They were apparently the remains of no less than sixteen or seventeen individuals and, from the disparity in size, Avere supposed to represent opposite sexes.

They all appeared to belong to birds that had been eaten by men or quadrupeds.

The family DIDUNCULIDE possesses but one species, the curious bird known as Didunculus strigirostris, or tooth-billed pigeon.

It is a native of the Samoan or Nav- igators Islands, where alone it is found, and is known to the inhabitants as rnanu-mea, or red-bird, from the chief color of its plumage, which is chocolate-red.

It feeds on plantains and the fruit of a species of Dioscorea or yam, and is very shy and timid.