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SUMMARY:
Notes referencing Ludlow pages describe a Kalij pheasant cock in near-perfect plumage (race 'horsfieldii') as a skulker of dense jungle except near cultivation edges at this season. They also note that the shyness of most jungle birds is due to their numerous enemies.

CONTENT:
Ludlow p. 131. Gola Cock Kalij
pheasant in almost perfect plumage. The
race hereabouts is 'horsfieldii', a
tremendous skulker, keeping to the densest
jungle save at this time of year when they
hang around the edge of cultivation.

Ludlow p. 132. - explanation for shyness
of most jungle birds - their numerous
enemies.

SUMMARY:
The page notes a reference to 'Ludlow p. 167-170' and lists binding numbers 12, 13, and 14. It appears to serve as an index or binder note.

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Ludlow p. 167-170-
Binding Nos. 12, 13, 14

SUMMARY:
Cites Ludlow’s description of the march to Chosam Sur La in Tsari while on the way to Chosam, with plant specimen notes numbered 1952–1954. Records movement to Chorten Namu on July 29.

CONTENT:
L. p 162-3 28th July Ludlow on
desc. of march to Chosam Sur La, Tsari - on way to
Chosam
Sax. bergenioides 1952
Cremanthodium purpureifolium
Pedic. megalochila f. rhodantha 1953
1954

L. to Chorten Namu. July 29.

SUMMARY:
The page describes a small Tibetan girl herding yaks at Shingbe and photographic work in evening mist, followed by excursions to the Me La with mountain and bird observations. It notes rain disrupting work, a mail day, and gifts of butter and a cake from H.H. and vegetables from Ashe Pedon, with hopes to reach the drier Tibetan plateau soon.

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75 cents.
Small Tibetan girl, with yak herds at Shingbe.
Evening mist coming up valley taken at 1/9 with filter and picture per second.

& very capable, being sent, as I saw yesterday, by herself up to the Me La, to bring in the horses. I gave her a Woolworth necklace, which pleased her immensely. I find on looking over my photos that with the damp, a few have stuck together, & have had to be thrown away. Truly this is no easy country to work in in the summer. I think we shall both be very glad indeed to get out into the drier plateau of Tibet in three or four weeks time.

10th (L's brother) On 7th we had a slack day, doing little but pack up & prepare for more specimens. 8th left at 4.45 am & reached the Me La at 6.30. A beautiful morning: took some photos of the mountains beyond the la (Superb view of Tibetan peaks to the S & W. Snow partridge, wrens, snow pigeon, & a kestrel), with tri-colour red filter. Then up the hills to the South, but found little but Himalayan snow-cock & wrens. These wrens are queer, as they are in fair numbers up there on bare moraine rocks, & also 2000' lower in dense jungle. Both are breeding or have just bred. We were lucky this day, as it kept fine till after 2.0 pm when we got back.

25.B. finished
View of snow hills beyond Meha towards Chola to North.
Tel x 2 : Tel x 4
Birds

9th Yesterday we had to send off a mail, so spent the day writing letters & packing off birds. We were lucky in not going out yesterday as it rained nearly all day, & was very cold. I'm afraid the weather has rather broken down at last. With the mail were more presents of butter & a cake from H.H. & vegetables from Ashe Pedon. She is a kind-hearted old soul.

SUMMARY:
Cites Ludlow noting the Nyala La is just under 17,000 feet and describes its position on the watershed between the Manas and Subansiri. Observations include gazelle and Ovis ammon on the pass, a hazy view of a southeastern range with a peak possibly Takpa Shiri, and very dry, barren country to the east.

CONTENT:
Ludlow p. 56. . . . . The top of the Nyala La is only a few feet short of 17,000.

The range in which the Nyala La is situated is the watershed between the Manas and Subansiri. The day was hazy but we could see another range to the SE and a peak which might, or might not, have been Takpa Shiri. On top of the pass we saw lots of Gazelle and Ovis ammon.

The country eastward from the Nyala La was very dry and barren.

SUMMARY:
Identifies specimen 2468 as true P. Boothii, with uncertainty about 2984 and 2991. States that 3056, 3162, and 3333 are P. bracteosa, and that seeds sent home in CO2 to Edinburgh were from 3162.

CONTENT:

2468. P. Boothii. This is the true P. Boothii. I do not know
      about 2984 & 2991. 3056, 3162 & 3333 are all of P. bracteosa
      presumably. The seeds sent home in CO2 to Edinburgh
      were of P. bracteosa (3162).

SUMMARY:
The page compares P. Hopeana and P. sikkimensis across altitudes, noting that at greater heights they are all sikkimensis. It records dense stands in a small area, flowers lacking a red tube with more white than yellow, and distinctions from P. capitata in a sunless gorge.

CONTENT:
the same, whether P. Hopeana or P. sikkimensis, I don't know. At greater altitudes they
become then all sikkimensis.

hundred plants in a small area of a few square yards.

have no red tube. More white than yellow, but ample of each.

altitudes. This seems also to separate it from P. capitata.
gorge where no sun reaches.

SUMMARY:
Notes compare a high-altitude form of P. strumosa with lower-altitude forms, mentioning rounder leaves, possibly more farina on the calyx, and a slightly different tube shape, with accompanying diagrams.

CONTENT:

3393. Primula aff. strumosa. This high altitude form of P. strumosa
      seems to vary from the lower form, in having very round
      leaves, perhaps rather more farina on the calyx. The tube
      differs a little in shape. P. strumosa :- [diagram] 3393 :- [diagram]

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SUMMARY:
The author reviews Primula specimens and suggests several may be conspecific: P. morsheadiana with P. prenantha (referencing specimen no. 2396 from the Kashongla), P. littledalei with P. baileyana, and P. pulchella with P. pulchelloides. Habitat differences and high elevation are noted as likely causes of size variation.

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PRIMULAS.

I have not seen all the collection together, but it appears that some species are not very good. Primula Morsheadiana seems to be the same as Prim. prenantha, if my No 2396(?) from the Kashongla is P. prenantha, as it was identified. Primula littledalei and P. Baileyana may be the same thing, and would appear to be so, if we have them both. One can certainly get these primulas from very different habitats: P. Baileyana from inside the drier zone, and P. littledalei from rock boulder scree. But the only difference in the two appears to be in their size, and that from rock boulder scree at 15000' would naturally be smaller than the one from the forest. Although we have not seen much of P. pulchella, what we have leads us to think that P. pulchella and P. pulchelloides may be the same plant.