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differ also by the form and direction of the horns. Three species of 

 wild dogs are found on those hills : the first species is known by the 

 Burmese by the name Oobe-looe, and by the Bunzoos Izenia ; this dog 

 has pendant ears, from five or six inches long, muzzle from eight to 

 ten inches, straight bushy tail fifteen inches long, length of the body 

 three feet six inches, height from the ground two feet six inches ; they 

 are seen going alone or in pairs, and they never feed on animals killed the 

 day before. The second species is called Mungui ; they have the ears 

 semi-pendant, going in packs from four to five ; their color is white bay 

 or spotted. The third species is Tokooi, they are small with straight 

 ears, and go in packs from fifteen to twenty. The description of these 

 dogs was given to me by my guide, and it was confirmed by the 

 Bunzoos ; I have no doubt of its being correct. 



Returning from the Bunzoo villages, instead of following the same 

 road by which I went there, I followed the course of a small stream 

 protected from the rays of the sun by bamboos and other trees ; another 

 reason which made me choose this way was, that I had been informed 

 that limestone was found in that creek ; till now rocks of that nature 

 are unknown at Chittagong, lime used in the district is carried from 

 Sylhet, and purchased at the rate of thirty-five to forty rupees the hun- 

 dred maunds. 



It took me about three hours to get to Chittagong river ; both banks 

 of the creek were bordered either by rocks or by hills of various heights, 

 presenting steep sides covered in some places with shrubs, the spring 

 was not considerable, the water was fresh and clear as crystal ; in some 

 places the stream rolled gently down, and in others the water 

 descended with impetuosity, forming basins of different dimensions 

 according to the size of the defile : the place where the rock was men- 

 tioned is about a mile from the large river, it is from thirty to twenty- 

 five feet high, and in a large cavity is deposited stalagmite, so I have 

 very little doubt that the rock is a limestone; but as I expect a 

 specimen of it, all doubts will be removed on the subject. At some 

 distance from that rock was a bank of black clay, which the Burmese 

 doctor recommends as a medicine to women who are in the family- way 

 to strengthen them. I took some with me, the clay was then very soft, 

 but the next day it was as hard as a brick. 



