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were entirely courteous, and I got through without being delayed 

 or paying any taxes. I now have the entire collection at ray home . 

 Tomorrow we will all keep busy redrying the collection in the oven, 

 and rebinding or rewrapping the specimens. I think: that we have 

 this summer secured about 30000 insects, some snakes, more large 

 mammals than ever before, and fewer birds than usual. I will get 

 the small boxes mailed as soon as possible* 



About seventy of the best scientists of China came to Chengtu 

 in August and visited my local museum. They were very enthusiastic 



The entire summer 1 s collection will be forwarded to the 

 Smithsonian Institution as soon as possible. 



Sept. 2. Filled Box Ho. 93 - Flies, Box Ho* 94 - Insects, 

 Box Ho. 94 - alt. 5200 feet, from Yang T S i Lin Pass 



Box 96 - Insects in bottles 



97 _ ft fJ »t 



98 ff ff " 



99 " ff « 



100 " rt tf 



101 « » 



102 " IT rt 



103 Salamanders 



We spent the morning redrying the specimens (insects) in my 

 oven, labelling the boxes, and wrapping them for shipment . Several 

 of us worked most of the day and Ho and I continued until eleven 

 p.m. 



Sept. 3. Filled Boxes 104-108, snakes, salamanders, frogs, 

 and lizards; 109 - Insects in bottles; 110, snails. 



Mammals 1198 - 1228 were small mammals secured by Yang and Ho 



