The diary of Edmund Heller, October 9, 1917-January 12, 1918 : covering his return trip from the First Asiatic Expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews of the American Museum of Natural History
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about the house a spotted Chinese wild cat which was as tame as any kitten I could be stroked by anyone. He shoud no series of Jerboa's, Dibes, chipmunks, mice, Rattlings, Apodemes, Hares, flying squirrels, Spermaphiles, bats etc. Sowerby gave me to recent papers of his on Pore Hends' manicual names which he has been recently convened with at Li-Banwei. It is the 1st naturalist to actually examining the lippe Specimens material gathered by the Jesuit's Feather, Sowerby is a fine type of sportsman devoted to natural history & in love with the excitement of the chase, a real Savage with possessed of the best noble sentiments & a hunter. His books on Chinese game are filled with evidence his intense enthusiasm for the