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not continued. In 1832 the ‘‘Gleanings in Science” had its 
name changed into “ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal”’ 
under the editorship of James Prinsep, although the Asiatic 
Society was in no wise responsible for it. In the preface to 
volume I] of the Journal we learn that a second volume of 
Buchanan’s notes was begun and 50 pages and 3 plates printed, 
and that the Government had placed in the editor’s hands 
the remaining volumes of Buchanan’s manuscripts with ‘an 
intimation of its desire that the printing of these records 
Should be continued.”” However, a notice from Government, 
dated December 2, 1833, was later received, withdrawing the 
free-of-postage privilege after June | following, but giving no 
explanation whatever. This seems to have put an end to the 
printing—at least I have not been able to find that anything 
Just here it must be explained why this publication was 
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further was done. Such are the vagaries of Government. 
Chronologically, next in order, we find Buchanan’s mater- 
ial utilized by Montgmery Martin in the preparation of his 
three volume work entitled “ The History, Antiquities, Topo- 
graphy, and Statistics of Eastern India; comprising the dis- 
triets of Behar, Shahabad, Bhagulpoor. Goruckpoor, Dinajpoor. 
Puraniya, Rungpoor and Assam..Collected from original 
Documents at the East India House, London, 1838.” The 
Should, in my judgment, read “ The History, Antiquities, ete., 
of the Districts of Behar. etc.! by Francis Buchanan edited 
by R. Montgomery Martin.’ Here again, however, the fishes 
e next mar to utilize Buchanan’s material was Mec- 
Clelland in the preparation of his “* Indian Cyprinidae ” (1839). 
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despair to identify the unfigured Cyprinidae in the * Gangetic 
Fishes,’ he finally succeeded. Furthermore, h Saget 
Series of finished (coloured) drawings made of these Cyptt 
nids, when, hearing of drawings by Buchanan in the library 
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of the Botanical Garden. he examined them and found among 
them 52 un ished drawings of Cyprinidae of the ‘Ganges’ 
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McClelland used 39 of these drawings giving Buchanan the 
