ost indiscriminately.

_13th_.--Unsettled weather. Heavy thunderstorm in the evening with
clouds over the western range.

_14th_.--Beautifully clear, a genuine spring beauty on all sides.

The common _Maina_ of these parts is a gregarious bird, which feeds
generally on the ground, but is rarely associated with cattle, to which
the Indian species are so addicted: this is an intelligent bird, although
from its nature not unnecessarily shy.

It is fond of singing; its notes are very varied, but not very musical,
including all sorts of intonations.

While so employed, the bird every now and then bobs his head suddenly
down three or four times, much for the same purpose perhaps, as our
public singers in the production of certain notes. I do not know whether
these actions of the bird are really associated with particular notes,
although they generally seem to accompany certain very flat and very base
notes, not unlike the clerk of a coachman.

The snow is rapidly disappearing, rain having a most powerful effect even
at the summit of the pine ridges: it is fast melting, and no new snow has
fallen, although it has been raining occasionally during the last three
days, and the sun has been altogether obscured.

Generally on the high Kuttoor range, fresh snow has fallen, a proof of
the great height of that range.

Two species of Corydalis, the first Iris and Colchicum I had found in
Kaffiristan. Corydalis is another analogy with the genuine Himalayan
Flora.

Jackals were heard here for the first time, although they were heard many
days ago at Pushut.

_15th_.--The antilopoid animal called Suja, has horns both on the male
and female, it occurs in small herds fifteen to twenty in the wooded
mountains, its hair is of the same structure as in the Moschiferus
antilope; colour brown. Height to the shoulder two feet six inches; its
height does not increase or decrease perceptibly behind; length of neck
seven inches. Length of back from root of tail to nape of neck two feet
eight inches.

The Lophophorus is called _Moorghi Zureem_, it is a very gorgeously
coloured bird, but of heavy make; the tail is always carried erect.
Length of body two feet one inch; the girth of the body at the shoulder
including wings, seventeen to eighteen inches. Length of neck from
commencement of the crest to the base of the under mandible, five to six
inches.

The bird is not uncommon, being found on all the hills about here, and
apparent