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By Roy Chapman Andrews |
ACROSS MONGOLIAN PLAINS |
D. APPLETON & COMPANY |
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ACROSS MONGOLIAN PLAINS
A NATURALIST'S ACCOUNT OFCHINA'S "GREAT NORTHWEST"
BY
ROY CHAPMAN ANDREWS
ASSOCIATE CURATOR OF MAMMALS IN THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY, AND LEADER OF THE MUSEUM'S SECOND ASIATIC EXPEDITION.
AUTHOR OF "WHALE HUNTING WITH GUN AND CAMERA,"
"CAMPS AND TRAILS IN CHINA," ETC.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY
YVETTE BORUP ANDREWS
Photographer of the
Second Asiatic Expedition
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK: LONDON: MCMXXI
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COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED TO
Dr. J. A. ALLEN
WHO, THROUGH HIS PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE, UNSELFISH
DEVOTION TO SCIENCE, AND NEVER-FAILING SYMPATHY
WITH YOUNGER STUDENTS OF ZOÖLOGY HAS
BEEN AN EXAMPLE AND AN INSPIRATION DURING
THE YEARS I HAVE WORKED AT HIS SIDE.
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PREFACE
During 1916-1917 the First Asiatic Expedition of theAmerican Museum of Natural History carried on zoölogicalexplorations along the frontiers of Tibet and Burma in thelittle known province of Yün-nan, China. The narrative ofthat expedition has already been given to the public in the firstboot of this series "Camps and Trails in China." It was alwaysthe intention of the American Museum to continue theAsiatic investigations, and my presence in China on other workin 1918 gave the desired opportunity at the conclusion of thewar.
Having made extensive collections along the southeasternedge of the great central Asian plateau, it was especiallydesirable to obtain a representation of the fauna from thenortheastern part