BIRDS FROM SIAM AND THE MALAY PENINSULA 

 IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 

 COLLECTED BY DRS. HUGH M. SMITH AND 

 WILLIAM L. ABBOTT. 



By J. H. Riley 



INTRODUCTION 



This catalog of birds is founded upon large collections made by Dr. 

 Hugh M. Smith in Siam, covering almost the entire country from 

 Patani in Peninsular Siam to Chiengdao in the north, and the collec- 

 tions of the late Dr. W. L. Abbott, made in Trang, the Malay States, 

 and some of the islands off the coast of western Peninsular Siam. 



Dr. Hugh M. Smith went to Siam in 1923 as adviser and expert in 

 fisheries to his Siamese Majesty's Government, to investigate and 

 develop the fish resources of the country. In addition to his official 

 duties, he immediately began collecting material in other branches of 

 natural history in his spare time and forwarding the results to the 

 United States National Museum. 



Dr. Smith collected in eastern and southeastern Siam early in 1924 

 and visited Koh Chang, a large mountainous island lying about 10 

 miles off the coast of the southeastern part of the country. Not many 

 birds were collected on this visit, however. In May he visited 

 Bangnara, Patani, and later in the year returned to southeastern Siam. 

 He collected there and around Bangkok for the remainder of the year 

 and early the following year. 



On January 1, 1926, Dr. Smith went to Koh Chang again, then 

 explored the adjacent country and the Korat Plateau, revisited 

 Bangnara and Patani, and made collections in Nakon Sritamarat and 

 Koh Tao, off Bandon. In addition, he made collections around Bang- 

 kok. 



Dr. Smith was still on Koh Tao early in 1927 and then collected 

 on the mainland for a few days, returning to Bangkok. From there 

 he went to eastern and southeastern Siam and was back in Bangkok 

 late in March. 



Early in April 1928 he collected in Kanburi, then in southeastern 

 Siam early in May, in Pran, southwestern Siam, late in May and early 



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