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CABUL TO KOIII-BABA. 



Stk. — Bamean. The fish, so far as I have caught any, seem to be 

 one trout, and two barbels. Of 5 species, one of these takes the 

 worm greedily, the length of the intestines varied in every instance, 

 and of three the relative lengths of body and canal were as follows : — 



Inches. Canal. 



Bodv 6 f ^ mes ~) 91. f Of three since captured and about 8 

 ' y i longer I 2 | J mcnes l° n o> al l nearly the same size, the 

 101 I ^an the (7.1} length of the canal was three times longer 

 " Ua I body. J ** [than the body. 



The intestines as usual taper almost gradually from the stomach 

 and oesophagus, and are gorged with greenish pulp. 



This is worth following up. It is scarcely credible, but that the 

 species are really different ; or if not, the variety in the length will 

 considerably diminish the value of the length of canal as a principle 

 of arrangement.* 



The glaucous long-peduncled, large-flowered Statice is limited to 

 the east side of Kaloo. On this side another species occupies similar 

 elevations, viz., 9,500 to 10,500 feet ; it is a good deal like the one 

 met with towards Ghuzni. These species are less alpine than the 

 short-pedunculed species with large flowers, which continues all over 

 Kaloo, being in great perfection on the west side, near the summit. 

 Another short-peduncled species appears on the descent, close to 

 upper Topehee. Towards this Royleoid occurs but sparingly, and 

 the first change takes place in the abundance of Salicornia or 

 Kochia. Also about this, Peganum and Salvia reoccur, both kinds 

 not being uncommon about Bamean. 



Lactuca dislocata occurs throughout. 



The vegetation of Bamean is that of Topehee, but the small 

 flowered Tamarisk is scarce — Potentilla anserina is common, Hyoscy- 

 amus spinosus of Kaloo occurs. 



The Bamean river divides the Kohi-Baba from the Hindoo-koosh, 

 but both are obviously of the same system, i. e. they divide the 

 ranges to the north. To the east their offsets are divided by the 

 Kaloo river. The direction of the Hindoo-koosh and that of the 

 Kohi-Baba, is about 115 west. The space to the west consists of a 

 low, rather flat plateau, (as it appears from the top of Kaloo,) this 

 flat belongs to the Kohi-Baba range; the offsets of the Hindoo- 



* It is chiefly important as a generic, not as a specific character, see page 500. 



