398 Messrs. Robinson and Kloss on Birds [Ibis, 



tbe Datam River arrived at the Danbim near the junction 

 of tbe Drau and Dalat roads. From Dran to Djiring tbe 

 road runs tbrongb a broad continuous vallej^ and pbiteau, 

 undulating very sbgbtly and passing tbrongb grass-land, 

 scrub, and many kinds of forest. In tbe neigbbourbood of 

 Djiring, Avbicb is a large Moi"^ centre, tbere are considerable 

 areas under rice and mucb scrub-land, apparently tbe result 

 of former cultivation. Here I picked up tbree birds not 

 met with elsewliere : — Caprimulgus macrurus albonotatvs^ 

 Urucissa occipitalis magniroslris, and Pavo muticus. 



It is possible that tbe fauna of tbi'^ district differs some- 

 wbat from tliat of Dran, and I would recommend it to 

 anyone who contemplates a visit to tbe Langbian region. 

 Djiring is connected by a good i oad of fifty miles with tbe 

 railway near Pbantiet : to tbe nortb is tbe mountain of Tao 

 Duong, a fine bill wldch is quite isolated and appears to be 

 of larger area tban tbe Langbian Peaks and possibly bigher ; 

 it rises from tbe pbiteau of Cagne, 3000 ft., nortb of tbe 

 Donnai River, and its foot is Avitbin two days' march. 



. Two routes led from Dran to Dalat, tbe valley road along 

 tbe Danbim and Datam Rivers mentioned above, and a 

 second and shorter track ascending immediately from Dran 

 and running in a north-westerly direction over the bills for 

 about twenty-one miles. Along tbe latter we marcbel 

 lb rough pines on 2 April, rising in about four miles to 

 5400 ft. at Arbre Broye. 



At this spot tbere was a stretch of green mixed forest, and, 

 as ] was told later that a species of Pheasant occurred tbere 

 which I bad not obtained, one of my collectors worked tbe 

 place while I was staying for the second time at Dran, but 

 'lie failed to secure tbe Pheasant or any bii'ds we did not 

 meet witb elsewhere. 



From Arbre Broye tbere is a gradual descent, witb slight 

 undulations to Le Bosquet^ 5200 ft., where we spent tbe 

 night in a wayside but for travellers. Here^ during the halt 

 on tiie return journey, about a score of birds were obtained. 



* The name given by the Chinese Auraniitcs to the Indonesian 

 fihoii"ines of tlie mountains. 



