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Oct. 18. With Dr. Stevens I hunted all day. Nothing was secured 

 that I had not previously secured, so I allowed Dr. Stevens to take all the 

 specimens. (I had all the British and Americans in Suifu in to supper to meet 

 Dr. Stevens). 



.Purchased mammal no. 515 . a young mammal. 



Oct. .19. Yfe had a terrible time getting Dr. Stevens a boat. I 

 worked practically all day helping D r# Stevens get off. Purchased a large 

 bird . 



Oct. 20. I spent considerable time packing and getting ready to 

 send Yang Fong Tsang to lupin. Filled fr-o boxes with specimens, 



No. 446, Snakes . 

 " 447, Insects and snakes. 



21. Spent more time packing for Yang Fong Tsang 1 s trip. Had a 

 long committee meeting. 



22. More packing. I have about decided to send Yang and Xo first 

 to M^. Omei, to do two months of winter collecting there, then to send them 

 early in February to Mupin to collect about three months . Foreigners will 



be going from here to Yachow early next February and can escort the collectors 

 as far as Yachow. 



Filled box 448 , skins of mammals. 



Mailed boxes 444-448. 



A rat ate the head off the quail ♦ 



I purchased two ducks; one, I think is called a sp§on bill. Its bill 

 is larger near the point than at the rear. It is the first duck of this 



