x INTRODUCTORY PREFACE 



most countries ; nowhere more so than in China. 

 Much of the success of our trip was due to the 

 assistance of Dr. J. A. C. Smith, 320, Avenue 

 Paul Brunat, Shanghai, and those who contem- 

 plate following in our footsteps cannot do better 

 than secure his services. Talking the language like 

 a native, he understands the Chinese thoroughly, 

 and has a complete knowledge of skinning 

 and preserving both large and small mammals 

 and birds. I must express my indebtedness to 

 him for much of the information I obtained. Had 

 it not been for his knowledge of the natives and 

 his skill in translating I should have remained in 

 ignorance concerning many interesting points. 



With regard to the orthography of Chinese 

 names I fear I cannot hope to have escaped 

 criticism. So far as was possible I have followed 

 the spelling adopted by the Chinese Imperial Post 

 Office. 



" There are nine-and-sixty ways of constructing tribal ways 

 And every single one of them is right," 



and as much may be said of the romanisation of 

 Chinese. Every sinologist has his own opinion 

 on the matter. 



In appendices I have given measurements of 

 the different specimens we obtained, a list of birds 

 and small mammals, a rough calculation as to 

 the expenses of a shooting trip in China, and a 

 table of the stages, and distances between them, 

 which we actually travelled. Though of little or 



