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was in charge of the executive govemments, during, his father^s absence 



Both tliese chiefs shewed us great civility ; and from- each of thenr we- 

 received a present of liYe stock and other provisions. Among these- arti- 

 cleSj the following- are worthy of notice: i, A young animal of the hog, 

 kind, called Guri; ^. A species of hill pheasant, called Munal,'^ .an- 

 swering so p8rfe6tly to the description- given by GoL Hardv^icke, of the- 

 MurgJii Zerrln^ we suppose it to be- same bird« The female is called 

 '^^/>p^i2; 'a-hd they a-re'broiight from the mountains in the vicinity of the- 

 'iJimdlayao s. Several smali^ and one largelish, called .So^^r, The latter- 

 Vas caugH-t in the Ahcanandd, where the species is found- in great nuta-' 

 feers, some of an- astonishing size, six or seven feet in length-. The 

 icales'^dn the back and sides are large, of a beautiful green, encircled 

 With- a bright golden border; 'the belly white, sBghtly tinged- with. gold^. 

 the tail and fins of a dark bronze." The'fi-avour of this fish is equal to its- 

 beauty ;. being rem-arfcably- fee- 4nd--'dfelie^te. 4r/Thefruit called Kai-^ 

 fhal, the produce of a tree of which we had seen great numbers on our 

 road, aBd,,>ybich.is despibed..;ay CokHARDWicKE, (As. Res. ¥, 6. 3.80.)" 

 This fruitis mof:h .adm-ireij for its- very; agreeable acidity^, 



' 'By at 'mean-- of oiir- "observations^ taken- b-^?' ' Lieut Web-b, the town of 

 ;S'n«^i-^h'li^s in-'lat/'W. 30° ro'52''. It is- situated on- the S. bank of tha- 

 'Macanan'dd, m the' center of a valley, which is about four miles- in lengthi- 

 fuhning ■ nearly m the direaion of E. N, E. to- W. S-/ W: . and ,about - two. 

 tnilesln its greatest breadthe- The city extends along: the banks of the river-,:: 

 and forms, in shape,, a- shiall segment of a circiej, of which the stream^: 



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