Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (3 of 5)
Page 61
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Transcription
"Were Baracans & Bumblebees Several of the large purple flourishes, were seen in cisterns crushing cracks on the tree. were garbed the white-capped parson water wraiths. Also, several of the colored mulberries drove a large parrot green honey creeper to remailin shelter! On the corn fields a grove of Pteris ferns was everywhere present; on many of the trees the large fronded formated leafed climbing lily was most seen. In the afternoon we climbed up again at of the valley no were following it over a pass into another which led down to the meandering plain. Near the pines I shot a species of very small chipmunk having a clear buffy belly, striped back & the usual white tip to the ears. Later saw two others in the same tree apart of five oaks. Feather in also sunset I shot another five & from a cedar-like tall tropical tree. Two species of flycatchers were