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NOTICE OF WILLIAM GRIFFITH. 



No. 



23. 



24. 



25. 



26. 



Cyprinid, Orei- 

 noides, 



Loach, 



Cyprinid, Opsa- 

 non, 



„ Opsarion, 



Same place, but oc- 

 curs downtoKhy- 

 ber ghat stream, 



Same place com- 

 mon, 



Remarks. 



Back brown, with some iridescent 

 hues, sides yellowish- brown, dark 

 spots confined to back and sides, 

 small but distinct; fins tinged with 

 reddish. Peritoneum loaded with 

 black pigment. Intestines in short 

 loops across abdomen of interme- 

 diate size, as to length and diame- 

 ter. Air bladder small ; very com- 

 mon. Swarm in deepish pools 

 under limestone rocks, takes bait, 

 i. e. offal and worms with great 

 avidity. Like many other spe- 

 cies, it is asserted to be the English 

 trout: it rises to the surface. 



Shape subcylindrical, pale green- 

 ish-brown, with very broad bars of 

 brown, fins spotted with black, 

 otherwise fuscescent ; at root of tail 

 a deep black bar. Head depress- 

 ed, in old specimens broad, closely 

 spotted with black, snout attenua- 

 ted, apex with cirrhi ; upper jaw in 

 the centre with a bony process not 

 unlike an incisor tooth. 



A beautiful trout-like fish, back 

 bluish-black, triangular bars of 

 azure blackish, ending in a point 

 towards glandular line, fins tinged 

 with orange, tail tipped with black. 

 Peritoneum spotted slightly with 

 black. 



Possibly young specimens of pre- 

 ceding, colours same but fainter." 



Memorandum on return from Afghanistan. 



" As I considered on my arrival at Peshawur in December 1839, 

 that a great deal remained to be done, I obtained permission to 

 remain another season in Affghanistan. I immediately mentioned my 

 wishes of travelling to General Avitabili, who strongly advised me not 

 to attempt leaving Peshawur in any novel direction, as the whole of 

 his district was much disaffected. Soon afterwards I heard of an 

 expedition being on the point of leaving Jallalabad for Kooner, 

 and I determined on joining it. I re- traversed the Khybur Pass 

 alone, and arrived at Jallalabad just in time to go in the advance. 

 I was present at Pushut, 18th January 1840; and on the return of 

 the force I remained behind with Captain Macgregor. In February 

 1840 I accompanied Captain Macgregor to Chugur- Serai, and thence 

 to Otipore or Chugur- Serai- Balu on the immediate frontier of 

 Kaffiristan, and through his influence I was enabled to remain there, 



