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about thirty miles above the mouth of the Brunei river. Oue or 

 two may come from intermediate localities, such as the ' Lawas ' 

 and ' Kalias ' rivers ; they will all be carefully distinguished as to 

 locality. My time is not sufficiently at my own disposal to permit 

 me to record many of those valuable observations so useful to science ; 

 and I am conscious of many painful deficiencies, which can scarcely 

 be excused even in a mere outdoor collector. 



"I believe, however, that although many of the birds have been 

 sent home from time to time by former collectors, the Labuan birds 

 were not always distinguished from those from the mainland of 

 Borneo — also that Hawks and Owls were not often obtained before 

 by native collectors, who are generally dependent for their speci- 

 mens on the sumpitan or blow-pipe, which is insufficient for large 

 game. 



" The Snipe, Plover, and Waders seem to arrive about August 

 and to leave about the beginning of March, though I suspect that a 

 few of them remain all the year, as I have seen them in April. The 

 Asiatic Golden Plover on their first arrival have remains of their 

 black summer dress ; but they soon lose it ; I observed none in that 

 plumage after September. Curlew or Whimbrel appear to hang 

 about all the year round. 



"The Pigeons are numerous and of varied kinds; aud on some of 

 these I append a few notes ; but I was unable through illness to carry 

 the latter on beyond September." 



Lastly, on the recommendation of my kind friend Dr. Sclater, a 

 large and important collection has been placed in my hands for descrip- 

 tion by Professor Rolleston. This collection was formed by Mr. W. 

 H. Treacher, Acting-Governor of Labuan, and by him presented to 

 the Oxford Museum. In the splendid series of birds sent by Mr. 

 Treacher are many interesting additions to the avifauna of Borneo, 

 some of the most striking of which, however, came from the main- 

 land — that is to say, the province of Lumbidan. The collector has 

 succeeded, however, in adding more than one species to the list of 

 Labuan birds. Accompanying the catalogue of native names, which 

 form a prominent feature in Mr. Treacher's collection, was a glossary, 

 which I herewith transcribe. Too much reliance, perhaps, must not 

 be placed on. the names given by natives of any country, though it 

 is only fair to add that those given by Mr. Treacher accord in nearly 

 every instance with those furnished by Mr. Motley aud Mr. Low ; 

 nor should I have made the above remark but for the fact that dif- 

 ferent names are sometimes given to the same bird when procured 

 on the mainland and on Labuan itself. 



The following is Mr. Treacher's glossary : — 



Ayan Fowl. 



Anie White Ant. 



Api Find. 



Biru Blue. 



Burpalang . . ..... Particoloured. 



