MAMMAL SURVEY OF INDIA. 1173 



" Alnavar and Avatgi— About 24 miles west of Dharwar, on 

 the borders of North Kanara. Ked soil and where there 

 is no cultivation thick Mulnad scrub or partly open 

 country covered with long grass. A number of hills, 

 largely covered with teak and other forest trees. Altitude 

 about the same as Dharwar. 



" Short camps only were made at these places." 



" Devikop — 26 miles south of Dharwar. On the borders of 

 the Kanara forest which starts abruptly on it, south and 

 west of the village. Flat or slightly undulating witn 

 chiefly open and cultivated coiintry to the north and 

 north-east. Altitude 2,000 feet. " 



" Gadag and Lakimdi — Although Gadag itself is situated on a 

 patch of red soil the district proved a perfect centre for 

 working the black cotton country which extended in flat 

 and almost treeless areas in every direction, only broken in 

 the south by a few distinct ranges of rocky hills. Cotton 

 is grown over the whole country while the few scattere 

 trees are mostly babul which fringe the roads forming 

 not very shady avenues. The chief cover for any of the 

 larger animals being stray patches and hedges of prickly 

 pear. 



" I stayed here for nearly a fortnight with Mr. T. J. Spooner. 

 a keen and enthusiastic life member of the Society, and 

 owing to his help and knowledge of the country I was 

 able to get a very representative collection from the black 

 cotton district." 



Hawsbhavi — About 1 5 miles to the west of Bayadi Station 

 in the Southern Dharwar District, open, undulating red 

 sandj^ country in all directions, with scattered babul trees 

 and toddy palms, patches of black cotton country to the 

 north and some low ranges of rocky hills to the east. 



" Large areas under cultivation, many of the villages sur- 

 rounded by mango trees, cocoanut and areca palms. 



" I camped here for ten days, afterwards moving on to Til- 

 levelly, a neighbouring village." 



" Honkan — A small village situated on the banks of the 



