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We are getting short of provisions. We have no cookies, only a few pieces of bread, and no meat. We are expecting provisions every day.
August 7. We are back where we got the large pheasants. At noon there was a heavy hailstorm with thunder. Secured mammal 493. We killed twelve pheasants and several other birds, including the black woodpeckers with red caps on their heads.
Our pack animal with provisions has so far failed to arrive. I am buying some tsamba to partially take the place of bread, cake, and cookies, none of which we now have. We bought a big sheep for five dollars Mexican.
Aug. 8. The hunters brought in five pheasants before breakfast. In previous expeditions I have done much of the hunting, besides netting and taking care of specimens. In this exhibition I have two hunters and four netters. Formerly I had two skinners. This time I have only one. The result is that I have to spend most of my time skinning and taking care of specimens. Secured mammals 494-495. We got a total of about ten pheasants today, and over 15 small birds. I am having to spend all my time helping the skinner and taking care of specimens.
Tonight we got a fine view of the great mountain, Ganka. 
I bought a sheep so was to help out with the provisions.
Mr. Edgar has taken over the cooking of his food and mine. This relieves the cook and skinner Ho for skinning.
Aug. 9 Secured mammal 496-7. The part of Yu-Long-Si gorge where we camped for two days and got our big catch of birds is called Mi-Chih in Tibetan. Purchased Mammal 498.
I was busy all day skinning and taking care of specimens, and until late at night. We got three pheasants and 9 small birds.