ON THE STATISTICS OF DUKHUN. 251 
mummy Jbis of the ancient Egyptians, according to Cuvier’s 
description. ‘The species of the family of the Ardeide are 
varied and beautiful. The snipes are those of Europe, as 
well as most of the species of the Scolopacide, and some of 
the Rallide. 
_ Natatores.—The last order, Natatores or swimmers, con- 
tains 13 genera and 20 species, and, as in the preceding 
order, several of the species are common to Europe. Plec- 
tropterus melanotus, Anser Giria, Tadorna rutila, Anas stre- 
pera, Rhynchaspis virescens, Mareca pecilorhyncha, Mareca 
fistularis, Mareca Awsuree, Querquedula Circia, Querquedula 
Crecca, Fuligula rufina, Fuligula , Fuligula cristata, 
Podiceps Philippensis, Phalacrocorax Javanicus, Plotus me- 
lanogaster, Sterna acuticauda, Sterna similis, Sterna Seena, 
and Viralva Anglica. The geese, ducks, and teals abound 
most in the cold season, and are at that period excellent 
eating. ‘The domestic goose and duck of Europe is not in- 
cluded in the above list, but both are extensively bred in 
Dukhun. That rare English bird the Viralva Anglica is 
very common in Dukhun. I did not meet with the Pelican, 
although it is a native of India. 
Ichthyology.—The rivers of Dukhun abound with fish, and 
some of them are not only palatable, but very fine flavoured, 
eeecwary the Tambra, a new species of Cyprinus, and the 
aam, Macrognathus armatus; the Singhala or Pimelodus is 
also in very general use by the people, but is not esteemed by 
_ Europeans. The fish observed by me consisted of forty-six 
_ species; two belonged to the sub-order Apodes, three to 
Thoracici, and forty-one to Abdominales. The whole were 
_ comprised in twelve genera. There was one Murena, one 
_ Macrognathus, one Chanda, one Ophiocephalus, one Gobius, 
_ two species of Szlurus, nine of Pimelodus and sub-genera, one 
Ageneiosus, one Mystus, twenty-four of Cyprinus and sub- 
genera, one Essox, and three species of Cobitus. It is re- 
_ markable that the fresh water Essox of Dukhun so closely 
resembles the salt water species of England, as to be scarcely 
distinguished from it, not only in external characters, but in 
the colour of its bones. 
_ Reptilia.—Reptiles are numerous in Dukbun. The Trionyx 
Andica abounds in the rivers, and there are two smaller 
species. Many genera of the Saurian family are met with 
’ from the four to five feet Monitor, to the minutest Lacerta. 
Serpents of all kinds, from the gigantic Boa Constrictor to the 
small and beautiful carpet snake. The first, however, I have 
only seen carried about the country by people who exhibit 
