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Chinese have only one name
for the several species of
cats & are very poor naturalists.
They don't distinguish many
mammals by distinct names,
ang.11) The Tigers hauled
A.C. & K. returned
today from the monastery
across the mountains
northwest any tigers.
They were not able to
lay goats & one day's
sight of tigers without
bait either at them or
the traps, we came with
a dog which they had
used as bait for the large
trap. Bearpuff hunted
within range, down
any the large Palyam
sheep called numkhu
in the monastery.
2) Nightvery hot & freezic
without any breeze. We took
up all the traps in the morning
& packed the outfit for the