Himalayan Journals Or Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, Volume 2J. Murray, 1854 |
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abundant alluvium amongst appeared ascended bamboo banks beautiful Bhotan blue glaciers Boodhist boulders broad Calcutta Campbell cliffs climate coolies covered crossed cultivated deep descended Dewan Dorjiling east elevation epiphytical Fcap feet high flank flat flowers forest formed Ganges glaciers gneiss granite grass hills Himalaya Hindoo India Kambachen Kinchinjunga Lama latter Lepchas Lhassa lofty MARCH masses Mechi river miles moraine morning mountains natives Nepal Nepalese night north-west October fall palkee pass peaks Pemiongchi plains of India plants Portrait Post 8vo quartz rain Rajah Ratong rhododendrons ridge river road rocks rocky round Rungeet sand sandstone schist season Second Edition Sikkim slopes snow snowy Soane species spur steep stream summit Tambur Tassiding Teesta temperature temple Terai terraces thermometer Tibet Tibetan Tonglo traveller trees tropical vegetation village Vols Wallanchoon wild wind wood Woodcuts Yangma valley Yoksun


