EXTRACTS FROM HIS LETTERS. 



discrimination. There is a curious animal here burrowing like a 

 mole, but more^like a rat : of this I have not yet got a specimen, 

 although they are very common. 



" I commence with a list of the fish of this place. I have only to 

 mention that several species are confounded under the name Bhoor, all 

 the Chandras under Chunda Begla, Loaches under Pote, all the 

 Perilamps except the Chulwa, which may be from its flavour a 

 Clupeia, etc. The fact is, that the fishermen are aware of genera, but 

 not of species, excepting when the distinctive marks are very strong. 

 The fisherman enumerates forty species, but I have only twenty- six, 

 I have promised him one rupee when he completes the list : 



Native Name. 



1. Khaila, .. 



2. Bhoor, 



3. Rewa, 



4. Bangun, . . 



Family. 

 ^Cyprins, .. 



General size. 



6. 



mature. 

 ] mature. 



[_ 18 inches, called also Kala Bhans. 



5. Chund Bigla, mature. 



6. Ditto ditto, ditto. 



7. Ditto ditto, ditto. 



8. Pote, . . Loach, . . ditto. 



9. Mailoa, . . Perilamps, ditto. 



10. Khurda, ditto Trichopterus ? 



11. Puttra, .. Salurida, . . 20 seers. 



12. Kuttoa, .. Ditto, .. 6 inches. 



13. Ghichila, .. "I Macrogna- f 7 ditto. 



14. Bham, . . J thus, 1 3 feet. 



15. Nunghree, 



16. Nowhan, . 



17. Pootea, . 



18. Seengh, . 



19. Bugarlea, . 



} 



Cyprins, 

 Silurida, 



f 6 inches. 

 < ditto. 

 L 12 inches. 



8 inches. 



ditto. 



20. Mootunna, nearly mature. 



21. Bardul, . 



22. Chilwa, . 



23. Nuwha, . 



24. Gwalee, . 



25. Ruttgull,. 



26. Chundee,. 



6 inches. 



Perilamp, ? mature. 

 Esox, . . ditto. 



{2 maunds, 

 nearly mature. 

 Clupeia, ditto ditto. 



Silurus, 



