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SUMMARY:
Page lists bird specimens (nos. 2305–2315) and notes the party crossing the main range into Tibet via Kang La and Pi La, moving from forested Hamo Chu Valley toward the drier zone near the Kuru Chu. At Lhakheng Dzong typical Tibetan birds were first observed, including magpie and rock dove; at Tsona the rock doves were notably tame.

CONTENT:
2305 30.8.33 ♂ Leptopoecile sophia obscura.
2306 - ♀ - - -
2307 - Imm - - -
2308 - Imm - - -
2309 - ♀ Calliope tschebaiewi pectoralis confusa
2310 - Imm - - -
2311 - ♀ Prunella strophiata
2312 - Imm. - - -
2313 - ♂ Cinclus c kashmiriensis.
2314 - ? Laiscopus nepalensis.
2315 - ? Motacilla c calcarata.

Iris 11. On 29.8.33 August we crossed the main range into Tibet by the Kang La & Pi La Passes.
The Hamo Chu Valley, in which we now found ourselves, was well forested, and we still continued to meet with Himalayan types such as
Iris 468 Mycerobas melanoxanthos
" 469 Pyrrhula erythrocephala
" 494 Dendrotreron hodgsoni
" 499 Ithaginis cruentus tibetanus.
" 273 Ianthia cyanura rufilata
But as we descended the Hamo Chu & rounded a spur a few miles above its confluence with the Kuru Chu, the aspect of the country changed with great suddenness. The hill slopes in front of us were quite bare, & we seemed to have stepped into the dry zone without warning.
The nature of the avifauna now clearly announced that we had reached Tibet though not the true plateau region. Here, at Lhakheng Dzong, a rather squalid Tibetan village at 10,000 ft., we saw for the first time such typical Tibetan birds as Sept 1st
Iris 20 Pica pica bottanensis - Magpie. Iris 20
Iris 494 Columba rupestris turkestanica - In Tibet extremely common N. of the main range. At Tsona it was so tame that it actually entered our tents in search of food.

SUMMARY:
Specimen entries numbered 2341-2346 dated 15/09/1933 with scientific names. Notes mention Tibetan defensive walls near Dzara and on the ascent of the Karo Pass, and Ludlow remarks that Ralung has nothing to recommend it.

CONTENT:
2341 ♀ 15. 9. 33 Cinclus c kashmiriensis (sordidus mutation) ✓
2342 ♂ " Carpodacus r severtzovi ✓
2343 ♂ " Pyrrhospiza p. punicea ?/ ✓
2344 ♀ " " " ?/ ✓
2345 ? " Podoces humilis (In spirit)
2346 ? " " " (" " )

Ludlow a few hundred yards
beyond Dzara we came
across the defensive wall
built by the Tibetans in 1904 -
it occupied the lateral moraine
of a glacier.
The remains of another defensive
wall occupied by Tibetans
3 miles above Dzara on the
ascent of the Karo Pass

Ludlow - Ralung has
nothing to recommend it -
not even cultivation

SUMMARY:
Specimen entries 2157–2166 are listed with species identifications, one dated 3 August 1933. Notes reference Ibis on the occurrence and habitats of shrikes, rosefinches, and Blood Pheasant in silver fir and rhododendron forests at and above Shengbe, and across Bhutan and Tibet.

CONTENT:
m. mollissima
2157 ♂ 3.8.33 Oreocincla dauma ✓
2158 ♀ - Pyrrhula erythaca erythrocephala ✓
2159 ♂ - Procarduelis n. nepalensis. ✓
2160 ♀ - Yuhina gularis. ✓
2161 ♂ - Myzornis p. pyrrhoura ✓
2162 ♂ - Chelidorhynx hypoxanthum. ✓
2163 ♀ - Lanius tephronotus. ✓
2164 ♂ - Aethopyga i. ignicauda. ✓
2165 ♂ - " - " - " ✓
2166 ♂ - Procarduelis n. nepalensis. ✓

Ibis 10. Birds in the Silver fir forests at & above Shengbe.
Ibis 283. Lanius schach tephronotus. Common in Bhutan in summer from 9000 upwards. Common in Tibet up to 14000 in favourable localities.
Ibis 470. Propyrrhula subhimachala subhimachala - Rose Finch. see Ibis 470
Ibis 473. Propasser edwardsii. Skulking Rose Finch rather uncommon. Found in rhod. jungle in silver fir forest between 10000 & 13000 ft.
Ibis 472. Propasser thura thura. Commonest Rose Finch in Bhutan & Tibet (S. of the main range) in summer.
Ibis 474. Procarduelis nipalensis. Common in summer between 10 - 14000 ft, chiefly in rhod. & silver fir forest. One of the most active amongst rocks & boulders well above the forest zone. Feed on Rhod. blossom in the spring.
Blood Pheasant
Ibis 499. Ithaginis cruentus tibetanus. very common in Eastern Bhutan in summer from 11 - 14500 ft. etc.
Ibis 468. Perissospiza carnipes carnipes common in W. Bhutan between 10 & 14000 ft. Scarcer in E. Bhutan. In breeding season almost entirely confined to dwarf juniper zone.

✓ Prim. sapphirina 391
✓ Prim. involucrata 393
✓ Mec. sinuata 394
✓ Prim. tenuiloba 395

SUMMARY:
List of bird specimens numbered 1977–1996 with sex and species/subspecies names. One entry is dated 4.7.33.

CONTENT:
1977 ♀ Leioptila capistrata 4.7.33
1978 ♂ Upupa epops indica saturata
1979 ♀ Fulvetta v. vinipecta
1980 ♂ Fulvetta v. vinipecta
1981 ♂ Anthus hodgsoni
1982 ♂ Yuhina gularis
1983 ♀ Chaimarrornis leucocephala
1984 ♂ Liothrix l. callipyga
1985 ♂ Parus m. monticolus
1986 ? Phylloscopus r. reguloides
1987 imm. Ixulus f. flavicollis
1988 ♂ Cyornis astigma s. superciliaris ?astigma
1989 ♀ Cyornis astigma s. superciliaris ?astigma
1990 ♀ Aethopyga i. ignicauda
1991 ♀ Ixulus f. baileri flavicollis
1992 ♀ Ixulus f. baileri flavicollis
1993 ♂ Ixulus f. baileri flavicollis
1994 ♂ Trochalopteron l. imbricatum
1995 ♂ Hypopicus h. hyperythrus sikkimensis
1996.

SUMMARY:
Page lists specimen numbers and taxa with collection sites including Ralala, Lasiak, Chusam, Bum La, Sangacholing Kympu, Shas, Kechen La, and Tawang, with dates ranging from 21/09/1936 to 14/11/1936. Notes indicate some number ranges with instructions to see the Book for species details.

CONTENT:
2795 Gentianaceae sp. Ralala. 7/11 7 Lasiak (perhaps 2455) Ralala. 7/11
2044 Primula welshii 30 10. Chusam. 14/11 2531 Meconopsis argemonetta. Bum La. 31/10
Gentiana waltonii. Sangacholing Kympu. 2597. 30.10.36. 21/9 2820 Primula sapphirina. Shas. 10/11
2821 Primula tenuiloba. Kechen La 10/11 2822 Gentiana (Lomatogonium brachyantherum) like 2724. Shas. 10/11
2823 Gentiana ornata. Shas. 10/11 2824 Rhododendron anthopogon Kechen La 10/11

2601 - 2700 with a few exceptions (see Book for spp.)
27 - 27 see Book. Field notes.
2801 - 28 see Book -- --

2825 Rhododendron arboreum? Tawang 11/11 2826 Rhododendron thomsonii O leaf. Tawang 11/11
2827 Rhododendron

SUMMARY:
Lists several bird specimens dated late August and early September 1933, followed by an outline of the journey from Lhakhang Dzong across southern Tibet. The route passes via Kuru Chu, Towa Dzong, Monda, Monda La, Tö Monastery by Pomo Tso, Tö, Ling, along Yamdrok Tso to Nangkartse, over Karo La to Gyantse, and then back to India via Phari to Kalimpong.

CONTENT:
2316 31.8.33 ♀ Propasser pulcherrimus waltoni
2317 - ♂ - -
2318 1.9.33 ? Ianthia c. rufilata
2319 - ♂ Emberiza godlewskii khamensis
2320 - ? Phoenicurus schisticeps Adelura coeruleocephala
2321 - ♂ Dendrotreron hodgsonii

No 11. From Lhakhang Dzong our journey in Tibet is of no great interest from the ornithological point of view. The avifauna of the plateau is remarkably uniform throughout its vast extent. Most of the species we met with are familiar to everybody who has studied this region. I propose only to outline our subsequent route. On leaving Lhakhang Dzong (Sep. 3) we ascended the Kuru Chu to Towa Dzong (Sep. 5) and Monda (Sep. 9) & crossed the unexplored Monda La to the Tö Monastery on the eastern shore of the Pomo Tso Lake (Sep. 10). From Tö we proceeded to Ling (on Sep. 11) skirted the western shore of the beautiful Yamdrok Tso reached Nangkartse (on Sep. 13) 4 stages from Lhasa. We then turned west over the Karo La to Gyantse (reached on Sep. 24) returned to India by the Phari road to Kalimpong, which we reached on

SUMMARY:
Bird specimens are listed for 30 May, 31 May, and 1 June 1933, including a Yellow-beaked Blue Magpie prepared as a skeleton for the museum. The page includes notes on Lachung and Yamthang, mentioning grassy clearings, a rest house like that at Sharithang Nis near the Ho Chu, and the valley’s rich forests.

CONTENT:

1841. 30.5.33 ♀ Ianthia c. rufilata. Red flanked bush robin ✓

1842. " ♀ Pyrrhula erythrocephala Red headed bullfinch. ✓

1843. " ♂ " " - - - ✓

1844. " ♂ Anthus hodgsoni. Indian tree pipit. ✓

1845. " ♂ Pyrrhoplectes epauletta Gold headed black finch. ✓

1846. " ♀ " " - - - ✓

1847. " ♂ Ithaginis cruentus. ✓ Blood pheasant.

1848. " ♂ Phylloscopus magnirostris. Large billed willow warbler. ✓

1849. " ? Phylloscopus t. trochiloides. Dull green willow warbler. ✓

1850. " ♂ Hemichelidon sibirica cacabata. Sooty flycatcher. ✓

1851. 31.5.33. ♀ Urocissa flavirostris flavirostris. Yellow beaked blue magpie
      made into skeleton for Museum.

1852. 1.6.33 ♂ Tarsiger c. chrysaeus. Golden bush robin. ✓

1853. " ♂ Laiscopus c. nepalensis. Eastern alpine accentor ✓

1854. " ♀ " " - - - ✓

1855. " ♂ Propasser t. thura White browed rose finch. ✓

Lachung; Yamthang really means the mud meadow which is rather a misnomer as there are grassy clearings in the forest both above & below the rest house. The latter is built on the same plan as that at Sharithang Nis, near the junction of 2 considerable streams which together form the Ho Chu. The valley a large one & rich forests on both sides & is decidedly pretty.