EXPLANATION OF PLATE A. 



Fig. — i. A North Bornean blow-gun introduced into the Madura district, South- 

 ern India ; Kilakari, Gulf of Manaar. 



i — a Labbi man using the blow-gun ; \a — the distal end of the " gun," showing 

 the mud " sight," the tin sheath, and the ornamentation of tin-foil ; lb — tin 

 breach of the " gun," showing ornamentation, etc. ; ic — aperture at the 

 breech ; id — aperture at the other end ; le— clay pellets used as missiles. 

 Figs, ic, id, le, are of the true size ; figs. la and lb reduced by half. 



Fig. 2. — A toy blow-gun of cane from the same locality. 



Fig. 3.— Blow-guns from South India and Malaya. 



a — foot scale ; b — the specimen figured in fig. 1 ; c — a bamboo blow-gun from 

 the mountains of Upper Perak ; d — the specimen figured in fig. 2. 



