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& in holes where the mice & [[strikethrough]] rocks [[/strikethrough]] rats had carried them.  In appearance the forest here looks like that of the Mau Escarpment [[strikethrough]] not [[/strikethrough]] in the haunts of Bougat Giant pig.
[[circled]] 15 [[/circled]] We broke camp this morning after a stay of a week here in which time we collected over 200 mammals of 22 species.  This camp has exceeded in number of species & in abundance any we have had in China, not excepting any of the Snow Mtn. camps.  About 11 we passed thru the village of Mu-cheng situated in a narrow valley filled by rice terraces.  The whole way the road descended to our tiffin place amid fig trees, with large figs near the stems & very broad ellyptical leaves.  A leafless Erythrina tree with red blossoms was also seen near streams.  In the field edges