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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