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Sept, 28. The letter Wu is catching night-moths every night, and 

 netting during the day. 



Filled box 807-9. Insects. 



Sept. 29. Mailed boxes 807-809. Filled box 810, insects. 



Oct. 50. We have been collecting insects at Suifu during the past few 

 days. I am working on the accounts. Filled box No. 811, Purchased two fish. 



Oct. 4. Giang came back today from Changking, with a rather poor 

 catch. I ought to go through his insects and throw away about half of them, 

 which are useless, but I am pressed for time, and will merely send them on, hop- 

 ing that there are good insects in the lot. 



I am spending all the spare time I have on the accounts, so as to bring 

 them up to date and make a report. 



Oct. 5. Skinned mammal No. 504, wildcat. 



Oct. 6. Filled boxes 811-819, insects from Changking. I mailed this 

 report, spent some time packing the Smithsonian collecting outfit, and finished 

 the collecting account to date, sending account No. 18 to the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution. I also mailed nine boxes of specimens. 



Oct. 8, 1950. Labelled boxes 820-824, frogs and insects from Changkiig 

 825, a pheasant. 



Oct. 16. The netters have been collecting constantly. 



Oct. 20. Purchased two birds and mammal No. 505, also labelled mammal 

 K o. 506, secured last spring near Mupin by the collector Wang. 

 Labelled boxes '826-851, insects 852, fish. Box 855 skeletons. 



I am obliged to escort a new American family as far as Chien Way, a trip 



of five days. I have given the collectors enough gasolene to run them until I 

 return. They will be collecting night moths near Suifu. 



