CHAP, XilL 



The Natural Hhtory, tmhracing the diftrent ctamSi inier- 

 spirsed wiih amcdottt and retimrks-'Boiuny. 



IN entering upon the Natural History of the 

 Malayan Peninsula, I do not mean to present the 

 following list of the animal and vegetable king- 

 doms as being by any means complete, but I trust 

 that the catalogue, here exhibited. M ill not be 

 found destitute of interest. Where specimens 

 have appeared tome to be new, I have ventured, 

 although with extreme diffidence, to nomenclate 

 them. Should others^ more acqnainted with the 

 subject than I profess no be, point out any error, 

 I shall leceive the correction with thankful- 

 ness, my object being to disseminate knowledge 

 — not to perpetuate error. The new species 

 will be found principally in the department of 

 Ornith'ology, and that branch of Herpetology, 

 which naturalists have denominated Ophidian, 

 from its treating upon snakes, I do not propose 

 to confine myself to the systematic arrangement, 

 w hich is indispensably requi^te in a work of refer- 

 ence, but intend simply to give the names of va- 

 rious animals together with the synonimes of the 

 most celebrated authors, and a general descrip- 

 tion of the habits, &c, of each. This plan will 

 divest this portion of the work of the dryness of 

 details so tedious to the general reader. Those 

 who wish for the latter can consult the authors 

 referred to in the foot notes. 



