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- 4 - June 20. Arrived early at Li Duan Tsang. Netted some fish. Killed two flycatchers. When I whistle like a flycatcher, the flycatchers fly in my 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 wasps, in which line I think I am making the biggest contribution this spring. June 22. Went 60 li to Li Chuang, 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 races. I shot both birds on the fly. The 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. June 23. Returned to Suifu. Found five boxes of specimens from Yachow awaiting me. June 24. The Foreign Executive has asked me to take in Moupin, then go on to Ningyuenfu for the summer. This should mean a very fruitful collecting trip, as Ningyuenfu is a district I have not worked, and off from the other districts worked. I may not get another opportunity to go to Ningyuenfu. Labelled mammals, No. 104-108. Unpacked Yachow specimens. Packed about 15 boxes of specimens. They have still to be wrapped and labelled. It is probably impossible to forward them now, so we 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 through it and throwing stones. Word has come that there is practically a state of war at Moupin between the Lolos and the Chinese, so that it may be impossible to collect there in which case I will go to Ningyuenfu, probably. June 25. Labelled box No. 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, bones; Box No. 107, bones; Box No. 108, contents snakes; Box No. 109 contents bones; Box No. 110, frog; Box 111, fish and shrimp; Box 112, bones; Box 113, fish and snake; Box 114, snake, turtle; Box 115 fish and shrimp; 116 fish and shrimp; Box 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 No. 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 Moupin. This may make it impossible to go to Moupin. I will then collect in Ningyuenfu, where
