Chapter I: Appendix: ; Itineraries 283

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PLATE FACING PAGE
The Author _Frontispiece_
I. Yen-an Fu, looking up the Yen-shui 6
II. Cave Dwellings near Yen-an Fu 14
III. Idols in Temple Cave, near Yen-an Fu 30
IV. Leopard (_Felis fontanieri_) shot by Dr. P. H.
Atwood in Shansi 42
Wild Boar (_Sus sp._) shot by Dr. P. H. Atwood in
Shansi. Weight, 330 lb. 42
V. Mr. and Mrs. A. de C. Sowerby with Bag of Wild
Pigs, Bustards and Small Game 58
Water-Mill in Winter 58
VI. Hunting Party on Summit of High Peak, near
T’ai-yüan Fu 72
Front View of North China Wild Pig, shot at
Shêng-yieh, near T’ai-yüan Fu 72
VII. Crossing the Yellow River 88
Yen-ch’uan Hsien, North Shensi 88
VIII. The Author and his Big Ram, photographed where it
fell 114
IX. Mongol Women wearing Full Dress Headgear of
Silver-Mounted Coral and Turquoise 142
Mongol Woman in Ordinary Headgear 142
X. Procession leaving Prayer Hall, Lama Miao,
Mongolia 154
XI. Big Prayer Wheel, Lama Miao, Mongolia 160
Devil-dancers, Lama Miao, Mongolia 160
XII. Pony Lassoed 166
A Herd of Mongol Ponies 166
Watching the Races 166
Breaking a Wild Pony 166
Examining Teeth of Wild Pony 166
Branding Wild Pony 166
XIII. Giant Hamster (_Cricetulus triton incanus_) 180
Young Antelope 180
Wild Sheep 180
XIV. Mink (_Mustela sibirica_) Eating Teal 192
Golden Eagle 192
Ruddy Sheld-Duck 192
XV. Wild Peach in Blossom near Yen-an Fu. March 226
XVI. Wild Peach Blossom (_Amygdalus davidiana_) near
Yen-an Fu. Late March 238
XVII. A Tower of the Great Wall, Ordos Border 258
Loess Ravine in North Shensi 258