1120 A cursory Notice of Nayakote. [No. 107. 



Malsi, 



Krishen-bhog, 



Isegoon, 



Touli, 



Bairini, 



Anandi, 



Doodraj, 



Charinagari, 



Roodra, 



Manseera, 



Jara Sari, 



Katonja, 



Gouria, 



Mal-bhog, 



Tharia, 



Kala Gouria, 



Jhagri, 



&c. &c. 



The Ook, or sugar-cane of Nayakote, is incomparably superior to that 

 of the greater valley, and indeed to that of most parts of India. There 

 are five principal sorts, four of which are yellowish, and the fifth dark 

 red. I purpose to send specimens of these to Calcutta for examination. 

 Ook is grown on the skirts of the Byasis as well as on the declivities of 

 the hills near them. On the Tars, or plateau, or upper levels, are grown, 

 besides the ordinary rain's produce of similar sites in the greater val- 

 ley, the superior sorts of Dall such as Arher, and cotton of inferior 

 quality, neither of which can be raised at all in the greater valley. Of 

 the whole surface of the Tars of Nayakote, a half probably is devoted to 

 gardens and orchards ; a quarter to fields of dry produce ; an eighth to 

 rice or wet produce, and the remaining eighth may be barren. 



The genera of Mammals and Birds observed during a hurried visit, 

 under disadvantageous circumstances, were Nemorhedus (Ghoral), Sty- 

 locerus (Katura), Martes(Flavigula), Sciuropterus (Magnifirus), Scinrus 

 (Locria), all common to the greater valley ; Corvus, Pastor, Coracias, 

 Alanda, Anthus, Motacilla, Budytes, Pyrgita, Phoenicura, Saxicola, 

 Phoenicornis, Dicrurus, Musciapa Tichodroma (Muraria) Picus, Paloe- 

 ornis, Clorhynchus, Totanus, Tringa, Egretta, Anas, Qurrquedula, Car- 

 bo, Mergus, Turtur, Euplocomus, Gallus, (Jungle-cock Baukria,) Choe- 

 topus, Perdix, Coturnir, Hemipodius. Of these Gallus, Coracias, and 

 Paloeornis, unknown to the greater valley, proclaim the ^m«52- Indian 

 climate of Nayakote ; as Carbo and Mergus, also unknown there, do 

 its larger rivers. For the rest, the species as well as genera are those 

 common to both districts. The wall-creeper of Europe, supposed to 

 be confined thereto, is frequent in both. 



The commerce and manufactures of Nayakote are too inconsiderable 

 to claim specific notice ; but in the cold season, in this as in all other 

 smaller valleys of Nepal, booths are erected on the river-side by 

 traders and craftsmen from the great valley, who reside there for the 

 four coldest and salubrious months (December to March inclusive) ex- 



