THE PRINCIPAL CONTRACTIONS USED IN 

 THE FOOTNOTES ARE AS FOLLOWS : 



Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Annals and Magazine of 

 Natural History. 



Journ. Anthrop. Inst. Journal of the [Royal] Anthro- 

 pological Institute. 



Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. Journal of the Straits 

 Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 



Linn. Soc. Linnean Society of London. 



P.Z.S. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of 

 London. 



Proc. Ent. Soc. Proceedings of the Entomological 

 Society of London. 



Trans. Ent. Soc. Transactions of the Entomological 

 Society of London. 



Other contractions can be made out from elements in 

 the above, or are sufficiently obvious. 



AUTHORSHIP OF THE NOTES. 



Unsigned notes, or occasionally signed R. S., are by the 

 author. 



Notes signed H. B. are by H, Balfour. 

 Notes signed C. H. are by C. Hose. 

 Notes signed G. B. L. are by G. B. Longstaff . 

 Notes signed E. B. P. are by E. B. Poulton. 

 Notes signed H. N. R. are by H. N. Ridley. 



