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SUMMARY:
Brief notes referencing 'Birds Ludlow' pages 109 and 102, with an altitude range of 7500 - 8000 ft indicated.

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Birds Ludlow p 109
Birds Ludlow p 109

Birds Ludlow p 102
7500 - 8000 ft

Birds

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Lists pheasant species around Li-kiang with Ibis references and distribution notes across Yunnan, N.E. Burma, Mishmi Hills, and Szechwan, including regional divides. Also notes that ancient Li-kiang has a few stone houses, mostly ruined government buildings with flat roofs and bamboo, and only an old man and woman living there.

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Birds of the neighbourhood of Li-kiang. Reid Ibis 46
The Pheasants in the neighbourhood of Li-kiang are extremely interesting & quite different from those of the Manas basin.

• Lophophorus sclateri - Sclater's Monal - Ibis 376 - exclusive to the basin of Shweli-Salween divide in Yunnan.
• Tragopan temminckii - Temminck's Tragopan. Ibis 379. Yunnan, N.E. Burma, Mishmi Hills.
• Ithaginis cruentus kuseri - Kuser's Blood Pheasant. Ibis 381. Yunnan, also further east in Yunnan. West of Salween-Mekong divide.
• Tetraophasis szechenyii - Ibis 382-3. Yunnan & Szechwan, also N.W. Szechwan. The Tibetan Pheasant.
• Crossoptilon crossoptilon harmani - Ibis 377. (Blue Eared Pheasant)

L. p. 71 Li-kiang (ancient) a few stone houses, most of govt. are in ruins. Flat roofs. Any split bamboo wood sloping. Only inhabitants an old man & woman.

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Brief numerical notes including 'Mean 75' and a bird entry for Sudup totaling 112.

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200.6 75 Mean 75

6041 1.09
543 68
6584

Birds. Sudup, 112.

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At a high camp around 10,000 ft with scarce water, the writer describes leeches, midges, and limited washing, expecting no water at the next camp. Locals share stories of the Black Mountain’s golden, silver, and emerald lakes and rock salt, recalling an old man punished by HH for musk deer trapping and a mad lama who returned with rock salt three years ago.

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to stick to the ridge. Even then, one would expect some water, but there is none. A few leeches today; midges awful in last camp, but we are almost too high for them here. We must now be at 10,000 ft. The locals have many stories about the Black Mountain. There is one old man with me who used to come up here 20 years ago to shoot or trap musk deer. When HH heard of it he had him beaten, so he has not been here since. There are said to be three kinds of lakes near the top - one golden, one silver and one emerald. They say also that rock salt is found on the mountain, but that the Tibetans prayed the Bhutanese not to use it, as they would have nothing to trade if they did. So now it is not used. This is hearsay, but 3 years ago a mad lama went up the Black Mountain and came back with a big piece of rock salt. So there must be something in the story. They say we will not have any water even in tomorrow's camp. I have not shaved or washed these last two days, but have at least had two small cups of tea at breakfast and at tea time. This camp must have been the scene of a terrific storm,

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The diarist collects several flowering trees, rhododendrons, and a primula (including Nos. 2989, 2987, and 2984 P. bracteosa). Bearings are taken near the Black Mt. while marching along a steep ridge with no water, and camp is pitched on a slope in thick bamboo jungle where rainfall is estimated at 200 inches.

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flowered trees, up here most of them are pink or even red. I collected one under No 2989. Then a red small rhodo, finally a very fine bright slightly purplish pink one, which shows up very well indeed. No. 2987

A few other flowers, oxalis etc., some primula, which unfortunately has lost all its flowers. It is a petiolarid, but not Boothii or Whitei (No. 2984 P. bracteosa).

A bearing from one of the peaks of the Black Mt. from very close to camp gave 335° Mag. & we have, I think, been marching roughly at 300° M. up the ridge. Path is fairly level for a short way, then very steep ascent, again becoming more level along a sharp ridge. Finally the last mile is up a very steep ascent. No water all day, none in camp, which is pitched on a slope among thick bamboo jungle. I'm glad I am not a coolie these marches. It's not much fun going as I do with only a 10-15 lb rucksack, but to carry 65 lbs or more with no water at the end of the day isn't much fun. Rainfall here must be at the least 200 inches, but we have

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Notes describe a blackbird nesting with three young, its abundance in spring and summer especially in drier passes south of the main range, song similar to the British blackbird, nesting in rhododendrons near the alpine fringe, and flocking in autumn. It is noted as common in Sikkim and inhabiting 11,000–13,000 ft.

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Blackbird
Ibis 1909, L. p. 170. One nest with 3 young birds of Turdus merula buddhae.
This bird is plentiful in spring and summer in most of the passes we crossed
but seems to prefer the drier passes south of the main range rather than
the main range itself. The song of the Blackbird is very
similar to our own British bird, the mellow soft notes so pleasing.
Constructs its nest in rhododendron bushes on the fringe of the alpine zone.
Collects into large flocks in Autumn.

L. p. 170. Gen. Walton - It is a common bird in Sikkim, an
inhabitant of the dry zone from 11,000–13,000 ft.

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Brief notes mention blackbirds and the genus Cremoptilon, with references to species noted as new in 1910, 1911, and 1912. The page also notes Ludlow on Lo La at Pachakshiri.

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Blackbirds
Cremoptilon.

Ludlow on Lo La. Pachakshiri
P. laeta sp. nov. 1910.
" tsongenii sp. nov? 1911
subularia 1912

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