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•sift these variatkms. and the iSi.iinese names given in this pnper are. 

 it is believed, those by which the birds concerned are generally known 

 in Tjangkok. In this matter, and in the orthographj^ of" the words, 

 I have received most valuable aid from H. R. H, Prince Chandaburi 

 and H. H. Prince Bidyalankaraiia, to whom niy grateful thanks are 

 tendered. 



In transliterating Siamese names, for the purposes of this paper, 

 aspirated consonants are represented by the corresponding unaspirated 

 letters, followed by an //, — thus tiie aspirated k is written Jih, the 

 aspirated ch is written chh. and so on. In the case, however, of the 

 aspirated /* and f, an apostrophe ( ' ) is introduced between the letter 

 concerned and the accompanying k — as pli and fh, to avoid 

 the possibility of the ph or //( being pronounced like an /, as in the 

 English word pheasant, rv like /A, as in the English words tJten, thin. 

 &c. All vowels are to be pi-onounced as in Italian, and long ones are 

 marked with a stroke over them — thus ii. For the transliteration of 

 the names, I alone am responsible. 



The accompanying plate shows the diagram of a bird, with the 

 names of the various parts ot its body and plumage. Most of the 

 terms need no explanation, but the following definitions may be 

 useful : — 



Lores. Spnce in front of the e3'e. 



Primaries. Outermost or lU quills of the wing. 



Secotidaries. Quills springing from the radius and ulna. 



Supercib'um. 8pace between the eye and the crown. 



I have again to express my great obligations to Mr. H. C. 

 Eobinson, Director of Museums. Federated Malay States, for his 

 kindness in identifying, or confirming the identification of, the birds 

 mentione<-l in this paper. 



