Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the eBook

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Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 725 pages of information about Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the.

The Bangun, Roh, (Gobio) is a splendid fish, base and edges of the scales dusky brown, otherwise refulgent gilded, belly white, fins dusky, head greenish-brown, less gilding about the dorsal scales.  This fish I have not seen elsewhere.  Length of intestines disposed in longitudinal folds, the posterior of which are nearly as long as abdominal cavity, the whole twenty-seven and a half times the length of the body.  Organization and contents as in Nepura.  The breadth or depth of this fish immediately behind the opercule three inches, across the body, opposite the first ray of dorsal fin, five inches, first ray of anal three inches, length twenty-two inches.

Query—­In which part of a fish intestines like that of the Mahaseer, is the chief digestion carried on?

27th.—­To Nalighur Bungalow, the distance rather less than sixteen, but over fourteen miles through a similar country to that round Roopur.  The road passes a large village called Canowli; at rather less than about half-way it extended across a sandy dry river bed of some extent, on the right bank of which, at the highest part, is a Seikh brick fort.  The road subsequently passes the Sursa, a small shallow rapid stream.  The dry bed of which turns up on the south side of the low range to the south of Nalighur valley.  No change in vegetation takes place, except the occurrence of a Croton, much like that of the Pagoda near Canowli.

Trees observed—­Eugenia Jambolana, Mangifera indica, Ficus, Bheir, Neem or Melia Azadarach, Parkinsonia about the bungalow.  Toon, Cordia, Bauhinia, Bambusa, Emblica, Morus, Plumeria, Mudar, Saccharum, Moong, Bheir fruticos and Kikkur are the most common indigenous forms.  Dhak in patches here and there:  Cassia also occurs.

Nalighur consists of a village and fort, the latter situated to the north-east half-way up a range of hills, the country about very barren.  Indeed the aspect of the country is much like that between Hussun Abdul and the Jhilun, except in the rarity of Phulahi.

A great affinity exists in foliation between Terebinthace and Sapindaceae.  Also both in foliation, flowers, and habit, between Myrtaceae and Guttiferae, the only material differences being in aroma, and adherent ovary.

The plants observed about Nalighur Bungalow, exclusive of species collected, were Cassia lanceolatoid, this is the common Indian Tora, Acacia, Rairoo, Achyranthes aspera, Digera arvensis, Polanisia viscosa, Carissa, Carandas, Bheir frutex, Coccinea communis, Cucurbita, Sida multilocularis, Amaranthus? spicatus, Cassia fistula.

Eleusine echinata; Poa very common, as well as Dhoob.

In gardens—­Tabernamontana coronaria, Bhee, Chrysanthemum double and ligulate.  Of Birds, Pica vagans.

28th.—­From Nalighur to Ramgurh, a good ten miles.  The road first ascends through and above the town, then follows a short twisting descent, and soon after a very long but not very steep ascent, until it comes over the ravine of the Ramgurh river, and the descent to that torrent; thence an uninterrupted steep ascent about as much as the descent to Ramgurh.  There is no bungalow at this stage, merely a few shops and sheds.  The fort is situated to the left of and 600 feet above the town.

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