As at Kusaie he noted more birds in the immature plumage than in the adult plumage at Ponapé.
The absence of kingfishers from Kusaie, Yap, Truk and other apparently suitable islands favors this possibility.
It was daylight of the sixth day out from Kusaie, and as I stood up to get a better view of the land I was well satisfied.
Coultas spent considerable time searching the higher areas of Kusaie for the bird in 1931.
It has been recorded also at Yap and Kusaie in the Carolines, where it may be considered as an uncommon visitor.
