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Oct 14. Still securing more fish. Labelled boxes: 
444, insects from Suifu.
445, " " [[dittos for: insects from]] Tseo Jia Geo. 

This afternoon Dr. Stevens, who has been collecting between Burma and Tatsienlu for the Field Museum, arrived. He is to be my guest. We expect to spend several days together.

Oct. 15. It rained hard last night. This morning the sun appeared and we went out collecting. I helped Dr. Stevens secure a number of Suifu birds, a large black snake, etc. I secured a small adult snake of a species which neither ^[[he]] nor I have ever seen before. I am sending this, of course, to the Smithsonian Institution. 

All our community had a Chinese supper together. 

Oct. 16. Dr. Stevens and I took a hunting trip to the Suifu hills. I let him get all the birds for he has only a short time here, but I secured some good insects. I am learning some things about collecting from him. Filled a bottle with insects in formalin.

Oct. 17. Spent the day hunting with Dr. Stevens. I let him have all specimens of species I have procured in the past. I killed a quail. Several years ago I purchased one of these, mounted, and sent it to the Smithsonian Institution. This is the first one I killed. I am sending it to the Smithsonian Institution. 

Tonight I invited all the foreigners, British and American, who are in town to supper to meet Dr. Stevens. I am getting some good points about collecting from Dr. Stevens.