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SIC 11 
February 20 - Birds 
Banded Rail ( RuIIus philippensis goodsoni ) very abundant in dense vegetation 
from coast to cloud forest. The birds can disappear in a flash in the under 
growth. Encountered all along the road to the seismograph tower and above. 
A few individuals seen in an open pasture were noted to run to cover with alarming 
speed. 
White-throated Pigeon? ( Columba vitiensis ) one individual of this species 
was probably noted just below the seismograph station at the edge of heavy rain 
forest . 
White-rumped Swiftlet ( Collocalia spodopygia ) common throughout the area from 
coastal to cloud forest. The birds feed butterfly like about large forest trees 
as well as out over the open meadows . 
White-collared Kingfisher ( Halcyon chloris manuae ) although Mayr credits 
us flat-billed kingfisher (H. reairvirostris )as the only kingfisher on Upolu it 
was definitely the White collared o t manvae race which we were seeing abundantly. 
Usually perched on vegetation or on curres along the road. 
Polynesian Triller ( Lalage maculosa ) very abundant from coastal to cloud forest 
in open country. Very numerous in open pastures below seismograph station. 
Island Thrush ( Turdus poliocephalus ) common in dense forest from above apice 
to above seismograph station. 
Samoan Fantail ( Rhipidura nebulosa) very abundant in heavy forest and brush 
land near seismograph station. 
Samoan Broadbill ( Myiagia albiventris ) a few were noted near the seismograph 
station in heavy forest or along the road. 
Scarlet Robin ( Petroica multicolor ) very common near seismograph station in 
heavy forest. Squeak out into open easily. 
Samoan Whistler ( Pachy c ephala fflavifrons ) abundant in the heavy forest - cloud 
and rain, but difficult to approach. 
Polynesian Starling ( Aplonis tabi^ensis ) only a few of these were seen in 
heavy forest near the seismograph station. 
Samoan Starling ( Aplonis atrifuscus ) seen in small groups, visually lower down 
near the coast, scarce up high. 
Mao ( Gymnomyza samoensis ) an adult and bob-tailed juvenile were seen below 
the seismograph station. 
Wattled Honey-eater ( Foulebraio carunculata ) only a few seen along heavy 
rain forest below seismograph station. 
Cardinal Honey- eater (Myzomela cardinal! s ) fairly common from coastal to 
heavy cloud forest. 
Red-headed Parrot finch ( Erythrura cyanovurens ) only two seen, an adult cf 
and a juvenile c f collected near the seismograph station in grassy brushy fields. 
In addition, the Red- vented Bulbul, ( lycnonotus cafes ) was observed in Spia. 
February 23 - Pago Pago, American Samoa, I 3 -I 6 S; 170-VfW 
Leave Pago Pago at noon. Very numerous flocks of Fairy Terns and Common 
Noddy Terns all day. Total of 90^ birds - mostly RFB, CUT and FT. -Shear-pets, 
except for a few dark Wedgetails, practically non-existent. 
February 2k - Swains Is. 11-22S-171-10W - 10-06S-171-37W 
Numbers dropped off, most birds around Swains Island - mostly Noddy Terns 
