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Oct. 14. Still securing more fish, labelled boxes; 



444, insect? from Suifu. 



445, * m Tseo Jia Geo* 



This afternoon Dr. Stevens, who has been collecting between Burma and 

 Tatsienlu for the Field Museum, arrived. H e is to be my guest. We expect 

 to spend several days together, 



Oct. 15. It rained hard last night. This morning the sun appeared 

 and we went out collecting. I helped Dr. Stevens secure a number of Suifu 

 birds, a large black snake, etc. I secured a small adult snake of a species 

 which neither^ nor I have ever seen before. I am sending this, of course, 

 to the Smithsonian Institution. 



All our community had a Chinese su'oper together. 



Oct. 16. Dr. Stevens and I took a hunting trio to the Suifu hills. 

 I let him get all the birds for he has only a short time here, but I secured 

 some good insects. I am learni.ng some things about collecting from him. 

 Filled a bottle with insects in formalin. 



Oct. 17. Spent the day hunting with Dr. Stevens. I let him have 

 all specimens of species which I have procured in the past. I killed a quail. 

 Several years ago I purchased one of these, mounted, and sent it to the 

 Smithsonian Institution. This is the first one I killed. I am sending it to 

 the Smithsonian Institution. 



Tonight I invited all the foreigners, British an( 3 American, who are in 

 town to supper to meet Dr. Stevens. I am getting some good points about 

 collecting from Dr. Stevens . 



