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beautiful forests, chiefly of oak, and diversified in every possible way. 

 The long-tailed pie was met with in the first portion, about 7,800 

 feet, the speckled chatterers at 8,500 feet, red shrikelet at 7,800 feet, 

 and a new hawk at 8,300 feet. I observed the water-ouzel again 

 as high as 8,000 feet. The new plants were a Carex, 6,500 feet, 

 a sileneous plant past flowering, from the same limestone forma- 

 tion. 



At 7,800 feet, and not far from Chindupjee, Pinus spinulosa again 

 re-appears, it becomes common towards the village alluded to, and 

 continues throughout the ascent, up to 9,300 feet, P. cedroides was 

 uncommon during the first part of the march, its place being occu- 

 pied by P. spinulosa, afterwards it re-appeared, and continued abun- 

 dant up to 9,300 feet, it re-appeared on the descent about the same 

 elevation, and continued to about 8,000 feet. Abies densa com- 

 mences at the base of the chief ascent : at 10,000 feet, it is the only 

 fir to be seen, it descends but a short way on the Rydang side. In 

 the higher portions it occurred mixed with a Juniper, which in 

 proper places becomes a small but elegant tree. 



At the village on 7,000 feet, observed Rosa hispida, Ligustrum 

 of Jaisa, Philadelphus, Pinus spinulosa common, as also Pinus 

 cedroides, Bambusa of Sanah very common. Near this, larks were 

 heard soaring high above us. 



At 8,500 feet, Pendulous lichens becoming plentiful, Lonicera 

 villosa. 



At 9,000 feet, Abies densa appears, Acer sterculium, Betula, Bogh 

 Pata, Rhododendron fruticosa, foliis ellipticis basi cordatis. 



At 9,300 feet, Abies densa common, P. cedroides rare, spinulosa 

 0, pendula 0, Rosa hispida, Gaultheria nummularioid, which as usual 

 continued throughout, Hypnum scolopendroid, Sphagnum, Bogh 

 Pata very common, Rhododendron foliis ellipticis basi cordatis sub- 

 tus argenteis, which I found on the descent as low as 8,000 feet. 



At 9,500 feet, Bogh Pata very common, trees covered with Pen- 

 dulous lichens, Bambusa of Sanah, Abies densa everywhere. 



At 10,000 feet, Abies densa, Juniperus, Rhododendron obovata, 

 foliis subtus argenteis ; I am not sure whether this, is a variety or 

 not, but it indicates greater elevation than the ferruginous one, 

 Rhododendron gemmis, viscosis, foliis lanceolatis, supra venosis t 

 subtus subargenteis very common, Gnaphalium, Mespilus microphyl- 

 lus, Rosa hispida, Swertia, Berberis spathulata, Orthotuck, Cerastum 

 inflatum, Hemiphragma, Bogh Pata, Primula globifera, Pedicularis, 

 Dicranum nigrescens, etc. Limonia, Laureah. 



