even if the whole outfit I have with me were lost, I vo uld be 

 able to go right on collecting. I also left the automatic 22 

 rifle at home, bringing another higher power small rifle of 

 my own instead. Note. This was later lost. 



We start every day at daybreak: and sometimes are 

 up until eleven o 1 clock or later at night taking care of 

 specimens. This means that we generally get too little sleep 

 while travelling. 



July 7. The mountain goat killed yesterday kept 

 us up till very late, so ail were very tired today. In addi- 

 tion, we had a long hard journey over rough roads. The 

 country was semi-arid with few specimens. The fine spirit of 

 my Chinese helpers is a great comfort. They work hard, do 

 anything, and do not complain. Two of them are our family 

 table boy and our coolie, the skinner, and the third is the 

 netter Chen^. Number four is an aborigine, a Chuan Miaa, whom 

 I am putting through school. He is a fine hunter and he and 

 I are the hunters. I also have a net alone and net insects 

 and catch any reptiles, etc. that I can. 



This Songpan trip is a hard trip. I may not see a 

 foreigner until I reach Chengtu again. 



July 8. Because the cablegram from the Smithsonian 

 Institution reached me so late, the time for this trip is too 

 short and I must make ever;/ day count. I have not lost a day 

 of travel, even on Sundays, since I left Suifu. For that 

 reason all of us are tired but do not intend to stop. This 

 territory is so interesting that there should be a much longer 

 time for the trip, but we will do everything we can. I think 

 we will secure specimens not found in other parts of Szechuen. 



This is probably the lonesomest collecting trip I 

 shall take, for I shall p robably not see another foreigner 

 until I reach Chengtu. 



July 10. Small birds 75 - 78 were noisy but hid 

 in low underbrush. 



We are just passing out of the semi-arid region with 

 few birds and few insects to the interesting higher region, 

 with birds, insects, and all kinds of game. 



Lots of fleas. 



I walk all the time while collecting. 



1. to save expenses. 



2. Because I can be on the alert and collect 

 specimens better. 



3. It hardens me for the hard climb coming later. 



