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A field study of birds was made by some members of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand in two areas of the Fiji group, the Nausori Highlands of Viti Levu and the isolated island of Vatulele, in August–September 1972. A table shows numbers of each species recorded in a particular piece of cutover forest in the Highlands together with estimated density and habitat utilization. Land birds, seabirds and migratory waders were recorded at Vatulele Island and a list of species recorded, with relevant observations, is given. One species new to Fiji, the spine-tailed swift (Chaetura caudacuta), is recorded.