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black pine-trees (morenda and rye) and large 

 patches entirely of chesnut, with box, yew, 

 and many other smaller trees intermingled ; 

 the ground is damp, and the under herbage 

 long rank weeds, which grow higher than a 

 man's body. It is only the former descrip- 

 tion of forest land that the tahir regularly 

 inhabit ; they are seldom seen in the latter. 

 In the lower ranges, though the northern and 

 western slopes are invariably the most thickly 

 wooded, there is not such a decided difference 

 in the character of the forest itself, which is 

 on all sides much alike, and similar to that 

 on the southern and eastern slopes further in 

 the interior. But on the higher hills, or the 

 spurs jutting from the Snowy range, the 

 difference in the character of the forest is 

 very striking, and shows itself on every slope. 

 This should always be borne in mind by the 

 Himalayan sportsman. 



May 8th and 9th. — Moved camp a short 

 distance both days. No great sport. Wilson 

 brought in a musk-deer ; I saw nothing the 

 latter day, as two of the party took a fancy 



