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PREFACE 



matter was laid before them by Mr. B. Ribbentrop, CLE., at the time 

 Inspector-General of Forests, that the first foundations were laid, the 

 Secretary of State sanctioning in igoo the first appointment, that of the 

 Author, of a Forest Entomologist for a period of two years. This post 

 was resanctioned in 1904, as a result of the earnest representations of 

 Mr. (now Sir) Sainthill Eardley Wilmot, then Inspector-General of Forests, 

 and subsequently merged in igo5 in that of Forest Zoologist in the 

 newly created Imperial Forest Research Institute. 



F~or the exceptional opportunities afforded me of personally collecting 

 so much of the information the book contains during extensive tours 

 made throughout the whole of India and Burma, my thanks and 

 acknowledgments are due to five successive Inspectors-General of Forests : 

 Messrs. B, Ribbentrop, CLE. : H. Hill, CLE.; R. C Wroughton ; 

 Sir Sainthill Eardley Wilmot, K.C.I.E.; and Mr. F. Beadon Bryant, C.S.I. 

 To Sir Sainthill, under whom I had the good fortune to work directly 

 during six years, I owe a deep debt for advice and assistance at all times 

 cordially given to me. To the direct representations of Mr. Beadon 

 Bryant, at the time Inspector-General of Forests, the department owes 

 the fdct that the sanction of the Government of India was accorded 

 to the preparation of the work, and that I was allowed to have free 

 access to the collections of the Forest Research Institute at Dehra Dun. 

 My acknowledgments are also due to the present Inspector-General of 

 Forests, Mr. G. S. Hart, CLE. ; to the President of the Institute, 

 Mr. L. Mercer, CLE.; and to the late Forest Zoologists, Mr. Subramarian 

 Iyer and Dr. A. D. Imms, for the valuable assistance afforded me by the 

 loan of such specimens, tour notes, and files as were required for the work. 

 Allusion has been already made to the great assistance received from 

 officers of the department. I would like to express my acknowledgments 

 here to the Service throughout, and more especially to Messrs. J. W. 

 Oliver, f. H. Lace, CLE., B. B. Osmaston, F. Gleadow, P. M. Lushington, 

 W. F. Perree, P. H. Clutterbuck, C G. Rogers, S. Carr, G. M. Ryan, 

 A. V. Monro, T. A. Hauxwell, and the late Mr. H. Slade, Conservators 

 of Forests; to Messrs. H. G. Billson, R. C Milward, S. Cox, C B. Smales, 

 R. S. Hole, B. O. Coventry, C E. C Fischer, C P. Percival, A. J. 

 Gibson, T. Carr, A. E. Osmaston, and the late A. M. Long and J. Messer, 

 Deputy-Conservators of Forests ; and to Bhai Sadhu Singh, Rai Bahadur, 

 Pandit Gokal Dass, and Messrs. V. Subramarian Iyer, B. Sen Gupta, Rama 

 Xath Mukerjee, the late Mr. J. P. Gregson, and Messrs. A. M. Littlewood 

 and Young, of the Provincial Service. 



I'rom officers in other Services I have received great help at various 

 times. During my work in Baluchistan in 1905 I received the greatest 

 assistance from the Agent to the Governor-General, Mr. A. L. P. 

 Tucker, CLE.; Lieut.-General Sir H. L. Smith-Dorrien, G.C.B., D.S.O., 



