Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . Fig. 2b.—Characteristic water-l)uffalo cart, Southeastern Siani. Tliis kindof vehicle proved very useful in transporting collecting outfit and Fig. 2J. Saulish (Pristis) from Southeastern Siam. This species reachesa large size and is frequently entangled in the fishermens nets. 32 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION {Ccrasophila flioiiipsoiii), previously represented in the museum col-lection by a single specimen taken several years before in the sameregion; a warbler {Abroscopus alhogularis), the second record forSiam, the
Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . Fig. 2b.—Characteristic water-l)uffalo cart, Southeastern Siani. Tliis kindof vehicle proved very useful in transporting collecting outfit and Fig. 2J. Saulish (Pristis) from Southeastern Siam. This species reachesa large size and is frequently entangled in the fishermens nets. 32 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION {Ccrasophila flioiiipsoiii), previously represented in the museum col-lection by a single specimen taken several years before in the sameregion; a warbler {Abroscopus alhogularis), the second record forSiam, the first having come from the same mountain in a previousyear; and two examples of a grosbeak {Mycerohas melanoxanthus),heretofore known from Siain from a single specimen. Among themammals collected were a Tibetan bear, a species which many peopleregard as the most dangerous of the jungle mammals of Siam, anda binturong, a large aberrant cat with a prehensile tail. A large series of fresh-water and marine fishes, assembled by thewriter, was presented to the National Museum by the Siamese Depart-ment of Fisheries. This collection includes genera and species notpreviously represented in the Museum, and serves to show the
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