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June 20. Arrived early at Li Duan Tsang. lletted some fish. JCillecl two fly- 

 catchers. When I whistle like a flycatcher, the flycatchers fly in nnr direction 

 so that it is easy to kill them. 



June 21. This morning a boy died of dysentery or typhoid in the chapel where 

 I was staying. Had dinner at the home of a Chinese friend, then went to Gi Tien Ba. 

 Killed one bird, and secured a lot of insects, mostly bees and wasBs, in which 

 line I think I am making the biggest contribution this spring. 



June 22. J&nt 60 li to Li Ohuang, about 15 miles. Started at daybreak and 

 arrived about noon. I was invited to a Chinese feast, after which I killed two birds, 

 then watched for a while the dragon boat mces. ' 



I shot both birds on the fly. 0?he first shot went into the air. A Chinese 

 woman near was so scared that she thought she was hit ^ and had a friend come and 

 look at her head to see if a hole had been made in it, or at least to see if she 

 were struck. Secured a snake and a few insects. Took anthropometric measurements 

 of two Chinese. 



Jrme 25. Returned to Suifu. Found five boxes of specimens from Yachow av^it- 

 ing me. 



June 24, The Foreign Executive has asked me to take in Moupin, then go on to 

 Hingyuenfu for the summer. This should mean a very fruitful collecting trip, as 

 lUngyuenfu is a district I have not worked, and off from the other districts worked. 

 I may not get another opportunity to go to Hingsraenfu. 



Labelled mammls, llo^ 104-108. Unpacked Yacli— specimens. Packed about 15 

 boxes of • 'Biens. Th ^« "11 to be wrapped and^ labelled. It is probably 

 iiipossible to formrd them now, : m will have to wait until next fall to forward' 

 the specimens. 



The rough-neck boys have again begun to attack our compound wall by making? 

 holes throu^^h it and throwing stones. 



Word has come that there is practically a state of war at Moupin betv/een the 

 Lolos and the Chinese, so that it niay be impossible to collect there in which case 

 I will go to ITingjruenfu, probably. 



June 25. Labelled box IIo. 99, insects from Suifu. Box No. 100, insects, 102 

 fish and insects, 103 fish and shrimp; Box No. 104, insects from Yachow; Box 105, 

 insects from Yachow; Box 106, bonesj Box Ho. 107, bones; Box Uo. 108, contents 

 snakes; Box Ho. 109 contents bones; Box Ho. 110, frog; Box 111, fish and shrimp; 

 Box 112, bones; Box 113, fish and snal^i Box 114, snake, turtle; Box 115 fish and 

 shrimp; 116 fish and shrimp; Bo c 117, Yachow insects; Box 118, bats, |;1.00. 



June 26. Bought boxes for travel and roped them up. Also prepared oil-cloth 

 coverings— received a letter from the American Express Company saying that all 

 packages previously shipped had been received and forwarded except box Ho. 58. This 

 has apparently been either lost or delayed— possibly the latter. It is good news 

 that these shipments have gone through. 



There is a state of civil war between the Lolos and the Chinese in i-oupin. 

 This may make it imi^ossible to go to Mo^in. i will then collect in Hingyuenfu, where 



