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big a price to take us to Suifu, so we went overland to Yoh Bo, caught a boat to Li Chia, and then took another boat to Suifu. Killed one duck and four small birds. I could have killed more ducks, but am short of large shot, so fired only once at the ducks.
We spend the night at Liu Shih Plen, forty li above Suifu.
Dec. 13. We started at daylight and reached Suifu about 8:30 A.M. I found two rabbits and four birds awaiting my arrival. Mammals no. 320, 321. Filled and labelled boxes no. 472, 475. insects.
Dec. 14. Filled box no. 474, bird skeletons, mailed boxes 472-473.
Dec. 15. Filled 475, birdskins.
Purchased Mammal no. 322.
Dec. 16. Packed box no. 476, skeletons of birds and mammals. Mailed boxes 474, 475, 476.
Dec. 17. Spent some time caring for specimens. A rainy day.
Dec. 18. Filled box no. 477, skeletons, mailed this box.
Dec. 19. I have engaged a carpenter to make more boxes for specimens. The fish are pickled, and should be forwarded.
I have written to Shanghai for more ammunition. Shotgun ammunition is very hard to get.
Dec. 20. Filled box 478, bird skeletons. Skinned two birds, saved the skeletons of others. Packed some fish. The day was very cold, and rainy. Took one anthropometrical measurement.
Dec. 21. Filled box no. 479, mammal skins. Also filled several big boxes of fish, emptying the fish-pickling cans, but will not label the boxes today. Took 3 anthropometrical measurements. Lai, the netter, is not well. It is a very cold rainy day. Mailed one box of specimens.