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post about four miles farther west across the level country, 

 because, while the surroundings are similar, it is a much 

 better known place than Suoi-kat, a place-name which also 

 occurs frequently in Ann am. 



I collected in this pleasant locality and climate on the 

 first occasion fi'om March 29 to April 1, and then, in order 

 to escape as much as possible of the coining wet season at 

 high levels,- left for Dalat ; but on the return journey we 

 worked this station again from May 9 to 18, when it seemed 

 much warmer and there was almost constant rain from 

 midday to midnight. 



Ninety-seven species of birds were obtained altogether, 

 more or less at the 3000 ft. level. A number of them were 

 similar to those collected at Daban ; but amongst interesting 

 forms secured at this altitude, many of which were also taken 

 higher up before I came back to Dran and worked it the 

 second time, were Sphenocercus sphenurus, Pitta nepalensis 

 soror, Pitta ctjanea, Volvocivora polioptera, Hemixus davisoni, 

 Garrulax vassali, Pyctorhis sinensis, Drymocataphus ignotus 

 cinnamomeus , Henicurus rjuttatus, Calliope calliope, Suya 

 crinigera cookei, Parus monticolus, Sitta nagaensis, Chalco- 

 paria singalensis horatensis, and new species or races of 

 Ai'boricola hrunneipeclus, Pyrotroyon erythrocephcdus, Cyanops 

 oorti, Niltava grandis, Garrulax, Stactocichla merulinus, 

 Pomatorhirms olivaceus, Turdimdus epilepidotus, Alcippe 

 nepalensis, Stachyris nigriceps, Siva sordida, Cutia 7iepalensis, 

 Pterythius aralatus, Mesia argentaurus, ^githaliscus, Lodia 

 curvirostris, and jPthopyga sanguineipectus . 



Dran is situated on the Danhim River, one of several 

 headwaters of the Donnai, all of which rise near the Langbian 

 Peaks, while the Donnai enters the Saigon River just above 

 that town. Fiom Dran a road of 45 miles runs to Djiring, 

 3000 ft., which lies about W.S.W. ^° S. and for more than 

 lialf the way follows the Danhim River, which it crosses at 

 an altitude of about 2700 ft. While at Dalat, Smith and I 

 made a flying trip to Djiring for the purpose of seeing the 

 country. "We dropped rapidly down the mountain- side to 

 Prenn at 3000 ft., and after a few miles along the valley of 



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