Part 52 - Bird specimen list and camp note, 5-7 June 1933

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SUMMARY:
Entries record collected bird specimens with sexes and identifications on 5–6 June 1933, including rosefinches, suthoras, a speckled wood pigeon, a rufous turtle dove, a Himalayan bulbul, a gold-headed black finch, a common Indian tree pipit (with two eggs), and an Indian blue chat. A note by Ludlow dated June 7 describes being busy in camp with collecting, specimen preparation, packing, writing field notes, and developing photos.

CONTENT:
1878 5.6.33. ♂ Carpodacus e. roseata. Common Indian Rose Finch. ✓
1879 - ♂ Suthora unicolor. Brown Suthora. ✓
1880 - ♀ Suthora unicolor. Brown Suthora. ✓
1881 - ♀ Dendrotreron hodgsoni. Speckled Wood Pigeon. ✓
1882 - ♂ Streptopelia o. orientalis. Rufous Turtle Dove. ✓
1883 - ♂ Carpodacus e. roseata. Common Indian Rose Finch. ✓
1884 - ♀ Carpodacus e. roseata. Common Indian Rose Finch. ✓

1885 6.6.33 ♂ Microscelis p. psaroides. Himalayan Bulbul. ✓
1886 - ♀ Pyrrhoplectes epauletta. Gold-headed Black Finch. ✓
1887 - ♀ Anthus h. hodgsoni. Common Indian Tree Pipit + eggs 2. ✓
1888 - ♀ Larvivora brunnea. Indian Blue Chat. ✓

Ludlow. June 7. It is surprising how busy one is in camp. Collecting takes up much of our time. Then there is the preparation of specimens, the drying of them, packing them up. Writing up field notes, developing photos etc.