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former stretching to the range which divides Kandesh and Nimar. 

 The jungle was rather open, but large numbers of Pea-fowl were 

 to be found. The forests being closed, cheetal were to be seen 

 in large numbers, and they were very tame. Man^^ were noticed 

 drinking about 10 a.m. and between 6 and 8 j)-m- Sambur, too, 

 are plentiful, and appear to drink much later than cheetal general- 

 ly between 10 and 12 p.m. Nilgai, which were very common, 

 were noticed drinking at all hours of the night, but more especially 

 between 8 and 10 p.m. Ohinkara were seen drinking about mid- 

 day, and pigs, which were plentiful, appeared to drink just about 

 the darkening. Many porcupines' earths were found, but near 

 Ghodasgaon they had been smoked out by some wandering tribes. 

 It was noted that most of the porcupine earths had four or five 

 entrances, two or three being much larger than the remainder, 

 and that the remains of many chewed sambur and cheetal horns 

 were to be found lying about in the vicinity. 



Mole rats being difficult to trap here, though their workings 

 were much in evidence, a large number were obtained by digging 

 out their burrows. A few small rodents, a couple of hygenas, a 

 jackal and some bats were obtained at Ghodasgaon, but no mon- 

 keys were seen, and the natives say they do not visit that part of 

 the country till after the rains in September. 



A move being made to the railway line, train Avas taken to 

 Amraoti, and from thence Mr. Crump worked up to Chikalda and 

 down the Sipna valley to the Tapti river returning to the railway 

 again at Malkapur on account of the approach of the monsoon. 

 Chikalda is about 3,600 ft. above sea-level, and is surrounded hj 

 heavy jungle in which sambar, muntjac, four-horned antelope, pig, 

 panther and an occasional tiger are to be found. A hare similar 

 in appearance to Lepus nigricollis is not uncommon, but no mun- 

 gooses were seen, and they were reported as unknown so high up. 

 The langur, Preshytis entellus, or a rather more brightly coloured 

 race, is very common, but strange to say was difficult to approach. 

 The small Bengal monkeys are said to frequent the fort, but only 

 one was seen, and all endeavours to come across more were of no 

 avail. A number of mice and rats were caught in the ruins of the 

 Fort and a few palm squirrels were seen, but they were not at all 

 common. No flying squirrels or large Indian squirrels were seen 

 and they are said not to be found there. The results of the Chikalda 



