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The above plants continued throughout, after reaching an altitude 

 of 6,000 feet, the woods consisting of oaks and Rhododendrons. 



The route for the most part wound along the course of the Kooree, 

 but considerably above, we left this track about 3 p. m. on the river 

 turning to the southward. Linge was in sight nearly the whole 

 day ; we have been six days (including a halt) performing what might 

 with ease be done in one, for there probably is a road in a direct line 

 between this part and the opposite bank of Kooree. The small- 

 crested finch, and red-beaked and red-legged fare occurred, the former 

 is a noisy bird, inhabiting chiefly woods of Q. robur, the flock were 

 loth to leave one particular spot, so that we obtained five specimens : 

 the finch occurred at 7,800 feet. 



Various temples and walls were passed en route, and a few villages, 

 with one exception of average small size, were visible in various 

 directions. 



February 25th. — Our route hence continued for some time at 

 about the same level, when we descended rather rapidly, until we 

 reached a considerable stream, the Oongar, which is crossed by the 

 ordinary wooden bridge ; about 200 yards further, it is again crossed 

 by means of a rude bridge, and the remainder of the march is a 

 steep, long, and unmitigated ascent. I reached the tent about 5 

 p. m. ; we passed one village situated near the larger bridge, with this 

 exception the country seemed uninhabited : very little cultivation was 

 visible in any direction. 



The vegetation was the same, for the most part, the drier faces of 

 the hills being covered, i. e. at about the level of Oongar, with oaks 

 and Rhododendrons, the wet ravines being more densely, and more 

 variously wooded. On sward about Oongar, I noticed a Pedicularis, 

 Artemisia major, Stellaria angustifolia, Berberis pinnata in woods at 

 the same elevation, Plantago, Crawfurdia speciosa, Rubus deltoideus, 

 Alnus of Beesa, Otochilus, Gordonia, Lilium giganteum, Bucklandia. 



In one spot near this place mosses were very abundant. On 

 one rock I gathered, Weissiodes, Orthodon, Pohlia, Brachymenium 

 bryoides, Weissia, Bartramioides, Didymodon, Daphne papyrifera, and 

 Eurya acuminata, this being about the lowest elevation at which I 

 have seen this plant. In cultivated spots Crucifera, Ervum, and at 

 a temple about a mile from Oongar, Cupressus pendula, and a juniper, 

 Arbor parva, of aspect scraggy, trunco lsevi, Cannabis, Cerastium 

 canum in cultivated places. The most common oak was Q. robur. 

 The Jay, larger Brachypodium, which always goes in large flocks, 



