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SUMMARY:
The party, joined by Mr. F. Williamson and Raja S.T. Dorji at Ha, traveled via Chele La to Paro en route to Bumthang, receiving such hospitality from the Paro Penlop that collecting was not possible. Notes describe local archery equipment and a drive for serow and musk deer.

CONTENT:
Ludlow Iris 9.
At Ha we were joined by the late Mr. F. Williamson C.I.E. Political Officer in Sikkim
& Raja S.T. Dorji, together we journeyed to Bumthang, the summer residence
of His Highness the Maharaja.

Lud Iris 9
We left Ha on 21 June, ascended the Chele La dropped down into the wide
open valley in which Paro is situated. We stayed here a week as the guests
of the Paro Penlop, during which time we were treated with such lavish
hospitality that collecting was out of the question.

Ludlow June 15
Archery - the bow is a 6ft bamboo
bow; the bowstring appears to be
made from the fibres of a nettle.
Targets placed at a distance of
150 yards. One sees leather &
finger stalls & a forearm pad
otherwise finger tips & forearm
get very sore.

Ludlow June 16th
Describe a drive for serow
& musk deer.
Serow - Himalayan Goat-antelope.

SUMMARY:
Leaving Trongsa on 9 July, the party crossed the Yuto La, collected Suthora fulvifrons, and noted its behavior and iris color. They described a marked change in habitat on the pass’s eastern side, camped at Gyetsa, and reached Bumthang on July 11, receiving a warm welcome from His Highness the Maharaja.

CONTENT:
2003 9.7.33 ♀ Suthora f. fulvifrons.
2004 . ♂ Niltava n. nepalensis.
2005 . ♂ Horeites b. brunneifrons
2006 . ♂ Siphia strophiata
2007 . ♀ Fulvetta vinipecta
2008 . ♀ Lophophanes beavani.
2009 . ♀ Yuhina gularis.
2010 . ♂ Yuhina occipitalis.

Ludlow Ibis 9
Leaving Trongsa on 9 July we crossed the Yuto La, obtaining Suthora f. fulvifrons in bamboo growth on the summit.
Suthora fulvifrons fulvifrons Iris 26-27. This delightful little bird is utterly fearless of man. Its call is a faint mouse-like "Cheep" which is constantly uttered as it flits from stem to stem. The iris is red-brown.
The descent on the eastern side of the Pass (Yuto La) produced a startling change in scenery, woods of oak, maple & rhodo. giving place to beautiful fir forests with open grassy glades. We camped at Gyetsa, where we found Quail plentiful in the crops.
Short march of 6 miles brought us to Bumthang on July 11, the summer residence of His Highness the Maharaja, where we received the warmest of welcomes.
We stayed in

SUMMARY:
Notes quote Ludlow’s plan to work the Tawang Chu and Nyam Jang Chu basins in Tibet and revisit the Trashi Yangsi Valley. Permission was granted by the Maharaja and late-May sanction came from the Tibetan Government, prompting a rapid approach via the Dewangiri–Tawang Trade Route through the eastern Duars. The itinerary records travel from Srinagar to Dewangiri and onward to Trashigong in late June 1934.

CONTENT:
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Ludlow: "our plans are to work the basins of the Tawang Chu & Nyam Jang Chu in Tibet & then revisit our old haunts in the Trashi Yangsi Valley." P. 8

Ludlow. Ser. 13
In our 1933 journey East Bhutan had attracted us greatly. Botanically & ornithologically it seemed to offer a favourable field for further investigation. In 1934 ...
Permission to return to Bhutan was readily given by His Highness the Maharaja but it was not until late May that we received sanction from the Tibetan Government to cross the province of Mönyul.

Season being well advanced it was imperative to reach our collecting grounds without delay. The quickest road thither was by the Dewangiri - Tawang Trade Route & this we decided to take although we knew we were running considerable risks in attempting to penetrate the fever belt of the eastern Duars at this season of the year.

Lud. Ser. 14
Journey from Srinagar on 13 June to Dewangiri reached 22 June.
Dewangiri to Trashigong - reached 29 June.