A COLLECTION OF BIRDS FROM NORTH AND NORTH- 

 CENTRAL CELEBES. 



By J. H. Riley, 

 Aid, Division of Birds, United States National Mtiseum. 



When Dr. W. L. Abbott, the well-known explorer, reluctantly 

 gave up his exploration in eastern Asia, on account of ill-health, 

 he made arrangements with the Smithsonian Institution to have this 

 vrork continued, H. C. Raven was selected to carry out his plans 

 and started operations in northeast Borneo in 1912. After making 

 a good collection there and becoming familiar with the Malay 

 language and the handling of natives, he purchased a small sailing 

 vessel and with a crew of natives sailed from Samarinda, Borneo, 

 to Paloe Bay, Celebes, where he arrived on July 16, 1914, working 

 northward along the west coast of the northern peninsula as far 

 as Kwandang. He then retraced his course as far as Kampa, re- 

 turned to Borneo, February 28, 1915, and came home to the United 

 States for a well-merited vacation. On this trip Mr. Raven did not 

 penetrate far inland and while he made a large collection of birds, 

 it contained no novelties. He obtained material at the following 

 localities on this voyage : 



Dampelas. 

 Kapas Bay. 

 Kwala Besar. 

 Boesak. 

 Paleleh. 

 Paleleh River. 



Mr. R'aven next returned to Celebes and began work in the ex- 

 treme northern tip at Likoepang, January 13, 1916. While in the 

 north he collected birds at the following localities : 



Toli Toli. 

 Kampa. 



Tandjong Penjoe. 

 Tandjong Tango. 

 Soemalata. 

 Kwandang. 



Likoepang. 

 Teteamoet. 



Ayermadidi. 

 Goenoeng Kalabat.^ 



» Mr. Raven has furnished the following note on this mountain : " My camp was at 

 about 1,700 meters (5,600 feet), where the forest is only semitropical in appearance. 

 Practically all the trees are heavily coated with moss and are not tall. Kalabat is the 

 highest mountain in Minahassa, having an altitude of 2,020 meters (6,617) feet). 



No. 2506.— Proceedings U. S. National Museum, Vol. 64, Art. 16. 



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