird was seen several times in the low-lying scrub 

 surrounding tlie mouths of the rivers draining into Suva 

 Harbour. JNIr. Layard gives its range as confined to Vitilevu, 

 but it is probably spread throughout the group. I saw a 

 pair of small Falcons, possibly belonging to this species^ at 

 Loma-Loma on t!ie island of Vanua Vua in the eastern 

 group. They were soaring high and uttering a shrill cry, 

 not unlike that of the Kestrel. 



Circus approximans Peale. 



Circus assimi/is (F. & H. 1867). 



On account of its depredations on the poultry-yards this 

 species has become reduced in numbers in the neighbourhood 

 of Suva (Vitilevu). It was commonly seen quartering the 

 ground in typical Harrier-fashion in all the parts of the 

 group visited. The stomach of a female which I shot in 

 front of my house contained four newly hatched young of 

 Erythrura pealei. 



The native name of this species is " Reba ^' or " Waituitui." 



[ 2 adult. May 7, 1910. Cere light greenish yellow. 

 Suva, Vitilevu. 



This specimen is undergoing* a complete body-moult ; the 

 tail is half moulted and the rectrices have just begun to 

 moult, both in an irregular fashion. — C. B. T.] 



Strix lulu Peale. 



"Lulu" of the Fijians. 



A pair of these white Owls were seen every evening flying 

 amongst the palm-trees in the garden at Suva, Vitilevu. 

 The stomach of one specimen which I shot contained elytra 

 of beetles and the remains of certain insects. 



