FROM WESTERN SUMATRA. 5 



Still another , though much smaller collection , also from 

 Deli, was obtained by Mr. W. Dates and presented by 

 his brother in law , Dr. ten Kate. It contained 34 speci- 

 mens, referable to 23 species, many of which made not 

 part of Dr. Hagen's collection. 



The last important collection of Sumatran Birds was 

 received from Dr. C. Klaesi, of late Surgeon in the Dutch 

 East Indian Army , who , after the expiration of his service , 

 bestowed the time from October 1884 to March 1885 upon 

 zoological investigations in the coast region and the High- 

 lands of Padang, especially in the southern part of the 

 latter. From October 10 to November Dr. Klaesi made a 

 trip along the coast from Padang to Priaman , with the 

 intention to collect marine animals on the small Islands 

 along the coast. Only few Birds , especially Waders , were 

 collected during this trip. 



After his return Dr. Klaesi proceeded to the Highlands , 

 staid at Loeboe Soelasi from 5 to 1 2 November , at 

 Soerian from 14 November to 1 January, at Mo ear a 

 L a b e (also visited by Mr. Bock) from 2 to 25 January , 

 all three latter places lying in the valley of the upper Ba- 

 tang Hari , and afterwards, from 28 January to 25 March, 

 had his headquarters at Loeboe Gedang, in the valley 

 of a southern confluent of the Batang Hari, at the nor- 

 thern foot of the Goenong Korintji(Pic of Indrapoera). 

 In this last station and its vicinities the most important 

 part of his rich collection was obtained. This place is not 

 far from Bedar Alam, the most distant place from Pa- 

 dang , where ornithological collections were made by the 

 Dutch Sumatra Expedition. 



With the aid of his experienced huntsman and birdstuf- 

 fer Senen, a native who previously accompanied the tra- 

 vellers Beccari and Bock, Dr. Klaesi collected, beside a 

 great number of Mammals , Reptiles , Molluscs and Insects, 

 about 1200 Birds, representing 189 species. This is, with 

 the exception of Raffles' collection , the largest number of 

 species, obtained by one and the same collector in Suma- 



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