Halted at Talownmo at 7.5 P.M.

June 6th.—­At this place there are no hills near the river, which is sub-divided by islands.  Painted partridge continues.  Kioungee; palmyra trees continue in plenty.  Talipat never seen dead, but with its inflorescence.  Passed Meavion and Runaown.  Palmyras here occur:  great numbers of boats passing up and down.  Traffic considerable.

Moneu, a village on the left bank, at which many boats were observed.

The river banks throughout are today flat and alluvial, and those of the Islands are covered with moderate sized grasses; extreme banks jungly.  Palmyras continue.

Halted at Thendan, on left bank.

June 7th.—­The country here has the usual alluvial features; few villages are seen, but as the river is sub-divided, one must not judge from this and the consequent barren appearance, that the country is less populated than above.

Stravadium is common in the woods:  on the banks, noticed Acrostichum difforme; Epiphytical Orchideae are common.  Urticea fructibus late obcordatis.

Passed Tharawa, a village on the left bank, and Theenmaga myoo on the right bank, which seems a large place; here Pandanus commences.  Palmyras were seen, together with a few Areca.  At 4 P.M.  I saw at Zulone myoo, for the first time during the descent, a Crocodile, which is an indication of our approach to the coast.  A Bombax is now common on some of the islands, the banks are now generally grassy.

This Bombax is apparently the same as that of Assam; the river here resembles the B. pootur about Chykwar.

Halted at a small village about six miles above Donai-byoo near Dollong.

June 8th.—­Donai-byoo, 7 A.M.  This is a large place, on the right bank, having a good many boats.

Niown Sheedouk on the left bank, three miles below Donai-byoo, is likewise a large place.

Tides exist here, and their influence extends upwards as far as Zulone, that is to say, the stream is much diminished during the flood.  Entered Rangoon river at 1 P.M.:  it is here not more than 200 yards broad.  Nioungdoa is a middling sized village, situated about a mile from the mouth or entrance, at which were observed plenty of boats.  The banks of the river are here grassy; tall Saccharum and Arundo occur, but not so large as those of Assam.  The river a small way below the mouth is not more than 100 yards wide.  Bombax and Ficus are the most common trees:  Lagerstraemia grandiflora forms a little tree jungle:  Butea likewise occurs.

Passed Tsamaloukde, a small village on the right bank.

June 9th.—­Halted at 6 this morning at a small village on the left bank.  The features of the country now become paludosal.  Acanthus ilicifolius, Cynometra acacisides, Cyperaceae, Soneralia acida, Avicennia, Stravadium, Croton malvaefolium are very common, Creni sp.  Caesalpinia, and a leguminous tree, fructibus 1-spermis, drupaceis, Webera, Premna, Cissi sp. potius Vitis, Clerodendri sp.  Heritiera fomes, Flagellaria indica, Hibisci species populneae affinis, Arundo, Ambrosinia 2 species.