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U. S. National Museum 



AN 



ACCOUNT 



OF THE 



FISHES 



FOUND IN 



THE RIVER GANGES AND ITS BRANCHES. 



BY 



FRANCIS HAMILTON, (formerly BUCHANAN,) M.D. 



FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETIES OF LONDON AND EDINBURGH ; 



THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES., AND OF THE LINN^AN SOCIETY OF LONDON ; 



AND OF THE ASIATICK SOCIETY OF CALCUTTA. 



WITH A VOLUME OF PLATES IN ROYAL QUARTO. 



PRINTED FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND COMPANY, EDINBURGH; 

 AND HURST, ROBINSON, AND CO. 90, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON. 



1822. 



