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I have walked at the edge of so many precipices this trip 

 that I am getting used to it, and it gives me no thrill. They have 

 varied in height from 30 to 200 feet# 



Aug. 20. With the three netters I travelled from Bong Men Wai 

 to Li Fan. We crossed the river on a rope bridge* There is a 

 draught which has dried up almost everything, with the result that to&qy 

 we got almost no specimens. This is a semi -arid district near the 

 river level anyway, but this year it is .lust a little worse than 

 usual. 



Here at Li Fan I met the Brown family and Mrs. and Miss Hibbard 

 from Chengtu. 



Aug. 21. We travelled to Tsagulon, and found insects as rare 

 as hen 1 s teeth, and no uncommon birds or mammals. The altitude at 

 Li Fan is 6200, and here it is 7200. We tried the night lantern and 

 got few moths. This evening I witnessed a native folk-dance much 

 like the Virginia Heel. The altitude at Tsagulon is 7200 feet. 



Aug. 22. We reached Li Fan early, and wrapped up all the insects, 

 filling Box No. 89. Insects secured between Bong Men Wai and 

 Tsagulon, altitude 5600 to 7200 feet. 



Today we got few specimens because of the very strong wind and 

 the extreme dryness of the weather. 



Aug. 23. We travelled from Li Fan to Bong Men Wai and there 

 packed up for the trip to Wen Ghuan Shi en. We expect to arrive 

 there tomorrow. I reckoned accounts with the landlord and others. 

 Much of the time today there were few or no insects and no birds, 



