Part 211 - Diary entries, 2–3 October: To Gautsa and Yatung; collecting and parcel updates

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SUMMARY:
Notes concern over missing bird boxes and parcels. Describes travel to Gautsa with rain, a view of Chomolhari, pine forest, few birds, and collecting primula seeds and observing gentians. Reaches Yatung, completes a circular tour, and learns at the Post Office that most parcels were sent, with only a few missing.

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our minds at rest about the missing bird boxes. We are
almost certain that at least four boxes are missing -
perhaps 150 - 200 bird skins - an awful loss. Many of our
letters too, and other parcels have also gone astray. It is
very annoying, and there seems little hope of getting any
of them again.

2nd October. TO GAUTSA. 12300' 16½ miles. A good day until
11.0 am when rain came on. Caught a glimpse of
Chomolhari as we left. We are again down among
the pine forest, and it is pleasant to see trees again and
to have a wood fire. Very few birds down here, but
saw some migrants on the plain. Collected seeds of a
primula (probably yellow) from about 13500' or so. The
gentians on the plain were lovely; they appear to be the
same as that we collected on the Munda La at
16500'.

3rd October. TO YATUNG. 9950' 12 miles. We completed our
circular tour today, and had a decent day to do it in too.
Altogether we feel rather braced up today, as in the Post
Office, we find that nearly all our parcels were sent
off from here. There seem to be only perhaps two
missing, and they are not the ones which are of the
greater importance. It is a great relief.