COLLECTIONS IN MALAYA 
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Monitor Lizards of the genus Varanus are abundant in forest and scrub. They are 
primarily ground lizards which climb readily. 
Ground Birds, largely Quail, Rails, and Crow Pheasants, bear large mite infestations. A 
wide range of species of birds has been examined, but only the ground birds are included here. 
Fig 3 
Land usage in Selangor 
( illustrating the Table on p. 3) 
A 900 square mile area around Kuala Lumpur illustrating the vegetation mosaic set out in Table I: 
Forest .......... dotted. 
Plantations ......... blank. 
Towns (built up) ........ solid black. 
Mining areas ........ cross stripes. 
In a map of this scale it is not possible to illustrate the smaller details of the mosaic. 
MALAYA , No. 26 , 1953 
