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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

He published a number of books on birds of India and Burma, making me wonder how hard all these overseas civil servants really worked in their day jobs. George Rippon (1861-1927), a member of the British Army in India and Burma. ” ( source ). ” Well, at least he was not involved in the slave trade.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 2)

10,000 Birds

In this case, the correct one (according to the HBW) is Sir Herbert Thirkell White (1855-1931), a British colonial administrator in Burma. He also wrote some books on Burma, one of which (“A Civil Servant in Burma”) Wikipedia calls a classic. ” So, lesson learned: tailorbirds do not appreciate horror movies.

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