Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . crudeshelters of leafy boughs which are abandoned as soon as the leavesturn yellow. These people are very shy and seldom seen, l)ut some-times they barter with the Laos, without, however, showing them-selves, depositing honey, skins, and other jungle produce at certainspots in the forest and receiving salt, tobacco, and iron in exchange. In March a small collection of birds and mammals was obtainedalong the east branch of the Meklong, in central Siam; and in April,May, and June the Pakjong district of eastern Siam and the Srira
Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . crudeshelters of leafy boughs which are abandoned as soon as the leavesturn yellow. These people are very shy and seldom seen, l)ut some-times they barter with the Laos, without, however, showing them-selves, depositing honey, skins, and other jungle produce at certainspots in the forest and receiving salt, tobacco, and iron in exchange. In March a small collection of birds and mammals was obtainedalong the east branch of the Meklong, in central Siam; and in April,May, and June the Pakjong district of eastern Siam and the Srirachasection of southeastern Siam were revisited. A rugged mountainous district lying northeast of Chiengmai innorthern Siam, which had yielded interesting zoological material inprevious years, was again the scene of collecting activities duringAugust and September; the special peaks where camps were pitchedwere Doi Phra Chao and Doi Hua Mot, the last reaching a height ofnearly 6,000 feet. Noteworthy birds obtained were a gray bulbul 29 30 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Fig. 24.— women, North Siani. 1 he Lawa licimig tn the Mini-lviiiiicTstock, live in isolated mountain villages, and from early times have hccnsmelters of iron. These women had never confronted a camera. f
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