July 6, 1924. Travelled about 20 miles. Secured 

 some fine insects. I forgot it was Sunday, or rather thought 

 tomorrow was. Wild boar and a bear were seen across the 

 river, and mountain goats or mid goats. Finally we saw the 

 wild goats across the river. I raised the sights the fxrst 

 time, but overshot. Then I lowered the sights and still 

 overshot. The third time Mr. goat came rolling down the 

 steep cliff. I had to hire two men to cross the river on a 

 rope bridge, there being a single bamboo cable, cross a very 

 wild and rough stretch of country to the goat and bring the 

 goat to me. This delayed us so that we reached the tavern 

 after dark. The goat is gray and weighed 48 pounds. Killed 

 birds 54-60. 



July 7, 1924. A hard day's trip. The road was rough. 

 The country" had a semi -arid appearance with few birds and in- 

 sects. All were quite tired when we reached the inn. 



Birds 61-63, No. 61 was a cuckoo that I did not 

 number, thought* otherwise labelled** Got lots of interesting 

 snails. 



July 8, 1924. Travelled nearly SO miles - a rather 

 rourh road," semi -arid country. Killed nine birds but the 

 tired skinners could not skin them all. Plenty of wasps and 

 bees. Secured a small butterfly I'd never seen before. 

 Killed three large swift swallows on the wing. 



Birdskins 64-68. 



July 9, 1924. Passed through Mowchow. Coolies were 

 determined to stay overnight at Mowchow, but I succeeded in 

 getting them to go on. Nearly every carrier smokes opium. My 

 feet are quite sore. Plenty of wild animals are on the high 

 mountains, but along the river where the road runs it is 

 semi -arid with very few birds and insects and no mammals. 

 Birds No. 69-74. 



July 10, 1924. Reached Shih Ta Kuen, probably 22 

 miles - with some rough roads. We seem to have finished the 

 semi-arid region. I saw the fist oguk- caravans . They be- 

 ,n longed to Shi Fan 7 aborigines. Very few birds and insects m 

 the semi-arid region. we have been travelling through for 

 several days. Birds 75-80. 



July 11, 1924. Reached small town Su' Wan 20 li be- 

 yond Tieh J <Shi.''. Climbed from the semi -arid region to the 

 higher plateau. Vegetation different. Big black ants dis- 

 appear, big red ones appear. Saw a wild boar. Escort lost 

 my official passport J I Lots of Chinese pheasants and cliff 



