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SUMMARY:
The diarist halts while Tobgye departs to meet Gould at Rangiya and then proceed to Shillong regarding Bhutan boundary matters, expressing concern over Gould’s treatment of Tobgye amid unsettled weather. Plans are made to go to Chungkar after hearing rhododendrons are out, a fishing trip is undertaken, and a wire from Mary reports the diarist’s mother has died; the Trashigong Dzongpon also departs.

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19th Feb. Halt. Tobgye stayed up till this afternoon, when he went off about 2.0 pm. He has to meet Gould at Rangiya & then go to Shillong to discuss Bhutan boundary questions. I don't much like what I hear about Gould, as he treats Tobgye rather like a 3rd grade clerk. We have queer kind of weather, thunder every day & night, some rain & some sun.

20th Feb. I hear that rhododendrons are out in Chungkar. We have decided to go on there on 22nd. I wonder if any other flowers will be out too. Here there is nothing. We went down this morning to the river NW of here & fished with the spoon, catching several fish which resemble mahseer, & which played quite well. It thundered & rained all night, & today has been more or less fine till 4.30 pm, when very heavy hail & rain with thunder came on. We returned at 2.0 pm & heard from Mary wire to say Mother had died. She must have been glad to get away from all her pain at last. Yesterday the Trashigong Dzongpon went off too. He wanted to meet us in his district, but we

SUMMARY:
Page lists bird specimens with sex and identifications, recorded across 2–4 June 1933. Entries include species such as the Slaty blue flycatcher, Spotted laughing thrush, Darjeeling pied woodpecker, Gould's sun bird, Himalayan bulbul, and the Brown Suthora.

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1855 ♂ 2. 6. 33. Cyornis t. tricolor Slaty blue flycatcher. ✓
1856 ♀ " Ianthocincla o. ocellata Spotted laughing thrush ✓
1857 ♀ " " " " " " ✓
1858 ♂ " " " " " " ✓
1859 ♀ " Dryobates darjellensis. Darjeeling pied woodpecker. ✓
1860 ♂ " Aethopyga g. gouldiae. Gould's sun bird. ✓
1861 ♂ " Yuhina o. occipitalis. Slaty headed yuhina. ✓
1862 ♂ " Aegithaliscus ioschistos. Rufous fronted tit. ✓
1863 ♂ " Seicercus b. burkii. Black browed flycatcher warbler. ✓
1864 ♀ " Phylloscopus magnirostris. Large billed willow warbler. ✓
1865 ♀ " Microscelis p. psaroides. Himalayan bulbul. ✓
Carpodacus e. roseata. Common Indian rose finch. ✓
1866 ♂ " Pyrrhoplectes epauletta. Gold headed black finch. ✓
1867 ♂ " Dryobates d. darjellensis Darjeeling pied woodpecker. ✓
1868 ♂ " Aegithaliscus ioschistos Rufous fronted tit. ✓
1869 ♂ 3.6.33 " " " " ✓
1870 ♂ " " " " " " ✓
1871 ♀ " Hemichelidon s. cacabata. Sooty flycatcher. ✓
1872 ♀ " Cyornis t. tricolor. Slaty blue flycatcher. ✓
1873 ♂ " " " " " " ✓
1874 ♀ " Carpodacus e. saturatus roseata Common Indian rose finch. ✓
1875 ♂ 4.6.33 Suthora unicolor. The Brown Suthora ✓
1876 ♀ " " " " " " ✓
1877 - Hypopicus h. sikkimensis hyperythrus. Eastern Rufous bellied Woodpecker. ✓

SUMMARY:
Notes discussions with H.H. on a new treaty affecting Bhutan, mention of Tasho Jigme’s freedom to travel, and soldiers sent up the Bumthang road to collect flowers including Prim. bracteosa, a Magnolia, and a Daphne. On 8th April they watched Bhutanese dancers and later hosted H.H. for a long session reminiscing about Calcutta and P.O.'s Gould, Williamson, Bailey, and Bell; letters from Kalimpong reported Ludlow’s departure and Norman’s sale of Glenulli.

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almost 300." I hope something may be done, because certainly already many lakhs of rupees worth of damage has been done in the last 30 years or so. H.H. was undoubtedly interested, & doubly so as the new Treaty, although it promises 5 lakhs of cash annually to Bhutan, also says this may be stopped at any time if the Treaty is not kept. This sounds like a convenient loophole. We also talked about Tasho Jigme, & H.H. said that he could travel where he liked in Bhutan. I still hope to have further talks, as H.H. seems to like it. H.H. sent three soldiers up the Bumthang road to see what flowers they could get, & they brought back Prim. bracteosa, a Magnolia & a Daphne that were interesting.

8th April. Our time here has not all been lazy. H.H. has entertained us fully & we have entertained him too. We were down on 6th to watch Bhutanese dancers, male & female, & the next day we had H.H. up for a good long session, 1.0pm till 5.30. He was then in great form reminiscing, mostly about his Calcutta visit & various doings of P.O.'s Gould, Williamson, Bailey or Bell. Mostly he talks of Bailey, of whom he certainly has the highest opinion. He would very much like to see Bailey again, & thinks he may come here sometime yet. I know Bailey is anxious to come, & if he does, he will get a welcome. We have not bothered much about flowers, but took a few more yesterday from round about, including Albizzia Sherriffii (18657), which is a fine tree. Tobgye sent a few letters on from Kalimpong, which arrived yesterday. No special news, except that Ludlow got off alright, & that Norman had sold Glenulli.

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Notes 1938 expedition plans for the Yilung Chu–Gyala area and records February travel from Mansehra via Rawalpindi to Calcutta and Kalimpong, dealing with delayed kit and shipping. Mentions visits with the Potters and Bakewells, calling Taylor and Mary, staying with Tobgye, a trip to Gangtok to see Gould, and preparations to proceed to Pedong.

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In 1936 L.D. collected in the upper reaches of the Subansiri. In 1938 they decided to collect in the drainage basin for the north of Molo on the Yilung Chu down to Gyala at the entrance to the gorge. (journey to last for 10 months). East of the area covered in 1936 — between Long. 94° and the bend of the Tsangpo — is contained in the Tsela District of Kongbo Takpo.

1938.

Feb. 8th. Mansehra The last two days have been cold with a good deal of snow at Uri. So we decided to leave today about 11:30, and go as far as possible. Actually the road was not really bad, and there was no snow beyond Uri. Primula inayatii was in flower at the cliff beyond Uri. At Domel we heard the road between Domel and Kohala was shut, so we went by the Abbottabad road and reached Mansehra very easily by 5:45 pm. Bungalow very clean and nice.

Feb. 9th. Rawalpindi. Left at 8:30, and got in in good style just after 11:00. The kit servants reached Pindi by mail lorry at 3:20 pm. Spent most of the day with the Potters and Bakewells.

Feb. 12th. Calcutta Left Pindi by the Frontier Mail on 10th at 2:10 pm and reached here at 8:00 am today. The first blow was to find that our kit had not arrived on our train. We then went to Cox and Kings and heard that the B.M. boxes had not been taken off the 'Domala' and that all the seven cases of whisky and rum had not been sent on from Bombay. Then we found the Bank all shut, and a good many shops too. In the evening we went to Mrs. Graham's house and telephoned to Taylor and Mary — six minutes to each, which meant a bill of Rs 160/-.

Feb. 13th. Kalimpong. Arrived here this morning by 10:30. It was nice, as always, to see Tobgye again, and we are staying in their house with them.

Feb. 24th. to Pedong. 10 miles We can now be said to have started. While with Tobgye we went to Gangtok, spent two nights with Gould. It was in a way rather a waste of time, as Gould is not a bit fit, and could not see us for very long. After that all our time was spent in packing and checking kit, leaving stuff for Taylor and making arrangements for his following us on. Tobgye had sent on some of our kit, on two different