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1913 ; No. 9, Mysore, Vol. XXII, p. 283, 1913 ; No. 10, 

 Kathiawar, Vol. XXII, p. 464, 1913 ; No. 11, Coorg, Vol. 

 XXII, p. 486, 1913 ; No. 12, Palanpur, Vol. XXII, p. 684, 

 1913 ; No. 13, South Ceylon, Vol. XXII, p. 700, 1913 ; No. 

 14, N. Shan States, Vol. XXII, p. 710, 1913; No. 15, 

 Kumaon, Vol. XXIII, p. 282, 1914; No. 16, Dry Zone, 

 Central Burma and Mt. Popa, Vol. XXIII, p. 460, 1915 ; 

 No. 17, S. Tenasserim, Vol. XXIII, p. 659, 1915; No. 18, 

 Ceylon, Vol. XXIV, p. 79, 1915. 



The collections dealt with in this Report were made in the 

 southern part of the Province of Bengal (old style). They represent 

 the Fauna of the Palaman, Hazaribagh and Singbhum Districts 

 of Bihar and Orissa and the Midnapore District of Bengal. The 

 larger number of the specimens is from various places on the Chota 

 Nagpur Plateau and the remainder from the lower ground of 

 Palamau in the West and Midnapur in the East. 



Mr. Crump has fiu'nished the following notes on the places visited 

 by him. 



" Baltonganj. — The head quarters of Palamau District, situated 

 on the Amanat River, which flows northward to the R. Sone. 



Chainimr. — Native Territorj^, West of the river and a few miles 

 fi'om Daltonganj. The soil is poor and cultivated areas alternate 

 with barren tracts. There is much bamboo jungle on undulating- 

 ground and low hills. In Chainpur itself there ai-e plenty of 

 planted trees such as Mango and Fig, but the surroundings, except 

 for patches of scrub jungle, are generally bare. On the stony ground 

 ' Palas ' (Butea frondosci) trees are numerous and yield Shellac, 

 prodiTced by the Lac insect which breeds on the trees. 



Hazaribagh. — The town lies at an altitude of 2,000 feet, on a 

 small plateau of about 500 sq. miles, being part of the Chota 

 Nagpur Plateau. 



Barhagaon.- — A small village immediately below the southern 

 boundary of the Hazaribagh Plateau towards Ranchi. The low 

 ground is almost entirely given over to Rice cultivation, with 

 scarcely a hedge or tuft of grass to give cover to any mammals. 

 The neighbouring sandstone hills are covered with bastard Sal and 

 quite destitute of undergrowth. 



Jagodih. — A village near a range of low hills, running across the 

 North of Hazaribagh District. This is part of the Chota Nagpur 

 Plateau and lies some miles to the North of the little Plateau of 

 Hazaribagh, a big dip occurring between them. The rock here is 

 Gneiss and Micaceous Schists, with a large proportion of Quartz. A 

 jungle of very poor Sal is mixed with dense thorny undergrowth, and, 

 excepting the few large trees which have been spared for supersti- 

 tious reasons, heavy timber does not exist. ' Mowa ' {Bassia latifolia) 

 trees are plentiful and yield a large supply of fruit, which when 

 fallen is collected for commerce by the natives. Below the large 

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