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BIRDS^ NESTING ON THE " EASTERN NARRA." 



The river, thus briefly described, gives its name to a tract of 

 country bounded on the east by the deserts adjoining Jejsul- 

 meer and Marwar, and on its west by the Hydrabad dis- 

 tricts. 



The physical features of the country are, I may say, quite 

 different to the rest of Sind. Instead of the bare dry plain of 

 which the greater portion of the province consists, there is 

 here a carpet of evergreen grass with a dense tamarisk, babool 

 and kundy (Jcacia sp.J jungle, interspersed with large deep 

 lakes running miles into the sand hills, and having a perennial 

 stream of water running through the valley. The consequence 

 is, that the district is a perfect paradise to all aquatically- 

 inclined birds, v/hich breed and thrive there, in the greatest 

 profusion. The following is a list of all the birds which I 

 believe to breed in the district. Of those entered in italics, I have 

 not actually taken the eggs, but from personal observations 1 

 have every reason to believe that they are permanent residents 

 and do breed there. 



Tentative list of Birds breeding in the Eastern Narra. 



