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ber, and on his way back touclied at Pulo Tioman on the last day of 

 September and remamed for the first four days in October. C. 

 Boden Kloss accompanied him on the cruise. 



Dr. Abbott set sail from Singapore early in November 1899 for 

 the Mergui Archipelago and on his way stopped at Pulo Lada, near 

 Langkawi, November 30; then he went to Pulo Langkawi and was 

 there from December I to 9, then landed on Pulo Nipis on December 

 13, and arrived at Pido Adang on December 14 and remained until 

 the 17th. He reached Chance Island, the southern island of the 

 Mergui Archipelago, on December 27 and remained until the 31st, 

 then touched at Victoria Point, Tenasserim, on January 3, 1900, and 

 went on to Tanjong Badak the same day and remained there until the 

 12th, but on the 5th was at Victoria Island; these three localities are 

 not far apart. The following islands of the Mergui Archipelago were 

 then visited: St, Mathews, January 14-17; St. Lukes, January 19-21 ; 

 Loughborough, January 23-26; South Twin, January 27; and Sul- 

 livans, January 29-Februar3^ 5. Next came Bok Pyin, on the main- 

 land, February 9-19; then Domel Island, February 22-27; Ross 

 Island, March 5; Heifer Island, March 5-G; Bentinck Island, March 

 8-12; Bok Pyin and Tanjong Badak, March 15; Victoria Point, 

 March 16; Maliwun, Tenasserim, March 18-25; and Victoria Point 

 again, March 30-31. He then sailed for Singapore, stopping at 

 The Dindings from April 12 to 16, 1900. On this cruise 436 bird 

 skins were collected. 



In September and October 1900, Dr. Abbott cruised along the 

 coast of Trengganu and visited Pulo Tioman again. The latter has 

 a peak 3,500 feet high, but it was not climbed. C. Boden Kloss 

 accompanied him on the trip; 120 bird skins were secured in Treng- 

 ganu and 39 on Pulo Tioman. 



On the way to explore the Nicobar and Andaman Islands, Dr. 

 Abbott touched at Victoria Point, Tenasserim, on November 24 and 

 December 5-16, 1900; Tanjong Badak, November 26; Sungei Balik, 

 November 29 and December 3; St. Mathews Island, December 9; 

 Hastings Island, December 12; Chaduquat Point, December 19; 

 and High Island, December 30, 1900. Not many bird skins, however, 

 were secured at these localities. 



From May to August 1901 Dr. Abbott was exploring the coast of 

 Johore and also took a few birds on the Pahang side of the Endau 

 River, but not many birds were obtained. 



In the summer of 1902, Dr. Abbott visited the Rumpin River, 

 Pahang, and Pulo Bintang, Rhio Archipelago, and obtamed 88 bird 

 skins, mostly in Pahang. 



In the fall of 1903, Dr. Abbott started on another cruise to Tenas- 

 serim and the Mergui Archipelago on which he collected 119 bird 

 skins. He touched Pulo Langkawi, November 5; was off Pulo 



