TSEKOU TO KHAMTI 



tigers, though sometimes seen, are rare ; neither wolves nor deer 

 are met with ; and the wild ox (by which was probably meant 

 the biidorcas) is tawny or black. The wild ass {jiemorrhccdtis), 

 black and white roebuck, dark-haired goats with horns like the 

 markhor of Kashmir, were not mentioned. There are black 

 bears, and foxes of three colours of the Thibetan species ; and 

 monkeys and large bats are numerous in the forests. 



The following is the translation given me by Joseph of the 

 names of the several more important rivers we had seen :■ — 



I tried to make a careful study of the Kioutse type of physiog- 

 nomy. The line from the lacrymal duct to the nostril, almost 

 straight in many people, is with them very sloping ; they have 

 thick lips, short chins, and triangular face. The space between 

 the eyes is wide, and general cast of countenance not displeasing. 

 The visage seems small, from the pent-house thatch of hair over- 

 hanging it. Chests big, and thighs largely developed from hill- 

 climbing. 



A long march on the 23rd (October) brought us to the 

 scattered hill village of Tukiu - mu. On the way, near the 

 river, I had noticed a species of date and excellent figs ; I also- 

 picked up some large brown seeds in a pod similar to what I 



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