TFIE 



JOURNAL 



OF THl^ 



Natural History Society of Siaiii. 



February 1914, 



Vol. I 



It is witli great j)!easnre tliat we issue this, the first nuinl)er of" 

 tlie Journal of the Natural Histor}' 8ocietj^ of Siam. That some such 

 publication woukl be furthcouHng was obvious from the commeucemeiit 

 ot the Societ3'. both as a record of what was being accomplished, 

 and as a means of binding our scattered members more closely- together. 



It is hoped that we shall be able to issue the Journal at 

 least three times a year, but this will depend upon the material in 

 Imnd and on the funds available. We do not ])roi)o<e to bind ourselves 

 down to any fixed dates of profluction, as we should probably he unable 

 to adhere to them, 'fhe difticnlties to be overcome in ecbting such u 

 publication as this are considerabie, particularly in the matter of 

 illustrations, most of whicii have to be reproduced in Europe. 



The Society has Jiow been in e.\istence for one year, and at the 

 time of going to press its meinl)erslii]» numbers tit This is m;iny 

 more than was anticipated in the beginning, and we miy congi'atul;4te 

 ourselves upon the ra})id strides we have made, and uj)on the large 

 amount of interest which we have managed to arouse in so small a 

 comunmily. We ho])e that each mend)er will do his or her best to 

 assist the Journal with contributions. 'J'hose who do iiot IVel (pialitied 

 with a sufficient knowledge ol' their subject to sei.d in ))a]jers. can 

 at least forward }i( tes ujxjii the habits of animals and plant--, or 

 local lists of collections made in (b'fterent }>artis of the country. The 



