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eastern Szeoliyan after I have covered Moupin, 



June 6. Mr. Sari Cranston of the American Methodist Mission today passed 

 ^rtirough Suifu. He has taken along with him the 32 boxes of specimens to be handed 

 over to the American Express Company at Shanghai. 0?his will mean a safe and Quiclc 

 trip. A hot day. 



June 6, 1928. ffoday I secured about thirty bats, a few of which I will skin, 



■,im the rest in fomaliri. * 



There a kind of a beetle that generally comes out at night, which emits a 

 bad-smelling vapor when it is attacked. Sometime ago I touched one, and when ■ 

 vapor struck my hand I thougtit it felt like a bum. Later the skin turned red at 

 this spot. Tonight I purposely touched another of these beetles. The vaiior 

 actually gives a burning sensation and the skin turns red afterwards. I have sent 

 specimens of this beetle in formalin. I will send some folded in envelopes so that 

 if desired this vapor or acid can be chemically analyzed. 



It is reported that a victorious ara^y is approaching Chungking on the way to 

 Ghengtu. 



June 7. Yang Pong Tsang, the aborigine collector, arrived today with 66 birds 

 and mammals, he has been sick for over a month, so will be paid for two instead of 

 three month's work. There are 16 mammals, which I numbered from A to P. This maizes 

 103 mammals to date. 



Bird aSL!" ^""^^^ ^° °^ speoin»ns. Box Uo. 95, Mrd bones, Boxes m. 96. 



JT^-^\ '"^rs that oiril war has ' 



actually orolren out in other parts of the ProTlnoe. 



Filled box Ko. 98, a ssia-ce. 



June 10. Worked until nearly midnight getting ready for the trip south of Suifu. 



th«. "'""^ ^l' was exceedingly hot. Toofc a boat to Ian 



Yoh Keo ^r aoof ^'^t. ° h''" '''^^ ^""'^ ^'^^^ another boal^^ 



I'^T, r J^""^ '"^ secured an,^e so ort and tiBvelled to a very smll 



^Sh of bi«/r? ^ T™'' ^' ■ °^ ^i- I secured a good 



catch Of bees and wasps, and one brown flycatcher with a short tail. Aside from 

 tnese we secured little else. I warded as usual, and feel well afi;.- the IS 'ye 

 could have reached Sa Ho S. but there are few good inns, and al;,^;r; Zm'a /J 

 m'he'r'^uic^y! '° "'^^ ti.U ^.i.t ,pot. and jass through "L rE 



June 12. Beached Hua Han Chiao rather earl v . ip -hi-rrio ifr.^^ . ^4- . 



rumors are arriving of impeSding civil war. ""^^ ^ ' ^""^ ""^^^'^^ 



The aborigine collector went horn today, le will rejoin me in a few days. 

 It is very hot. Met a number of old friends. 



