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of the head is deep crimson with a purplish brown stripe down the 

 middle of the throat, the upper parts including wings and tail are 

 brilliant green, the lower parts are white with the under tail-coverts 

 chestnut, and with a wash of peach-blossom pink on the chest. Mem- 

 bers of the crow and jay family were not numerous ; one of the 

 crested jays of Cochin China and Siam {Cissa Jiypolciica), however, 

 is especially handsome. It is a pale green above and greenish yellow 

 below ; the bill, wings and feet are red ; there is a broad black stripe 

 from the bill extending through the eyes and out to the tip of the 

 long crest. In the course of a few years museum specimens are said 

 to fade out, the lower parts becoming whitish and the green of the 

 upper parts turning to blue. 



The crustaceans sent by Dr. Smith have proved extremely inter- 

 esting, as the specimens are always excellently preserved, especially 

 some very fine " squillas," the largest ever received here. 



The land shells number over 1,200 specimens and the collection con- 

 tains several species not heretofore represented in our Siamese ma- 

 terial, and likewise numerous specimens from new localities. 



Dr. Smith's collections of mammals, insects, and plants are equally 

 extensive, and his material in all branches is especially valuable since 

 it augments the early work of Dr. W. L. Abbott who secured many 

 specimens from the Malay Peninsula ior the Museum. 



