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SUMMARY:
Ledger entries (2042–2046) record bird specimens including Magalaima virens magnifica, Oriolus traillii traillii (Maroon oriole), Coracina c. tenuirostris, and Pericrocotus b. affinis, with notes on sex/age and Iris/NB references. Locations include Kuru Chu Valley, Burma, and the route from Lhuntse Dzong to Tamachu.

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2042 22.7.35 ♂ Magalaima virens magnifica Kuru Chu Valley Iris 486 ✓
2043 " ♀ " " " " NB ✓
2044 " Juv. ♂ Oriolus traillii traillii Maroon oriole NB Kuru Chu Valley Iris 467 ✓
2045 " ? Coracina c. tenuirostris Burma " NB " " " Iris 467 ✓
2046 " ♂ Pericrocotus b. affinis Minivet Lhuntse Dzong to Tamachu ✓

SUMMARY:
Notes record spine-tailed swifts and Cyanoptila south of a pass at about 14,000 feet elevation.

CONTENT:
Spine-tailed swifts about 14,000' S. of pass.
Cyanoptila on S. of pass about 14,000 ft.

SUMMARY:
Notes of Heteroxenicus stellatus south of Changla at about 14,500 ft, described as tame and alone. Many Grandala were also seen in the same area.

CONTENT:
Heteroxenicus stellatus S of Changla at
about 14500. Tame. Alone.
A good many Grandala seen S of Changla. 14500'.

SUMMARY:
Records a clutch of seven Crossoptilon harmani eggs near Langong at about 12,000', with the nest described as in moss and fir leaves. Notes abundant blackbirds and T. albocinctus near Langong, limited range of T. m. merula, and that Bill flushed a Monal on the south side of Chubumbu La; specimen 5522 Primula alpicola is noted.

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Clutch of seven eggs, Crossoptilon harmani. Nest not seen by me, but said to be at the foot of an abies tree, 1/2 m below Langong. Nest in a kind of hole, eggs laid in a little moss & fir leaves. Eggs almost fresh, 9.6.38. 12000'.

Both the blackbird & T. albocinctus are here in numbers. I have not found any nest yet though.

T. m. merula does not come down the valley beyond the open meadow part. Extremely common near Langong.

On the Chubumbu La S side, about 13000', Bill put up a Monal (Sclateri).

5522 Primula alpicola

Hitchin S's plans

SUMMARY:
Notes record a Heteroxenicus with a nest around 13,500 ft, a nutcracker and many spine-tailed swifts at Simouari, and Aethopyga ignicauda on the south side of the Karkyu La; T. affinis was seen at Simouari while T. henrici was not. Ludlow is noted at Moto-Liling Chu.

CONTENT:
Ludlow at Moto-Liling Chu
Rh. vellereum 1860
"triflorum var. mahogani" 1863

24th Saw a Heteroxenicus at about 13500'. It had a nest, I think on a cliff. But the cliff face was with me, & frightened the bird.

Also a nutcracker at Simouari - here also quite a number of spine-tailed swifts, whopping birds, with a gray back.

Aethopyga ignicauda seen on S side of the Karkyu La.
T. affinis at Simouari. T. henrici not noticed.

SUMMARY:
The diarist records encountering Beavan's Bullfinch feeding in numbers on burroga buckthorn and, at the encampment, seeing Jungle Crow, Whistling Thrush, and White-Capped Redstart for the first time since leaving Arjam Jang Chu. A cross-reference notes Lacerta Lobpas.

CONTENT:
L. p. 68 we came across Beavan's Bullfinch feeding
on the burroga buckthorn tree & there were about 30's!
At our encampment I saw for the first time
since leaving the Arjam Jang Chu the Jungle
Crow, the Whistling Thrush & the White-
Capped Redstart.

Ibid. p. 69-70. Lacerta Lobpas

SUMMARY:
Notes on bird activity include Brahminy Ducks searching for nesting sites on flat roofs, Bar-headed Geese pairing, Brown-headed Gulls over semi-frozen lakes, Snow-cock calling from nearby cliffs, Tibetan Ravens feeding young, and large flocks of Grandalas along marsh margins. The page also lists brief notes on film/equipment (Cine Kodak, Film Packs, Dufaycolor).

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Lud. Mar 45. Brahminy Duck waddled about on the flat roofs of Tibetan houses searching for nesting sites. Bar-headed Geese were paired & Brown-headed Gulls, fresh from the Indian plains, flew lazily over the semi-frozen lakes. Snow-cock chuckled from the low cliffs behind our camp, where a pair of Tibetan Ravens were already feeding their young. Immense flocks of Grandalas fed on the margins of the marshes.

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Cine Kodak * VI . VII . )
Film Packs . IX - X . )
Dufaycolor . XI . )

SUMMARY:
Notes record a blackbird and Conostoma at about 14,000–14,500 ft, and mention Ludlow at Nyung La and Pachakshiri, with no further Ludlow field notes until 14 July. A Ludlow diary excerpt describes shooting an Ixops identified as I. daflaensis, previously obtained by Godwin Austen in 1875; Deutzia hookeriana (1908) and Sibia nipalensis daflaensis are noted.

CONTENT:
Blackbird seen, common, at the extreme of
rhododendrons, about 14500'.
Conostoma at about 14000'.

Ludlow at Nyung La
Pachakshiri
Deutzia hookeriana 1908
no further Ludlow field notes
until 14th July
Ludlow diary 145. 'I shot an Ixops
which is a different bird to the Bhutan
Ixops & appears to be I. daflaensis'
which was obtained by Godwin Austen
as far back as 1875 - see d. Ibis 54.

• Sibia nipalensis daflaensis.

SUMMARY:
List of bird entries with sexes and identifications, including Chelidorhynx hypoxanthum, Passer montanus malaccensis, Nucifraga c. hemispila, Propyrrhula s. subhimachala, Horeites b. brunneifrons, Tesia c. cyaniventer, and Phylloscopus t. trochiloides magnirostris. Entries are numbered 1835–1840 and dated 29/05/1933.

CONTENT:
1835 29.5.33 ♂ Chelidorhynx hypoxanthum. Yellow bellied flycatcher. ✓
1836 - ♂ Passer montanus malaccensis Tree sparrow. ✓
1837 - ♀ Nucifraga c. hemispila. Nutcracker. ✓
1838 - ♀ Propyrrhula s. subhimachala. Red headed rose finch. ✓
1839 - ♀ Horeites b. brunneifrons
Tesia c. cyaniventer. Slatey bellied wren. ✓
1840 .. ♀ Phylloscopus t. trochiloides
magnirostris. Large billed willow warbler. ✓

SUMMARY:
The writer notes that the Bhutan Glory butterfly is very common. Plans are made for mostly bird hunting next week, and S and the diarist spent the morning and evening at about 7,500 feet creeping through dense jungle collecting birds such as Hoopoe.

CONTENT:
Ludlow p. 108. - the beautiful Bhutan
Glory (Armandia) Butterfly is very common
here

For next week
mostly bird
hunting in jungle

L. p. 108
S & I spent the morning & evening 7500'
creeping about in dense jungle collecting
birds - Hoopoe etc.

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