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come to any of the three places where we had large traps.  Caldwell had set the  large trap where he saw a new track.

In the mouse traps there was only one water rat.  On our way up the mountainside to [[Dinghhom?]] Caldwell jumped a muntjac & shot it or all of us shot into it finally  It was a fine large [[female symbol]].  The stomach contents was leaves only not a blade of grass.  The leaves were a purple flower pea like wisteria.  In places on the mountain & also in the valley we saw fine groves of fir trees with their large green cones standing erect.  The day was cloudy & pleasant.  Shot 2 cow herons, white with brown necks.  They are much like the African in habits, following the cattle about & feeding about their feet.  There were in places some blue wood pigeons, one of which Caldwell shot.  The cow herons were nesting on one of the 

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here is a link to the Wiki article on muntjac deer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntjac 2. Reviewed