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found by Durand in a low range, standing by itself in the valley, it 

 generally bears a vast quantity of nummulites and madrepores. A 

 flat discoid organized remain occurs in abundance, and probably 

 belongs to the same group. Ukko, Rairoo, Kureel rare, Convolvulus 

 spinosus, Frankenioides, Stipaceum gramen, Euphorbia, Polygonum 

 rheoides, Salvadora, may be found. Along the water Andropogo- 

 noides 2, Typha, Arundo, Juncus, Scirpus juncinus in abundance. 

 In the water, a new Naias, and Conferveae. In a ravine near our 

 camp, I found a Cynoglossum and a curious Periploceous plant, in 

 habit approaching to certain Aphyllous, true Asclepiads. 



A few stunted dates are visible near Gurmab, which is three miles 

 from Kirtah, and towards the deep water there is a ruin of a single 

 house. Rairoo, Nerioid, and Lycium albidum are the most common 

 ground plants. There is only Rairoo for camels, who do not thrive 

 on harsh grasses, although compelled by hunger to eat them. Large 

 flocks of Doombah sheep and goats belonging to Khelat men were met 

 with. Mahaseer in abundance, and very greedy after a red hackle 

 of fish, Macrognathus and Opheocephalus occur also. Of birds the 

 white vulture, Alauda cristata et alia, with a notched beak, a partridge 

 which I had not previously seen, Motacilla alia. 



loth. — Proceeded to Beebee Nanee, nine and a half miles up the val- 

 ley in which Gurmab is situated. The road tolerably level and good ; 

 boulders not however common. The village of Kuttah, is one mile to 

 the right, consisting of one ruined house ; near the exit from the valley a 

 burial ground occurs, having flags, or banners, pointing out the graves, 

 which are covered with heap of stones. The exit from the valley is by 

 a narrow pass through a low range of angular limestone, thence up 

 another narrow shingly valley or narrowish gorge, and over a small 

 stream of water of ordinary temperature, where we encamped : in the 

 second valley two spots were observed covered with graves. Im- 

 mense flocks of birds were seen on the range to the west of the valley. 

 In the first valley Paederia involucrata and Salsola prima, are the 

 most common plants. On the limestone hills, Convolvulus spinosus, 

 Frankeniacea, Plantago villosa, and a curious Composita, subacaulis, 

 involucro foliaceo, of which the single specimen has been lost, a few 

 B heirs. 



Encamped in a small valley or pass leading to Khelat, a marked one 

 only a few hundred yards wide. To the west, the hills continue very 

 barren. Gurmab — this takes its name from the warmth of the water, 

 which apparently rises in several sedgy spots ; the united waters form 



