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(Collocalia spodiopygia). 1 saw a number of other birds, but 
as they were all of the common species obtainable at any 
time in Singapore, I contented myself with merely noting 
their occurrence. 
At 7.45 on the morning of Monday, the tgth, we started 
for Pekan, two boats being towed by the steam launch. 
The river was very winding and full of sand-banks, so that 
the journey took more than two hours. Immediately after 
breakfast, about 11 A.M., Mr. RIDLEY and I started to collect. 
The country in the immediate vicinity of Pekan is quite 
flat, the plains being covered with short grass. Here and 
there the ground is more or less swampy, the swampy ground 
is everywhere covered with clumps ofthe palm from which the 
sticks known at ‘‘Penang Lawyer” is obtained. On the higher 
and drier ground, are larger or smaller patches of scrub or sec- 
ondary jungle, and occasionally a Malay house, surrounded 
with plantain, durian, and other fruit trees, is met with. Far 
in the distance could be seen heavy forest, but within many 
miles of Pekan nearly all the larger forest has been felled. 
Birds and insects were not very numerous, and, as at 
.Pulau Tioman, they appeared to be only of the commoner 
species found on the western side of the islands. The bird 
that was most numerous was the little white-headed finch 
(Munia maya). Of these I found several new nests, but 
Mr. RIDLEY was fortunate in finding one with four fresh eggs. 
The yellow-wattled myna (Ludlabes javanensis) and the 
metallic starling (Caloruzs chalybzus) were also common. 
I heard and saw at a distance several parties of the common 
Malayan hornbill (Aydrocissa convexa). OMAR KHAN, 
Government Peon, shot a specimen of the lesser serpent 
eagle (Spzlornis bacha), which he gave me for the Museum. 
Green pigeons were not uncommon, but seemed to consist of 
but one species (Osmotreron vernans). ‘The above were the 
most noticeable birds, and I saw nothing else during our three 
days’ stay in Pekan worth recording. I forgot to mention 
that the common Indian black raven or corby (Corvus ma- 
crorhynchus) was very common, and the maroon kite (//a/zas- 
tur indus) was frequently seen, 
