BIRDS FROM SIAM AND THE MALAY PENINSULA 3 



eastern Siam, and at Koh Pangan (also written Pennan) and Koh 

 Samui, off Bandon, July 22 to August 7. From August 31 to Sep- 

 tember 2, Dr. Smith was at Koh Samet, a forest-clad hilly island near 

 the mainland in southeastern Siam. 



He collected at Tha Lo, Bandon, in the upper valley of the Tapi 

 River, from September 13 to 30, going then to Nong Yang, Sriracha. 

 Collecting was done at various localities in southeastern Siam until 

 November 16, and at Hin Lap, eastern Siam, from December 6 to 12. 



In 1932 Dr. Smith collected at Chiengdao, northern Siam, on 

 January 28, and remained there until February 1, spent February 3 

 on Doi Sutep, then moved to Mekhan on the 6th and remained there 

 until the 9th, collected in the Khun Tan Mountains, February 13 to 

 March 4, and visited Bung Borapet, a large swamp in central Siam, 

 June 19 to July 1; then went to Sriracha and vicinity, July 22 to 

 August 9; Hin Lap, September 28 to October 3; Gengkoi, October 16; 

 the Pasak Valley, October 18 to 23. The Pasak Pdver is a long and 

 tortuous stream marking the boundary between Central Siam and 

 the eastern plateau. Stretching eastward from the river is a vast 

 primeval-forest jungle abounding in big game. 



In the last months of the year collections were made at the Sam 

 Roi Yot (Three Hundred Peaks), in southwestern Siam, and in the 

 mountain-forest jungle of the northwestern corner of Siam. 



At the beginning of 1933, work was continued in the northwest, and 

 an expedition started from Chiengmai, headed northwesterly, crossed 

 a dozen mountain ranges, and reached the remote town of Mehongsorn 

 on the Pai River, a tributary of the Salwin. The party then de- 

 scended the Salwin in dug-out canoes, camping at night on sandbanks, 

 either on the Burmese or Siamese side of the river, until Moulmein, 

 Burma, was reached on February 3, 1933. Much of the region trav- 

 ersed was primeval-forest jungle, abounding in big game. 



Bung Borapet, a vast swampy area, was revisited from March 

 21 to 30. The swamp has been dammed and converted into a perma- 

 nent lake, where immense numbers of fish-eating and marsh-inhabiting 

 birds occur together with kites, hawks, and vultures. 



Dr. Smith collected at Muek Lek, eastern Siam, April 16-28; in 

 the Khun Tan Mountains, May 9-18; and at Koh Lak, southwestern 

 Siam, June 5-25. He visited Kao Chong, Trang, Peninsular Siam, 

 August 23 to September 13. Trang is the province in which Dr. 

 W. L. Abbott had collected more than 30 years previously. He again 

 went to Kao Sabap in southeastern Siam, October 23-November 26. 

 According to Dr. Smith, Kao Sabap is covered with evergreen forest 

 and is largely in a primeval condition. Returning to Trang, Dr. 

 Smith collected on Kao Soi Dao, December 20, 1933, to January 29, 

 1934. 



