CHAPTER XX. 



Lists of Game Animals and Birds of the Lower Provinces of Bengal? 

 in English and Hindostanee A Vocabulary of English and Hin- 

 dostanee Words in Common Use in Camp and Travelling. 



A LIST OF GAME ANIMALS OF THE LOWER 

 PROVINCES OF BENGAL. 



N.B. Those marked with an asterisk are hardly considered game, 

 and are rarely fired at by Indian sportsmen in pursuit of big game. 



ENGLISH NAMES. 



HINDOSTANEE NAMES. 



Antelope, Indian kalaharan, mirg ; boutea (Bengal). 



four-horned chousingha. 



nilghau nil-ghau. 



Bear, sloth bhaloo, reench. 



do. do. 

 do. do. 

 bhainsa, arna. 

 ... sambhur. 

 ... bara-singha 

 beringee. 

 ... cheetal. 

 . . . para. 



,, Himalayan black 

 Malayan 



Buffalo 

 Deer, sambur 

 marsh 



ghous (in some parts) ; 



kakar. 



9 



spotted 



hog 



barking 



,, mouse 



*Dog, wild.., kohiya, dhole, ban-kookar. 



Elephant hathee. 



*Fox... ... ... ... ... loomree. 



Gour... ... ... ... ... gour. 



Gayal gayal, mithan. 



Gazelle chikara. 



Gooral gooral. 



