120 F. Stoliczka — Mammals and Birds. [Jijlt, 



As regards Nalanda, the " gorgeous queen of monasteries," he laboured 

 there for nearly a month, and uncovered three sides of the great temple of 

 Mahipala, which had remained concealed for centuries, under the mound 

 formed by the debris of its lofty cupola. From Nalanda, he recovered an 

 enormous number of carvings and some inscriptions of value. The general 

 result of his work there has been embodied in a small pamphlet, which has 

 been published by the Bengal Secretariat. 



Mr. Broadley also made excavations at the following places, sites of 

 monasteries and temples of less importance — Grhosrawan, Titrawan, Tillarah, 

 Bohon, and Bihar. The sculptures recovered from these ruins are also of 

 great beauty. 



Mr. Broadley has embodied the result of the whole of his labours con- 

 nected with the Buddhistic remains in Bihar, in this paper. 



The photographs were executed by Dr. Simpson, Civil Surgeon of Patna, 

 whose well-known reputation as a photographer, will be a sufficient guarantee 

 oi theii' value. 



The whole of the sculptures collected have been removed to Bihar 

 and arranged in an appropriate building, which Mr. Broadley designates the 

 ' Bihar Museum'. They number upwards of a thousand, and comprise every 

 variety of object. 



As regards the Muhammadan antiquities of Bihar, Mr. Broadley has suc- 

 ceeded in collecting nearly thirty Persian and Arabic Inscriptions of great, 

 historical value, varying in date from the time of 'Izz-uddin Tughril [A. H. 

 640] up to the year A. H., 1100. Several of these are in the Museum 

 at Bihar, and five of them are grouped in one of the photographs. They 

 throw great light on the history of Bengal, and are of some importance. 

 He has also collected the legends, &c., connected with the celebrated shrines 

 of the Bihar city and the early history of the town, and the country which 

 surrounded it. Besides this, Mr. Broadley had the good fortune to light on a 

 considerable number of coins, the greater part of them being unique. They 

 belong to the time of Grhias-uddin of Bengal [608-624], Shams-uddln I'lit- 

 mish [6()7-633], &a 



The author has embodied all the information on the Muhammadan 

 Antiquities in a paper forwarded to Mr. Blochmann. The paper will be their 

 Joint production. 



11. — Notice of the Mammals and Birds ii^habiting Kachh, 



hy De. F. Stoliczka. 



(Abstract). 



After a few general remarks respecting the physical geography of the 



province of Kachh, and which were read by the author, notes on twenty-eiglit 



mammalia and one hundred and sixty birds are given. '^ 



