16th.—­Marched to Dund-i-Golai, distance fifteen miles, we first descended gradually to the plain, and then traversed this until we skirted some low hills, about one and a half mile, from which a pool of water was situated, where we halted, and which was fed by a small cut coming from some distance.  The road was very good throughout, the water-cuts although not unfrequent, being either shallow or skirting the left of the road.  The vegetation continued the same as about Chokey, until the plains were reached, but the prickly shrub, habitu Berberidioides, became more common in the water-cuts below than I had seen it before, while Santonia, Centaurea spinosa, and the plants of Chokey, disappeared as we reached the plain, except some few herbaceous forms, which continued throughout.  I was much indisposed during this march, and for the time we halted at Dund-i-Golai, a period of four days, was unable to go out, but Capt.  Sanders and my people brought me many novelties, which I have not yet noted down.  The chief vegetation of the plain is Salsola tertia, the surface is level and firm, clothed with scattered Salsola and a few stunted herbaceous plants, among which a yellow Centaureoid, a Crucifera siliquis junioribus clavati 4-gonis, were the most common, there was also a curious Thiscoid looking plant.  A considerable change commenced about the low hills, a Thymelaeus shrub, some curious grasses, an Erodium, a Santonica, occupying the places of the former shrubs, and Dipsacus or Scabiosa becoming very common.  The height of this place is about 4,040 feet, the climate most variable.  Fahr. thermometer 48 degrees to 105 degrees in single roofed tents.  No cultivation seen, a pool of water is situated near the hill, and a little is reported as situated half-way between this place and Chokey, this however I did not see.  The country is much parched up, and bears every appearance of always having been so; no remains of tanks, villages, etc. visible.  Painted partridges were seen; and the eggs of a large bird like a plover?  The wind inclining to be hot, but it is cool up to 7.5 or 8 A.M.

Alaudo cristata? and an Alauda with the form of Sylvia.

Sunday, 21st.—­Proceeded to Killa Pootoollah, a distance of ten miles.  The road was good over an open, dry, level country, but intersected with small cuts:  some cultivation was passed, but no villages.  Some little improvement was observed close to the Garrah hills, which are of the usual description, and of no great height:  a curious slip of the strata exhibited itself, in which the upper strata are cut away in the centre as if there had been a watercourse there.  Vegetation continues the same.  The Thymelaeous shrub and Iris, still occur in sandy spots, Allium and a second species; Centaureoides, yellow and pink, Thesioides, a curious sand-binding grass, Salsola tertia most common, and in some open firm places Joussa reappears as it did at Dund-i-Golai:  Anthemis