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allowing many wild-fowl to remain in this ice-bound 

 country, — ^which gave me amusement for about twenty 

 minutes every evening ; while a visit to the valley 

 of the Kash, right affluent of the Hi, supplied all the 

 specimens of the pheasants of the locality that I desired 

 for my collection. On Miller's return from the Kok-su 

 we began to arrange our plans for our journey to the 

 far east of Dzungaria. 



