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into Rajputana, the Cis-Sutlej States, and 

 parts of the Punjab, is erroneous. At the 

 same time it must be remembered that 

 this bird is apparently rare, for in the 

 Hume Collection there are only four 

 skins of this species, and that it is there- 

 fore somewhat premature to attempt to 

 define the limits within which this Florican 

 is found. 



With regard to Assam, this bird appears 

 to be found up to its extreme eastern 

 limits. Colonel Graham, as quoted by 

 Messrs. Hume and Marshall, writes : — 

 " The Bengal Florican may be said to 

 extend throughout the Assam Valley, 

 from the Manas River on the west to 

 the Mishmi Hills, east of Sadiya, on the 

 east " ; and again Captain C. R. Macgregor 

 remarks : " I have shot Florican beyond 

 Sadiya under the Abar Hills, on the 

 chars of the Brahmaputra between Sadiya 

 and Pulia, notably on the " Lalli Chapori," 

 under the Naga Hills in the vicinity ot 

 Jaipur, near Dibrugarh, on the Bisnath 

 Plain, and along the whole country extend- 

 ing from Tezpur in the Darrang district up 

 to North Lakhimpur." Mr. Damant also 

 remarks that he has seen this Florican in 

 the low ground and chars which lie along 

 the foot of the Garo Hills. This species 



