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A sunny day. Met many friends at Gi Tien Ba, at Muh Jia Pin, and at Li Tuan Tsang. At the last place the children were first afraid and ran away, but later became very friendly.

Feb. 22.
Mammal No. 70, a mole. Wend to Ngan Lin Chiao. Met many old friends. Secured one bird.

Feb. 23.
Travelled from Ngan Lu ^[[Lin]] Chiao to Gi ^[[Li]] Chuang on foot 110 li, or about thirty miles, all on foot. Secured only one bird. The road was in many places muddy and slippery beyond description, due to a rain last night.

Feb. 24.
Travelled from Li Chuang to Suifu, securing four birds.  I found that the thieves have dug a small hole through our brick wall.  It looks as if they were trying to get in.  I'll have to be on the watch, and the watch-dog will be of invaluable value.  I will notify the police headquarters tomorrow and see what they will do.  Today I wounded a duck that escaped.

Feb. 25.
Chen Gih Uen returned with eleven wild mice and a few insects.  Mammals No. 71-81.

Feb. 26.
Chen Gih Uen came in with a small catch of insects.  Packed some specimens.

Feb. 27.
Chen Gih Uen came in with a wild rat and insects.  Mammal No. 82.  At present we have no communication with the outside world.  Not even letters get through the Yangtse [[underlined]] g [[/underlined]]orges [[margin]] ^[[G]] [[/margin]].  We have to do the best we can with the materials we have on hand, and keep collecting the specimens awaiting the day when the specimens can be forwarded.  I am using the shotgun shells very sparingly, for there is no telling when we can get more.
I am daily^[[,]] almost^[[,]] taking anthropological measurements, but bones are impossible and collecting them would raise a riot.

Feb. 28.
Chen Gih Uen brought in two wild mice.  Mammals No. 83-84.

March 1.
During the last few days we have had some excitement.  Students of a middle school at Chengtu killed their principle and threw him into a well.  At least 14 were executed.  It is said that one thousand and four hundred fled home for fear of execution.  Two Suifu students

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