XXXVII. 

 THE NEPAUL SUN-BIBD. 



is in India an extensive plain en- 

 closed between ranges of mountains, and 

 called the territory of Nepaul. It re- 

 sembles a kind of amphitheatre, covered 

 with towns and villages. It is so surrounded by 

 hills and mountains, that it cannot be entered 

 or quitted without passing by one or other of 



them. 







The northern part of the territory enjoys a 

 temperate climate, such as Europe ; for snow lies 

 upon the tops of the mountain, and will even 

 sprinkle the valley. Hoar-frost will be known 

 and heard of in these localities ; but the rivers 



