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BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY'S 

 MAMMAL SURVEY OF INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON. 



Report No. 27, Bhutan Duars. 



By R, C. Wroughton. 



Collection ... ... No. 27. 



Locality ... ... Bhutan Duais. 



Date October, 1915 ; May, 1916. 



Collected by ... ... N. A. Baptista. 



Earliek Repokts . . . . No. 1. East Khandesh, Vol. XXI, 



p. 392, 1912; No. 2, Berars, Vol. XXI, p. 820, 1912; No. 3, 

 Cutch, Vol. XXI, p. 826, 1912; No. 4, Nimar, Vol. XXI, 

 p. 844, 1912; No. 5, Dharwar, Vol. XXI, p. 1170, 1912 ; 

 No. 6, Kanara, Vol. XXU, p. 29, 1913; No. 7, Central Pro- 

 vinces, Vol. XXII, p. 45, 1913; No. 8, Bellary, Vol. XXII, 

 p. 58, 1913; No. 9, Mysore, Vol. XXII, p. 283, 1913 ; No. 10, 

 Kathiawar, Vol. XXII, p. 464, 1913 ; No. II, Coorg. Vol. 



XXII, p. 486, 1913; No. 12, Palanpur, Vol. XXII, p. 684, 

 1914; No. 13, S. Ceylon, Vol. XXII, p. 700, 1914; No. 14, 

 Shan States, Vol. XXII, p. 710. 1914; No. 15, Kumaon, Vol. 



XXIII, p. 282, 1914; No. 16, Dry Zone, Central Burma & 

 Mt. Popa, Vol. XXIIl, p. 460, 1915; No. 17, Tenasserim, 

 Vol. XXIII, p. 695, 1915; No. 18, Ceylon, Vol. XXIV, p. 79, 

 1915; No. 19, Bengal, Vol. XXIV, p. 96, 1915; No. 20, 

 Chindwin, Vol. XXIV, p. 291, 1916; No. 2l, Gwalior, Vol. 



XXIV, p. 309, 1916; No. 22, Koyna Valley, Vol. XXIV, 

 p. 311, 1916; No. 23, Sikkim, Vol. XXIV, p. 468, 1916; 

 No. 24, Sind, Vol. XXIV, p. 749, 1916; No. 25, Chin Hills, 

 Vol. XXIV, p. 758, 1916; No. 26, Darjiling. Vol. XXIV, 

 p. 773, 1916. 



On the conclusion of the work recorded in "Report No. 20, 

 Darjiling District," Baptista and his party moved eastwards about 

 (50 miles to the Hasimara Tea Estate, where Mr. H. V. O'Donel 

 had volunt'Cered to supervise their work. The following note by 

 Mr. O'Donel describes the country in which the present collection 

 was made, between October loth, 19, and May 10, 191G. 



'• The Hasimai'a Tea Estate, around which the collection was 

 principall}^ made, is situated in the Toorsa-Jainti Siib-Division of 

 the Jalpaiguri District, or what is locally known as the Bhutan 

 Duars (Gates of Bhutan). It lies on the east bank of the Toorsa 

 River, some eight miles from the Bhutan Hills, about 26-50 N. Lat. 

 and 89-20 E. Long, at an altitude of 500-600 feet. 



" Th^ rainfall is heavy, the average for the yeav being 150 

 inches. 



'' The country is more or less flat in appearance, but a decided 

 slope leads up to the base of the hills. 



