IV PREFACE. 



Burmese species ; exotic ones are to be found 

 under tile British Museum Catalogue names, and 

 in the case of birds described since the publication 

 of that work, under the names given by their des- 

 cribers, with references to the publication where 

 the descriptions appeared. 



I have not, however, considered it necessary to 

 deal with the many so-called species of Phasianus 

 (typical pheasants) or Gennceus (kaleeges) des- 

 cribed of late years, as there is so much doubt 

 about the validity of these, and such sub-divisions 

 are not of any great interest to sportsmen, for 

 whom this work is primarily designed. 



F. FINN. 

 London, 191 i. 



