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my dogs, flushed numbers of kaleej and moonal 

 pheasants, of which we managed to bag several 

 brace. 



From Reithul we passed through the villages of 

 Mathal, Palu, and Teear, crossed the Elgoo nullah 

 and the Ganganee River, and put up at Bengallee, 

 a small village at the foot of the Kanoolee hill, 

 which is a spur from the high ridge of mountains 

 that divides the valleys of the Ganges and the 

 Jumna. — Distance, eleven miles. 



Here we resolved to halt a few days for thaar 

 shooting; and, leaving our heavy baggage at the 

 village under charge of the Peon and some of our 

 people, we engaged a villager who knew the 

 ground, and started up the southern face of the 

 hill, carrying only our small tents, bedding, and 

 provisions. The slope was clothed with beautiful 

 forests of chestnut, walnut, and oak, varied with 

 green patches and rocky ground ; and as we went 

 along the dogs put up a brace of woodcocks and 

 several moonals ; but they were allowed to go 

 unscathed, lest the report of our guns might dis- 

 turb more valued game. We pitched our tents 

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