by tlie Assistant Curator in Pulau Jem or. <mo of the Area Islands, 

 whicli includes several littoral birds hitherto luirepresented in the 

 collection. A visit t.) Batu on the Selangor coast in November 

 I)roved less successful. 



The birds collected on (runong Tahan in 190-5 Avere returned 

 by the authorities of the British Museum after a representative set 

 had been selected by them, and, as was anticipated, add several species 

 of extreme rarity to the local collection. 



The following species are now to the collection, those marked 

 with an asterisk being either new to science or hitherto unknown from 

 the Malav Peninsula : 



* Sphenocercus korthalsi 



* Sphenocercus rol)iusoui 



* Brachypteryx wrayi 



* Muscicapiila malayana 

 Siva malayana 



Suya waterstradti 

 Pyrrhula waterstradt i 

 Centropus rectnnguis 

 Khinomyias pectoralis 

 Pteruthius tahanensis 



* Locustella lanceolata 



Pnoepyga lepida 

 Erythrocichla bicolor 

 Ouculus poliocej)halus 



,, saturatus 

 Hierococcyx sp. 

 X^'cticorax nycticorax 

 Grorsachius melanolophus 

 Sterna melanauchen 



,, dougalli 



,, anaestheta 



II. — ETHNOLOGICAI,. 



A large number of Chinese plates of varying degrees of merit 

 and antiquity were piu-chased. ihietly from Rembaii and Sri Menanti, 

 as well as scmie good examples of Malay silver and several fine 

 weapons. As regards the soiithern portion of the Peninsula the 

 i-ollections of the Museum are now so extensive tliat it is only 

 occasionally that a really desirable specimen is oifered for sale and 

 then at a price that is usually prohil)itive. 



The collection of ston<.' implements was further extended, and 

 several very uncommon types obtained. 



At the end of the year a short expedition Avas made to the 

 uK^untains ot South Perak, and a representative collection made of 

 the possessions of the local Sakai tribes, including sumpitans and 

 quivei's, bamboo comb, bark cloth and other specimen of primitive 

 culture. 



STAI'F. 



The work of the staif generally was satisfactory, though for jungle 

 work it has Ijeen foiuid impossil>le to mnploy Malays. 



H. C. PtOBINSON, 



Ciirator. 



