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ehain in the works of nature, I fliould fay that this animal was the 

 link between the deer and the Iheep. 



In eroding the plains I have feen no infects fave a few fmali yellow 

 butterflies; no reptiles but a little active lizard of a dun tint; no game,, 

 and nobirds fave the red Tuti, larks and linnets", but at our encampment 

 there were ravens of a large fize with a loud caw, an immenfely large 

 eagle on the wing, and a blue pigeon with lighter plumage than that com- 

 mon in Hindi/ftario. I conceive that no trip would be more inftrticfive 

 to the physiological Botanift.than one acrofs the mountains which fepa- 

 rate Hindujian from Tatary, as plants of the fame kind vary in their 

 iize, tints and ftrength, according to the difference of their fituations. 

 Some time I thought that I was mistaken, but having feen the habitudes 

 of many flowers differ extraordinarily in different places, and as 

 the difference between thofe on the fummits of gigantic mountains, 

 and at the bottom of profound glens was prefented very frequently to 

 my eye with intermediate fhades in intermediate places, as to elevation 

 within a fhort fpace, I was enabled to recognife their identity of family 

 after a little time without difficulty. At fun-fet high wind arofe. 

 Thermometer 54°, 



July 2d. — Thermometer 5, A. M. 44; wind fubfided during the 

 night, The general direction of the rivers which we now meet with 

 is E. by N. although they rife from S. 70 W. As the cattle had 

 ftrayed, we were delayed until half pafl eight At 5168 paces the 

 mountain, along which we have come this moment, ends parallel to 

 the left one. At 6845 paces arrive at our encamping ground, which 

 is bad, as there is only one fmali fpring from which the water is taken 

 by a fmali ladle as fall as the hole fills, and this is very ilowly.. Here 

 we found a fquare tent of black blankets pitched with four poles at 



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