94 THB EOYAZ TIGES OF BENGAL. 



break the line, and soon fell before the fire from the 

 numerous howdahs of which she tried to run the 

 gauntlet. H.E.H. had a good shot at her, and a shell 

 from his rifle produced a marked effect. She was 

 scarcely padded before a second tiger was afoot, 

 close to where the first was killed. The line was 

 taken back to beat up the ground again, and No. 2 

 was soon hors-de-comh&t ; it proved to be a second 

 tigress, somewhat larger than the first. The ryots 

 of the neighbouring station were much pleased, for 

 they had been losing many cattle lately, and the 

 death of the two tigresses promised them some 

 relief A short beat was then made through a 

 neighbouring patch of long grass jungle, but with- 

 out success. After tiffin the party went along the 

 picturesque road which leads to the ancient city of 

 Grour ; and after inspecting the interesting ruin of 

 the Sona Musjid, branched off across the swamps 

 towards the camp, which had left Turtipore and was 

 pitched at Sookerbarri. 



" January IZth. — Left camp after breakfast, and 

 rode about three miles to the Mahanuddie. The 

 elephants and howdahs had been sent on, and had 

 crossed the river. At about eleven the beat com- 

 menced with a line of about forty-five elephants, 

 over the extensive grassy undulating plains that 

 abound in these parts of Malda, a district charac- 

 terized by its picturesque groups of magnificent 

 trees, chiefly of the Indian fig tribe. The line 

 having been formed, it beat steadily on ; very little 



