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on the grass in a sheltered pLace up to half-past 8 a.m. in 

 the cold season. The rainfall at Fort Stedman itself is not 

 heavy : in the last seven months of 1897 it was 33 inches; in 

 1898 it was 40*13 inches ; and in the first ten months of 1899 

 41'57 inches. At the higher elevations it is much greater. 



My most successful trip was in 1899, when I visited Loi 

 Mai and Loi Maw, peaks of over 8000 feet elevation above 

 the level of the sea. I camped in a narrow valley at about 

 5300 feet, and added largely to my collection. 



At and above 4000 feet wild roses, bracken, honeysuckle, 

 and wild raspberries are plentiful. I found a species of 

 Primula near the top of Loi Mai. Pines come down to about 

 3000 feet. 



I owe to Mr. H. N. Thomson, of the Forest Department, 

 one bird which I have never seen in the flesh — Cinclus pallasi 

 Temm. He also kindly sent me some skins of Silver 

 Pheasants and of Phasianus burmanicus Oates, which are 

 now in the Natural History Museum, South Kensington. 



Capt. W. S. Prentis, of my regiment, collected birds at 

 Bampon, and was good enough to give me all his skins. 



While in England last year I compared all my specimens 

 with those in the Natural History Museum at South Ken- 

 sington, with the result that six species from this region are 

 classed as new. All the skins which I took to England are 

 now in that Museum. 



The numbers in brackets placed after the names of species 

 are the serial numbers of those birds in the ' Fauna of British 

 India: Birds.^ 



The heights are generally those given by an aneroid 

 barometer, and are therefore only approximate. 



My very best thanks are due to Dr. Bowdler Sharpe 

 and to Mr. E. W. Oates for the great assistance they so 

 kindly gave me when I was in London. 



1. CoRVUS MACRORHYNCHUS Wagl. (4.) 



2. CoRvus iNsoLENs Humc. (8.) 



3. Pica RUSTicA (Scop.). (10.) 



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