CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



Localities in Siam and adjoining parts of French Laos, Cambodia, and 

 Burma where natural-history collections were made by Dr. Hugh M. 



Smith, 1923-1934 5 



Dr. W. L. Abbott's itinerary in Siam 12 



Zoogeography of the region 16 



Previous ornithological work 17 



Systematic list of birds 20 



Colymbidae : Grebes 20 



Pelecanidae : Pelicans 20 



Sulidae: Boobies, gannets 21 



Phalacrocoracidae : Cormorants 22 



Anhingidae : Snakebirds 23 



Ardeidae: Herons, bitterns 23 



Ciconiidae: Storks, jabirus 35 



Plegadidae: Ibises and spoonbills 37 



Anatidae: Geese, ducks, swans 39 



Accipitridae: Hawks, Old World vultures, harriers, ospreys 42 



Falconidae: Falcons, caracaras 57 



Phasianidae : Quails, pheasants, peacocks 60 



Turnicidae: Hemipodes 74 



Gruidae : Cranes 76 



Rallidae: Rails, coots, gallinules 76 



Heliornithidae : Sun-grebes 82 



Jacanidae : Jacanas 83 



Rostratulidae : Painted-snipe 84 



Charadriidae: Plovers, turnstones, surf birds 84 



Scolopacidae: Snipes, woodcocks, sandpipers 89 



Recurvirostridae: Stilts, avocets 96 



Burhinidae: Thick-knees 97 



Glareolidae: Coursers, pratincoles 97 



Laridae : Gulls, terns 99 



Columbidae: Pigeons, doves 102 



Psittacidae: Parrots, macaws 118 



Cuculidae : Cuckoos 123 



Tytonidae: Barn owls 142 



Strigidae: Typical owls 144 



Podargidae : Frogmouths 153 



Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers 154 



Hemiprocnidae: Crested swifts 157 



Micropodidae : Swifts 158 



Trogonidae : Trogons 1G3 



Alcedinidae : Kingfishers 169 



Meropidae : Bee-eaters 180 



Coraciidae : Rollers 186 



Upupidae : Hoopoes 189 



Bucerotidae : Hornbills 190 



Capitonidae : Barbets 197 



Picidae: Woodpeckers, piculets 210 



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